BOOK CALENDAR

TODAY

LOS ANGELES: Karen Winnick reads “Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers,” Slavin Family Children’s Library, Jewish Federation Goldsmith Center, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., 3 p.m. (323) 761-8648.

LOS FELIZ: Lionel Rolfe (“Literary L.A.”) and Steve Abee (“The Bus”) read their work, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 4 and 7 p.m., respectively. (323) 660-1175.

SANTA MONICA: Frank Wu reads “Yellow,” Midnight Special Bookstore, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 7 p.m. (310) 393-2923.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Patricia Canova signs “Tarot Sutra,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 3 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

MONDAY

BRENTWOOD: Siobhan Darrow reads “Flirting With Danger,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

LOS ANGELES: Rebecca Walker signs “Black White and Jewish,” EsoWon Books, 3655 S. La Brea Ave., 7 p.m. (323) 294-0324.

SANTA BARBARA: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (“The Vine of Desire”) discusses her work, UC Santa Barbara, Hatlen Theater, 4 p.m. (805) 893-3535.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Fiona Horne signs “7 Days to a Magickal New You,” Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 659-1733.

TUESDAY

BRENTWOOD: Jane Heller reads “The Secret Ingredient,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Charles Webb reads “Tulip Farms and Leper Colonies,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 6 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

SANTA MONICA: Shari Roman discusses “Digital Babylon,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 3rd Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

WEDNESDAY

IRVINE: Charmaine Craig reads “The Good Men,” UC Irvine Bookstore, 5 p.m. (949) 824-7337.

LOS ANGELES: Writers Bloc in cooperation with the Skirball Cultural Center presents Elmore Leonard (“Tishomingo Blues”) in conversation with ABC News correspondent Judy Muller, $15, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 Sepulveda Blvd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: (323) 655-8587.

PACIFIC PALISADES: Jane Heller signs “The Secret Ingredient,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

PASADENA: Pamela Logan discusses “Tibetan Rescue,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-2665.

SIMI VALLEY: Lou Cannon discusses “Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio,” Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Dr., 11 a.m. Reservations: (805) 522-2977.

WESTWOOD: John Wooden and Andrew Hill sign “Be Quick, But Don’t Hurry,” UCLA BookZone, 308 Westwood Plaza, 2 p.m. (310) 205-0764.

THURSDAY

EL SEGUNDO: Robert Morsberger discusses John Steinbeck, El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., 7 p.m. (310) 524-2728.

ENCINO: Dana Chidekel discusses “Parents in Charge,” Barnes & Noble, 16461 Ventura Blvd. 7:30 p.m. (818) 380-1636.

LONG BEACH: Homeland Center Writers read from “A Birthday Remembrance for Manazar Gamboa,” Cultura Latina Bookstore, 4125 Norse Way, 7 p.m. (562) 982-1515.

LOS ANGELES: Writers Bloc presents Sebstian Faulks (“Charlotte Gray,” “On Green Dolphin Street”) in conversation with Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison, $15, Museum of Tolerance, 9765 W. Pico Blvd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: (323) 655-8587.

LOS ANGELES: Susan Orlean discusses “The Orchid Thief,” Central Library, 5th and Flower streets, 7 p.m. Reservations: (213) 228-7025.

LOS ANGELES: Randall Robinson signs “The Reckoning,” EsoWon Books, 3655 S. La Brea Ave., 7 p.m. (323) 294-0324.

PASADENA: Elmore Leonard discusses “Tishomingo Blues,” Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., 7 p.m. (800) 769-2665.

PASADENA: Kitty Felde interviews Randall Robinson (“The Reckoning”) on KPCC-FM (89.3), 1 p.m.

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Michael York signs “Dispatches from Armageddon,” Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 8 p.m. (310) 659-3110.

WESTWOOD: Elmore Leonard (“Tishomingo Blues”) and Jake Arnott (“He Kills Coppers”), Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 4 and 7 p.m., respectively. (310) 209-0415.

FRIDAY

BRENTWOOD: Chip Martin reads “Float Test,” Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., 7 p.m. (310) 476-6263.

LOS ANGELES: Douglas Daniels signs “Lester Leaps In,” EsoWon Books, 3655 S. La Brea Ave., 7 p.m. (323) 294-0324.

LOS FELIZ: Jessica Hundley and Jon Guzik discuss “Horny? Los Angeles,” Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 7:30 p.m. (323) 660-1175.

PACIFIC PALISADES: E.J. Stapleton signs “The Calico Buffalo,” Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave., 7:30 p.m. (310) 454-4063.

SANTA MONICA: W.S. Di Piero (“Skirts and Slacks”) and Harryette Mullen (“Sleeping with the Dictionary”) read their poems, Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 8 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

SATURDAY

GLENDALE: Theresa Smythe reads “The Runaway Valentine,” Barnes & Noble, 245 N. Glendale Ave., 11 a.m. (818) 246-4677.

INDUSTRY: Margaret Kimura signs “Asian Beauty,” Borders Books & Music, 4 p.m. 1600 S. Azusa Ave. (626) 913-9344.

LOS FELIZ: Kevin Roderick (“The San Fernando Valley”) and Noel Alumit (“Letters to Montgomery Clift”) discuss their books, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., 4 and 7:30 p.m., respectively. (323) 660-1175.

MONTCLAIR: Barbara Lamb discusses “Crop Circles Revealed,” Borders Books & Music, 4 p.m. 5055 S. Plaza Lane. (909) 625-0424.

PASADENA: Gary Phillips (“Shooter’s Point”) and Matt Witten (“The Killing Bee”) sign their books, Crime Time Books, 1393 E. Washington Blvd., 1 p.m. (626) 798-2013.

SANTA MONICA: Sebastian Faulks discusses “On Green Dolphin Street,” Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, 7:30 p.m. (310) 260-9110.

SHERMAN OAKS: Brad Meltzer signs “The Millionaires,” Mysteries, Movies & Mayhem, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., 3 p.m. (818) 905-9191.

THOUSAND OAKS: Jane Heller signs “The Secret Ingredient,” Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 1 p.m. (805) 374-0084.

WESTWOOD: Brad Meltzer signs “The Millionaires,” Mystery Bookstore, 1036-C Broxton Ave., 1 p.m. (310) 209-0415.