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January 2009

  1. 1/1/09, Brown Bag Book Club discusses “Twilight,” 1 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  2. 1/2/09, Elle Newmark, "The Book of Unholy Mischief," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  3. 1/4/09, Allen Say, “Erika-san,” 2 p.m. @ Vroman's
  4. 1/5/09, Carol O'Connell, "Bone by Bone," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  5. 1/6/09, Paul Miller, "Sound Unbound," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  6. 1/6/09, Jaime Lowe, “Digging for Dirt,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  7. 1/6/09, David Allen, “Making at All Work,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  8. 1/6/09, Jan Burke, "The Messenger," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  9. 1/7/09, Stephen Cannell, "On the Grind," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  10. 1/7/09, Patricia Weitz, "College Girl," 7:30 p.m. @ Vroman's
  11. 1/8/09, Denis Dutton, "The Art Instinct," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  12. 1/8/09, Chip Jacobs, “Smogtown,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  13. 1/8/09, Nancy Spiller, “Entertaining Disasters,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  14. 1/8/09, Lori Hanson, “It Started With Pop Tarts,” 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  15. 1/9/09, Peter Moruzzi, "Havana Before Castro, 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  16. 1/10/09, John Skipp, "Jake's Wake," 2 p.m. @ Dark Delicacies
  17. 1/10/09, Cody Goodfellow, "Jakes Wake," 2 p.m. @ Dark Delicacies
  18. 1/10/09, Tony Randel, "Hellbound Hellraiser," 2 p.m. @ Dark Delicacies
  19. 1/10/09, Peter Atkins, "Hellbound Hellraiser," 2 p.m. @ Dark Delicacies
  20. 1/10/09, Christopher Young, "Hellbound Hellraiser," 2 p.m. @ Dark Delicacies
  21. 1/10/09, John Morgan Wilson, "Spider Season," 2 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  22. 1/10/09, Jan Burke, "The Messenger," 4 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  23. 1/10/09, Dr. Michael Safir, “Overcoming Urinary Incontinence,” 5 p.m. @ Book Soup
  24. 1/10/09, Chip Jacobs & William J. Kelly, "Smogtown," 5 p.m. @ Vroman's
  25. 1/11/09, Josh Koltun & Josh Wilson, 1st Amendment Discussion, 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  26. 1/11/09, Writer2Writer with Diane White author of "Your Name.com," 4 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse
  27. 1/11/09, Edward Bosley,  Anne Mallek and Ann Scheid “A New and Native Beauty,” 4 p.m. @ Vroman's
  28. 1/11/09, C.J. Box, "Three Weeks to Say Goodbye," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  29. 1/12/09, Julia Hagie, Veteran India expert @ Distant Lands--A Traveler's Bookstore
  30. 1/12/09, Howard Rosenberg & Charles Feldman, “No Time to Think,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  31. 1/12/09, Arielle Ford, “The Soulmate Secret,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  32. 1/13/09, Al Kooper, “Backstage Passes,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  33. 1/13/09, Charles A. Coulombe, "The Pope's Legion," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  34. 1/13/09, John Williams, "Stoner," 6:30 p.m. @ Laguna Beach Books
  35. 1/13/09, Reading Group Recommends Night, 6:30 p.m. Hosted by representatives of Random House, Penguin, and HarperCollins @ Warwick’s
  36. 1/14/09, Mikal Gilmore, “Stories Done,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  37. 1/14/09, Flora Stay, DDS, "Secret Gateway to Health," 12 p.m. @ Vroman's
  38. 1/14/09, Kate Jacobs, "Knit Two," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  39. 1/14/09, Renee Tyack, "The Called Her Cassandra," 7:30 p.m. @ Village Books
  40. 1/14/09, Jane Butel, “Chili Madness,” 7:30 p.m.  Event includes chili tasting (free with book purchase) @ Warwick’s
  41. 1/14/09, Malcolm Gladwell, “Outliers,” 7:30 p.m. @ Book Soup
  42. 1/15/09, Allen Edwards, "Shear Force," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  43. 1/15/09, Paul Malmont, “Jack London in Paradise,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  44. 1/15/09, Norah Vincent, “Voluntary Madness,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  45. 1/16/09, David Vann, “Legend of a Suicide,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  46. 1/16/09, Hallie Ephron "Never Tell A Lie," 7:30 p.m. @ Village Books
  47. 1/17/09, Alan Little, "Courage," 2 p.m. @ Book'em Mysteries
  48. 1/17/09, Marv Blauvelt, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  49. 1/17/09,Parrish Randall, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  50. 1/17/09, Tony Simmons, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  51. 1/17/09, Jeff Dyland Graham, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  52. 1/17/09, Justin Alverez, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  53. 1/17/09,  Clink Glenn, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  54. 1/17/09, Anthony Brownrigg, "Hot Hunks of Horror 2009 Calendar," 4 p.m.; fundraiser for Lynn Sage Foundation for breast cancer @ Dark Delicacies
  55. 1/17/09, Hallie Ephron, "Never Tell A Lie," 4 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  56. 1/17/09, Thomas Perry, "Runner," 5 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  57. 1/17/09, Jack Schuetz, 1 p.m. @ Russo's Books
  58. 1/17/09, Leslie Jordan, “My Trip Down the Pink Carpet,” 5 p.m. @ Book Soup
  59. 1/17/09, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book Club, 3 p.m. @ Vroman's
  60. 1/17/09, Wrath James White, "Succulent Prey, 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  61. 1/17/09, Goodfellow & Skipp, "Jake's Wake," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  62. 1/18/09, Deborah Szekely, "Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta - Recipes from the World Famous Spa," 2 p.m. The Book Works
  63. 1/18/09, 2 p.m. Deborah Schneider, "Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta - Recipes from the World Famous Spa," The Book Works
  64. 1/18/09, Jennifer Baszile, "The Black Girl Next Door," 3 p.m. @ Vroman's
  65. 1/19/09, Kadir Nelson, "Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit," 4 p.m. @ Mrs. Nelson's Toy & Book Shop
  66. 1/19/09, James Owen, "The Indigo King," 6 p.m. @ Vroman's
  67. 1/19/09, Kate Jacobs, “Knit Two,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  68. 1/20/09, Daniel Levitan, “World in Six Songs,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  69. 1/20/09, Charlie Huston, "The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  70. 1/21/09, Vroman's and Ladies Who Launch presents Nada Jones, 12 p.m. @ Vroman's
  71. 1/21/09, Stephen J. Cannell, "On the Grind," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  72. 1/21/09, Geraldine Brooks, “People of the Book,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  73. 1/22/09, Susie Bright, "X: The Erotic Treasury," 7 p.m. @ Diesel, A Bookstore/Oakland
  74. 1/22/09, Amity Gaige, "The Folded World," "Ms. Hempel Chronicles," 7:30 p.m. @ Skylight Books
  75. 1/22/09, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, "The Folded World," "Ms. Hempel Chronicles," 7:30 p.m. @ Skylight Books
  76. 1/22/09, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, “America Anonymous,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  77. 1/22/09, Mark Zaifman, “Your Money or Your Life,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  78. 1/22/09, Christina Avaness, "Living Beyond Organic", 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse
  79. 1/23/09, David Henry Sterry with Andy Behrman, "The Art of the Memoir," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  80. 1/23/09, Antoinette Portis, "A Penguin Story," 10:30 a.m. @ Children's Book World
  81. 1/24/09, Women's National Book Association Annual Mixer, 3-5 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  82. 1/24/09, Stephen J. Cannell, "On the Grind," 2 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  83. 1/24/09, Lee Goldberg, "Mr. Monk is Miserable," 2 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  84. 1/24/09, William Rabkin, "Psych: The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read," 2 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  85. 1/24/09, Charlie Huston, "Mystic Arts of Erasing all Signs of Death," 5 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  86. 1/24/09, Joan Francis, 1 p.m. @ Russo's Books
  87. 1/24/09, Janice Lee, "The Piano Teacher," 5 p.m. @ Vroman's
  88. 1/24/09, Storytime with Antoinette Portis, "A Penguin Story," 10 a.m. @ Vroman's
  89. 1/24/09, Daniel Suarez, "Daemon," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  90. 1/25/09, Poetry Flash with John Isles & Rusty Morrison, 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  91. 1/25/09, Paula Derrow, “Behind the Bedroom Door,” 4 p.m. @ Book Soup
  92. 1/26/09, Micha Berman, "Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship," @ Distant Lands--A Traveler's Bookstore
  93. 1/26/09, The Women's Book Club, 7 p.m.@ Portrait of a Bookstore
  94. 1/26/09, Wes Anson, “The Attorney's Guide to the Business Mind,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  95. 1/26/09, Group event for "Behind the Bedroom Door," 6:30 p.m. @ Vroman's
  96. 1/27/09, Erica Bauermeister, "The School of Essential Ingredients," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  97. 1/27/09, Rick Wartzman, “Obscene in the Extreme,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  98. 1/28/09, A talk on yoga by Yogi master Naader Shagagi, 12 p.m. @ Vroman's
  99. 1/28/09, Ronald C. White, "A. Lincoln:  A Biography," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  100. 1/29/09, Peter Phillips & Mickey Huff, "Project Censored 2009," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  101. 1/29/09, Howard Bragman, “Where's My Fifteen Minutes?” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  102. 1/29/09, Carol Lay, "The Big Skinny:  How I Changed my Fattitude," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  103. 1/29/09, Nancy Spiller "Entertaining Disasters," 7:30 p.m. @ Village Books
  104. 1/30/09, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, "Moments of Clarity," 7 p.m. @ Vroman's
  105. 1/31/09, Greg Mortenson, "Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader's Edition," 2 p.m., @ Santa Monica High School, presented by Children's Book World
  106. 1/31/09, Tim Maleeny, "Greasing the Pinata: A Carl Weathers Investigation," 2 p.m. @ The Mystery Bookstore
  107. 1/31/09, Gerald Haslam, 1 p.m. @ Russo's Books
  108. 1/31/09, Thomas Perry, "Runner," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  109. 1/31/09, John Morgan Wilson, "Spider Season," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy

February 2009

  1. 2/1/09, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, "Renegade for Peace and Justice," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  2. 2/1/09, Greg Mortenson, "Listen to the Wind," 1 p.m. @ La Verne Church of the Brethren, in association with Mrs. Nelson's Toy & Book Shop
  3. 2/1/09, Poetry reading from the students of Sequoyah School, 6:30 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  4. 2/2/09, William Whitcloud, "The Magician's Way: A Story About What it Really Takes to Find Your Treasure," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  5. 2/2/09, Linda Ballou, "Wai-nani, High Chiefness of Hawaii - Her Epic Journey," @ Distant Lands--A Traveler's Bookstore
  6. 2/3/09, Deana Gun, “Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  7. 2/3/09, Scott Silverman, “Tell Me No, I Dare You! 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  8. 2/4/09, Yiyun Li, "The Vagrants," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  9. 2/4/09, Christina Avaness, "Living Beyond Organic," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  10. 2/4/09, Terri Cheney, "Manic: A Memoir," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  11. 2/4/09, One Book One San Diego discussion, “The Zookeeper's Wife,” 7:30 p.m. Event includes refreshments. Moderated by author, actress, producer, and local television celebrity Kathi Diamant @ Warwick’s
  12. 2/4/09, John Birmingham, "Without Warning," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  13. 2/4/09, Sid Fleischman, "Trouble Begins at 8," 10:30 a.m. @ Children's Book World
  14. 2/5/09, Lita Rawdin Singer, "Adam Was Duped Eve Was Framed," 7 p.m. @ Chaucer’s
  15. 2/5/09, David Denby, “Snark,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  16. 2/5/09, George Mastras, "Fidali's Way," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  17. 2/5/09, Steven D. Farmer, Ph.D., "Earth Magic: Ancient Shamanic Wisdom for Healing Yourself, Others, and the Planet," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  18. 2/5/09, Susan Meissner, “The Shape of Mercy,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  19. 2/6/09, Jeffrey Siger, "Murder in Mykonos," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  20. 2/6/09, Susan Wisehart, "Soul Visioning: Clear the Past, Create Your Future," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  21. 2/6/09, Selden Edwards, "The Little Book,” 6 p.m. @ Laguna Beach Books
  22. 2/6/09, Bob Morris, "A Deadly Silver Sea," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  23. 2/6/09, Josh Bazell, "Beat the Reaper," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  24. 2/7/09, Chris Blatchford, "The Black Hand," 4 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  25. 2/7/09, 3rd Annual SCIBA Children's Books & Literacy Dinner. Our exhibit will emphasize seeing and understanding nature through drawing, @ ArtPlantae
  26. 2/7/09, Patricia Briggs, "Bone Crossed," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  27. 2/7/09, Neil Klayman & Barry Chung, "Boris Ate a Thesaurus," 10:30 a.m. @ Vroman’s
  28. 2/8/09, Cathleen Lewis, "Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu
  29. 2/8/09, Poetry Flash with Etel Adnan, Hayan Charara & Fady Joudah, 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  30. 2/8/09, Martha Ronk, “Glass Grapes,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  31. 2/8/09, Toby Barlow, "Sharp Teeth," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  32. 2/8/09, Robert Ellis, "The Lost Witness," 2 p.m. @ Book'em Mysteries
  33. 2/9/09, Ophelia Georgieve Rood, "From Moscow to Vladivostok: Across Russia on the Trans Siberian Railway," slide show @ Distant Lands--A Traveler's Bookstore
  34. 2/9/09, Dan Clark (aka "Nitro"), “Gladiator,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  35. 2/10/09, Larry Wilmore, “I'd Rather We Got the Casinos,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  36. 2/10/09, Barbara Hall, “The Music Teacher,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  37. 2/10/09, Linda L. Allen, "The Night of the Witching Moon," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  38. 2/10/09, Paul Kennerson discussion on book collecting, 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  39. 2/11/09, T. Jefferson Parker, “The Renegades,” 5 p.m. @ Book’em Mysteries
  40. 2/11/09, Malibu Book Group, "Goodnight Sweet Prince," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu
  41. 2/11/09, Jonathon Keats, "The Book of the Unknown," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  42. 2/11/09, Nancy Chen, “Food, Medicine & the Quest for Good Health,” 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  43. 2/11/09, T. Jefferson Parker, "Renegades," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  44. 2/11/09, Mark Ebner, “Six Degrees of Paris Hilton,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  45. 2/11/09, Robert Ellis, "The Last Witness," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  46. 2/11/09, Jill Sorenson, "Crash Into Me," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  47. 2/11/09, Nancy Spiller, “Entertaining Disasters,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  48. 2/12/09, Zachary Shapiro, "We're all in the Same Boat," 4 p.m. @ Children's Book World
  49. 2/12/09, Amanda Eliasch, “Cloak and Dagger Butterfly,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  50. 2/12/09, Christopher Moore, "Fool," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  51. 2/13/09, Literaries who Lunch presents Val McDemid, "A Darker Domain," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  52. 2/13/09, Val McDermid, "A Darker Domain," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  53. 2/13/09, Books & Bites luncheon with Kathi Diamant, “Kafka's Last Love,” 1:00 p.m. Ticketed event @ Warwick’s
  54. 2/13/09, Christopher Dickey, “Securing the City,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  55. 2/14/09, Valentine's Party, 11 a.m. @ Vroman’s
  56. 2/14/09, Valentine's Day @ Vroman's Hastings Ranch, 11 a.m.
  57. 2/14/09, Valentine's Singles Mixer at Vroman's Hastings Ranch, 7 p.m
  58. 2/14/09, Sharon Jeffers, "Love and Destiny: Discover the Secret Language of Relationships," 2:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  59. 2/14/09, Val McDermid, "A Darker Domain," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  60. 2/15/09, Michael Crawford, "100 Meditations," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu
  61. 2/15/09, Suzanne Freed, "Loving Richie," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  62. 2/15/09, Martha Sandweiss, "Passing Strange," 5 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  63. 2/15/09, Thomas Perry, "Runner," 2 p.m. @ Book'em Mysteries
  64. 2/16/09, Jay Mathews, "Work Hard, Be Nice," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  65. 2/16/09, Jonah Lehrer, "How We Decide," 2 p.m. The Book Works
  66. 2/16/09, William Kleinknecht, “The Man Who Sold the World,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
  67. 2/17/09, Oakland Book Group #1, "Pamela," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  68. 2/17/09, Jonathan Keats, "The Book of the Unknown," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  69. 2/18/09, Oakland Book Group #3, "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  70. 2/18/09, Martin Ehrenclou, "Critical Conditions," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  71. 2/18/09, Gene & Marilyn Pepper, "How to Save Your Company," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  72. 2/19/09, Screening of "Paperback Dreams," 7 p.m.  (Filmmaker Alex Beckstead will be present for a discussion after the screening) @ Diesel/Oakland
  73. 2/19/09, Barbara Hall, "The Music Teacher," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  74. 2/19/09, Patricia Bisch, " Freedom From Food: A Quantum Weight Loss Approach," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  75. 2/19/09, Ron White, “A. Lincoln,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  76. 2/20/09, Jacqueline Winspeare, "Among the Mad," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  77. 2/21/09, The Ghost Society, "Ghost Files:  The Haunting," 2 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  78. 2/21/09, Harry Potter Bookclub, "HP & The Chamber of Secrets," 3 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  79. 2/21/09, Dee Wallace, "Conscious Creation: Directing Energy to Get the Life You Want," 3 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  80. 2/21/09, Mr. David, Songs and Fun," 10 a.m. @ Children's Book World
  81. 2/22/09, Charles Bock, "Beautiful Children," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  82. 2/22/09, Dan Simmons, "Droog," 3 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  83. 2/23/09, Pratap Chatterjee, "Haliburton's Army," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  84. 2/23/09, Karen Bradford, "The Rooftop of the World...The Land of Eternal Snows...Shangri-la...Tibet!" slide show @ Distant Lands--A Traveler's Bookstore
  85. 2/23/09, Dan Simmons, "Drood," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  86. 2/23/09, T. Jefferson Parker, “Renegades,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  87. 2/24/09, Debra Gwartney, "Live Through This," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  88. 2/24/09, Joanne Fluke, "Cream Puff Murder," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  89. 2/24/09, James Nemec, "Journeys: Stories Our Bodies Can Tell," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  90. 2/24/09, T. Jefferson Parker, "The Renegades," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  91. 2/24/09, Len Downie, Jr., “The Rules of the Game,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
  92. 2/25/09, Bernice Bratter & Helen Dennis, "Project Renewment," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  93. 2/25/09, Dianne Emley, "The Deepest Cut," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  94. 2/25/09, Kim Harrison, "White Witch, Black Curse," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  95. 2/26/09, Michele Zackheim, "Broken Colors," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  96. 2/26/09, Screening of "Paperback Dreams," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  97. 2/26/09, Whitley Streiber, "Critical Mass," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  98. 2/26/09, Diane Emley, "The Deepest Cut," 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  99. 2/27/09, Peter Robinson, “All the Colors of Darkness,” 5 p.m. @ Book’em Mysteries
  100. 2/27/09, Peter Robinson, "All the Colors of Darkness," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
  101. 2/27/09, Kate Carlisle, "Homicide in Hardcover," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  102. 2/27/09, Todd J. Lyon, "The Holding Sky of Awareness: Experience Joy Through Ego Dis-Identification," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
  103. 2/27/09, Rosemary Harris, "The Big Dirt Nap," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  104. 2/28/09, How to be a Bridesmaid at Vroman's Fine Writing, Gifts, and Stationery, 11 a.m
  105. 2/28/09, BYOB (Bring Your Own Bear) Party at Vroman's Hastings Ranch, 2 p.m.
  106. 2/28/09, Elrond Lawrence, "Route 66 Railway," 2 p.m. @ Vroman’s

March 2009

  1. 3/1/09, Daniyal Mueenuddin, "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders," 1 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  2. 3/1/09, T. C. Boyle, "The Women: A Novel," 3 p.m. @ Chaucer’s
  3. 3/1/09, Peter Robinson, "All the Colors of Darkness," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  4. 3/4/09, Christina Sunley, "The Tricking of Freya," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  5. 3/4/09, Alan Brennert, "Honolulu," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  6. 3/5/09, Daniel Pinchbeck, "Toward 2012: Perspectives on the Next Age," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  7. 3/5/09, Susan Arnout Smith, "Out at Night," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  8. 3/5/09, BA McKinney, "Thrive!" 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  9. 3/6/09, Richard Aaron, "Gauntletr," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  10. 3/6/09, Chris Cleave, "Little Bee," 7 p.m. @ Chaucer’s
  11. 3/7/09, Robert Masello, "Blood and Ice," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  12. 3/7/09, Melinda Wells, "Death Takes the Cake," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  13. 3/7/09, Hannah Dennison, "Scoop!" 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  14. 3/7/09, Amber Benson, "Death's Daughter," 4 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  15. 3/7/09, Chris Marie Green, "Drop of Red," 4 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  16. 3/8/09, Chris Cleave, "Little Bee," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  17. 3/11/09, Clive Matson, "Mainline to the Heart and Other Poems," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  18. 3/11/09, Jerry Stahl, "Pain Killers," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  19. 3/11/09, Book Discussion: "Greywalker," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  20. 3/12/09, Jane Vandenburgh, "The Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  21. 3/12/09, Hannah Dennis - "Vicky Hill Series" & Melina Wells, "Death by Cake," 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  22. 3/13/09, Mark Henry, "Road Trip of the Living Dead," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  23. 3/13/09, Mario Acevedo, "Jailbait Zombie," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  24. 3/13/09, Cherie Priest, "Fathom," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  25. 3/13/09, Caitlin Kittredge, "Second Skin," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  26. 3/14/09, Sonya Sones, "Violet and Winston,” 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  27. 3/14/09, Joanne Fluke, "Cream Puff Murder," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  28. 3/14/09, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, "Escape from Hell," 4 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  29. 3/15/09, Poetry Flash featuring Etel Adnan, Hayan Charara & Fady Joudah, 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  30. 3/15/09, Barry Eisler, "Fault Line," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  31. 3/17/09, Oakland Book Group #1, "In the Wake," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  32. 3/18/09, Brad Warner, "Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
  33. 3/19/09, Suzanne Weinman, "Just 15 Minutes a Day, Meditation for the Rest of Us," 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  34. 3/19/09, Randy Wayne White, "Dead Silence," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  35. 3/20/09, Deborah Atkinson, "Pleasing the Dead," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  36. 3/20/09, Vicky Delany, "Valley of the Lost," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  37. 3/21/09, Earlene Fowler, "Love Mercy," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  38. 3/22/09, S.G. Browne, "Breathers," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  39. 3/26/09, Sue Anne Jaffarian, "Odelia Garey Mystery," 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
  40. 3/27/09, Lisa Lutz, "Revenge of the Spellmans," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  41. 3/28/09, Dianne Emley, "Deepest Cut," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
  42. 3/29/09, Contributors of "San Francisco Noir 2," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
  43. 3/29/09, Paul Levine, "Illegal," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy

April 2009

  1. 4/4/09, Barney Saltzberg, "Good Egg," 10:30 a.m. @ Children's Book World
  2. 4/5/09, Biff Levy, "Die, Decorator, Die," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu