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1 JANUARY 2012 — sunday

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2 JANUARY 2012 — monday

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3 JANUARY 2012 — tuesday

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4 JANUARY 2012 — wednesday

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5 JANUARY 2012 — thursday

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6 JANUARY 2012 — friday

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7 JANUARY 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Sara Paretsky reads from and signs her mystery thriller, Breakdown, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 5:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Saturday Afternoon Poetry holds a poetry writing workshop, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272)
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8 JANUARY 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• David Marin discusses and signs This is Us: The New American Family, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 3:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• First Sunday Open Reading features AK Toney, D. Brown, and Michael Datcher, hosted by Billy Burgos, five-minute limit, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/$5 students and seniors, members free, sign up at 4:45, reading 5:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Hammer Museum curator and Art History/Archaeology professor Kellie Jones and her father Amiri Baraka, poet, playwright, and activist, discuss their collaboration on Jones’s new book, EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art, book signing follows, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free/$3 parking for three hours, 2:00 ( hammer.ucla.edu)
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9 JANUARY 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Science fiction author Brian Herbert reads from and signs Sisterhood of Dune, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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10 JANUARY 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Journalist Tom Zoellner discusses and signs his new book, A Safeway in Arizona: What the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Tells Us About the Grand Canyon State and Life in America, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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NORTH:
• Poetry open mic, with featured reader Steve Aguilar, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)
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11 JANUARY 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Téa Obreht reads from and signs her debut novel, The Tiger’s Wife, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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12 JANUARY 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Guitarist, singer, and composer Ry Cooder reads from Los Angeles Stories, his new collection of linked tales, in conversation with reporter Lynell George, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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13 JANUARY 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Winifred Gallagher discusses and signs New: Understanding Our Need For Novelty and Change, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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14 JANUARY 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• A reading by Elizabeth George, Believing the Lie, and T. Jefferson Parker, The Jaguar, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Poetry in Motion poetry reading hosted by Eve Brandstein, features reunion line-up, one poem per poet, story/storyteller, song/songwriter, three-minute limit, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/members free, 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Saturday Afternoon Poetry features Deep Poetry Critique, bring copies of a poem-in-progress, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272, www.deepcritique.blogspot.com)
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NORTH:
• Arcade Poetry Series presents Lance Lee and Sojourner Kincaid-Rolle, hosted by Jackson Wheeler, Carnegie Art Museum, 424 South C Street, Oxnard, $3 for nonmembers, 7:00 (www.carnegieam.org/arcade-poetry-series.html)
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• The Poetry Zone presents a poetry reading by Barry Spacks, open mic follows, hosted by Suzanne Frost, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara, 2:00-4:00 (805/252-1655)
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15 JANUARY 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Novelist Dennis Palumbo leads a workshop on how to write mystery novels, and reads from and signs Fever Dream, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 4:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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16 JANUARY 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Leigh Stein reads from and signs The Fallback Plan, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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17 JANUARY 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• American novelist and short story writer Adam Johnson reads from and signs his newest, The Orphan Master’s Son, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320 www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Pulitzer Prize-winning humor writer Dave Barry and Thurber Prize-winner Alan Zweibel discuss their comic novel, Lunatics, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (reservations recommended: www.skirball.org/programs/barry-zweibel)
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• The Redondo Poets present a poetry reading featuring poet, actor, and radio show host Paul Lieber, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
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NORTH:
• Poetry open mic, with featured reader Andre Levi, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)
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18 JANUARY 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• ALOUD presents novelists Ayad Akhtar and Amy Waldman discuss their new books, American Dervishes and The Submission, on the lives of American Muslims before and after 9/11, in conversation with ALOUD curator Louise Steinman, Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, reserve free tickets online, 7:00 (www.lfla.org/aloud/upcoming.php)
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• The Poetry Idiots present a poetry reading by Rick Lupert, open mic follows for three poems in five minutes or five poems in three minutes, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Avenue, Orange, free, 8:00 (poetryidiots.com)
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• Sarah Jio reads from and signs her new novel, The Bungalow, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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19 JANUARY 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Civil rights activist, lawyer, and author Connie Rice presents and signs Power Concedes Nothing, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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20 JANUARY 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Lectures From Beyond presents Beyond Baroque poet-in-residence Will Alexander talks about the alchemic nature of poetry, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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21 JANUARY 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Reading from their latest collections by poet and actor Harry Northup, Where Bodies Again Recline, and poet Lewis MacAdams, Dear Oxygen, hosted by S.A. Griffin, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Saturday Afternoon Poetry features a reading by Maria Arana, Thea Iberall, and Pete Justus, plus open reading, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272)
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22 JANUARY 2012 — sunday

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23 JANUARY 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Former Life magazine editor, now science, religion, and history writer Jeff Wheelwright presents and signs The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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24 JANUARY 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Shalom Auslander reads from and discusses his first novel, Hope: A Tragedy, in conversation with Seinfeld writer/producer Peter Mehlman, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 8:00 (reservations recommended: www.skirball.org/programs/title1058)
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• The Redondo Poets present a poetry reading featuring Elijah Imlay, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
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NORTH:
• Poetry open mic, with featured reader G. Murray Thomas, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)
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25 JANUARY 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• The Poetry Idiots present a poetry reading by Rick Lupert, open mic follows for three poems in five minutes or five poems in three minutes, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Avenue, Orange, free, 8:00 (poetryidiots.com)
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• Les Figures Press presents an evening of readings, featuring poets and prose writers Harold Abramowitz, Carribean Fragoza, Myriam Gurba, Jen Hofer, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, and Kate Wolf, The Last Bookstore, 453 South Spring Street, Ground Floor, Los Angeles, 7:30 (213/488-0599, www.lastbookstorela.com)
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• Megan Miranda reads from and signs her new novel, Fracture, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• A reading by Wade Rouse, Jiffy Wild, W. Bruce Cameron, and Anna Belle Gurwitch from the essay collection I’m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man’s Best Friend from America’s Favorite Humorists, Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, free, 7:00 (310/659-3110, www.booksoup.com)
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NORTH:
• Scott Cairns reads from Compass of Affection: Poems New and Selected, and his spiritual memoir, Short Trip to the Edge: Where Earth Meets Heaven, A Pilgrimage, hosted by Paul Willis reads from his work, Westmont College, Hieronymus Lounge, Kerrwood Hall, Upper Campus, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, 7:00 (willis @ westmont.edu)
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26 JANUARY 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Blum & Poe Contemporary Art Gallery hosts a night of cocktails and readings by LA-based authors Trinie Dalton, Brian Kennon, and Douglas Messerli, a conversation led by Janet Sarbanes follows, Blum & Poe, 2727 South La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, reserve tickets online, 7:00 (www.lfla.org/event-detail/694/Cocktails-at-Blum-Poe)
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• Ellyn Maybe’s Poetry Rodeo hosts an open reading with the Ellyn Maybe Band, bring five minutes of poetry and the band will back you up, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $8/members free, 7:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Author and illustrator Leland Myrick presents and signs Feynman, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Los Angeles Times journalist and novelist Héctor Tobar reads from his most recent novel, The Barbarian Nurseries, in conversation with journalist Jesse Katz, Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, reserve tickets online, 7:00 (www.lfla.org)
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SOUTH:
• So Say We All introduces East County Prose & Poetry Open Mic, Space Bar Internet Café, 7454 University Avenue, La Mesa, sign up 7:00, reading 7:30 (619/461-7100, www.atspacebar.com)
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27 JANUARY 2012 — friday

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28 JANUARY 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Robert Crais reads from and signs his latest novel, Taken, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Saturday Afternoon Poetry holds a poetry writing workshop, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272)
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• Strophe presents readings by essayist/writer Sara Finnerty, artist Sergio Hernandez, writer Joe Milazzo, writer Daniel Jose Ruiz, and novelist/journalist Dante Zuñiga West, Avenue 50 Studio, 131 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, 7:00 (323/258-1435, www.avenue50studio.com)
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NORTH:
• Sixth Annual "Remembering William Stafford: A Community Reading" commemorates the life and work of poet William Stafford, sponsored by Westmont College and The Friends of William Stafford, guest readers are poets Christine Kravetz and Gregory Orfalea, anyone attending may read a Stafford poem, The First Crossing Day-Use Area, Paradise Road, Los Padres National Forest (if it rains, go indoors at the Los Prietos Ranger Station, Paradise Road), Santa Barbara, free, 2:00-3:00 (willis @ westmont.edu)
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29 JANUARY 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Los Angeles: "Bastard Child" of Literature, a poetry reading by Michael C. Ford, Gerald Locklin, Ron Koertge, Eloise Klein Healy, Dorothy Barressi, and Gary Phillips, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 4:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Local Author Day features readings and book signings by Ross Palfreyman, Two Years in God’s Mormon Army, Marva Washington, Bid Whist at Midnight, and Diana Raab, Finding My Grandmother’s Secret Journal, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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30 JANUARY 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Daniel Handler reads from his new young adult novel, Why We Broke Up, with the illustrator, Maira Kalman, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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31 JANUARY 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• The Redondo Poets present a reading featuring poet Keith Niles, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
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• Some Favorite Writers presents novelist, nonfiction writer, literary biographer, and memoirist Edmund White reading from a selection of his books, a conversation with reading series coordinator and fiction writer Mona Simpson follows, coffee and tea, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free/$3 parking after 6:00, event 7:00 (hammer.ucla.edu)
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NORTH:
• Poetry open mic, featuring Sam Harley, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (805/643-3012, venturaartistsunion.org)
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