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20 AUGUST 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Laura Lippman reads from her novel And When She Was Good, about a woman whose former pimp, the father of her son, is released from death row, signing follows, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Janice Lee reads from Daughter: A Novel, and Anna Joy Springer, former lead singer of the punk band Blatz, reads from The Vicious Relic, Love: A Fabulist Memoir, about her complex relationship with an HIV positive addict and cult survivor, signing follows, Book Soup, 8818 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:00 (310/659-3110, www.booksoup.com)
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• R&R Book Club meets, book to be announced, Barnes & Noble, Marina Pacifica Mall, 6326 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, free, 5:30 (562/431-2253, www.barnesandnoble.com)
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• Speak Easy Open Mic, with music, poetry, comedy, and more, arrive early to sign up, The Last Bookstore, 453 South Spring Street, Ground Floor, Los Angeles, free, 8:00-11:00 (213/488-0599, lastbookstorela.com)
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NORTH:
• Favorite Poem Reading meets every third Monday monthly, bring a favorite poem or two by another poet and read them to an audience, hosted by Lois Klein, The Blue Agave, 20 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, 5:15-6:30 (805/899-4694)
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SOUTH:
• Upstart Crow Book Club, Upstart Crow Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 835C West Harbor Drive, Seaport Village, San Diego, free, 7:00 (619/232-4855; to sign up, email: upstartcrowsd @ gmail.com; upstartcrowtrading.com)
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21 AUGUST 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Claudia and Alan Heller present Life on Route 66: Personal Accounts Along the Mother Road to California, signing follows, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Cobalt Poets presents an open reading, featured poet to be announced, one drink minimum, all ages, hosted by Rick Lupert, The Cobalt Café, 22407 Sherman Way, west of Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, sign up 8:30-8:45, reading 9:00 (818/348-3789, www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt)
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• Gregg Hurwitz celebrates his new thriller The Survivor, Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood, 225 26th Street, Suite 33, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 (310/576-9960, www.dieselbookstore.com)
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• Lisa Bloom reads from Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness, and Thug Culture, signing follows, Book Soup, 8818 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:00 (310/659-3110, www.booksoup.com)
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SOUTH:
• Poetic Brew open mic hosted by Eber Lambert, read up to three poems or for three minutes, thirty-three seconds, Rebecca's Coffeehouse, 3015 Juniper Street, San Diego, free, sign ups 6:30, show 7:00-9:00 (619/284-3663, www.rebeccascoffeehouse.com )
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22 AUGUST 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Two Idiots Peddling Poetry presents a reading by Brendan Constantine and Rachel McKibbens, Ugly Mug, 216 North Glassell Street, Orange, free, 8:00 (www.poetryidiots.com)
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• Daniel Wolff reads from The Fight for Home: How (Parts of) New Orleans Came Back, signing follows, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Fiction Book Club meets, book to be announced, Barnes & Noble, Marina Pacifica Mall, 6326 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, free, 7:00 (562/431-2253, www.barnesandnoble.com)
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• Harry Potter Book Club, for kids ages 7-11, with Harry Potter-inspired crafts, music, and snacks, Gatsby Books, 5535 East Spring Street, Long Beach, free, 4:00-5:00 (562/208-5862, www.gatsbybooks.com)
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• Joshua Cohen reads from Four New Messages, a quartet of novellas, signing follows, Book Soup, 8818 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:00 (310/659-3110, www.booksoup.com)
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NORTH:
• Santa Maria Rhythm & Rhyme presents an open mic hosted by poet BJ Riley, Café Noir, 1555 S. Broadway, Santa Maria, free, 5:30 (805/361-0402)
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SOUTH:
• Book Discussion Group, Scripps Miramar Ranch Branch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, free, 6:30 (858/538-8158, www.sandiego.gov)
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• Mystery Book Discussion Group, Missions Hills Branch Library, 925 West Washington Street, San Diego, free, 6:30-7:30 (619/692-4910, www.sandiego.gov)
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23 AUGUST 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Selden Edwards reads from his novel The Lost Prince, a woman believes she has advance knowledge of historical events, signing follows, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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SOUTH:
• Fourth Thursday Open Mic presents featured poet, open mic for spoken word, poetry, song, comedy and dance with host Jim Moreno, The Space Bar Internet Café, 7454 University Avenue, La Mesa, 7:30-10:00 (619/461-7100)
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24 AUGUST 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Night of Music and Spoken Word open mic, read poems, stories, songs, jokes, freestyles, or just express yourself, Tia Chucha's Café Cultural, 13197-A Gladstone Avenue, Sylmar, free, 8:00-10:00 (www.tiachucha.com)
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25 AUGUST 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Opening night of Donald Crockett's new opera, The Face, with libretto by acclaimed LA poet David St. John, based on his novella-in-verse, Japan America Theater, 224 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, tickets $15-$110, discounts for students and seniors, 8:00 (thefaceopera.com)
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26 AUGUST 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Local Author Day features Pamela Hale, Flying Lesson: How to Be the Pilot of Your Own Life, and Alexander Scipio, China Rising, a novel, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 4:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• La Palabra presents an open mic, followed by featured poets, hosted by Luivette Resto, Avenue 50 Studio, 131 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, free, 2:00-4:00 (323/258-1435, www.avenue50studio.com)
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• Writing Orbit, a writing group, meets, Barnes & Noble, Marina Pacifica Mall, 6326 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, free, 3:00 (562/431-2253, www.barnesandnoble.com)
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• Yuvi Zalkow reads from his autobiographical meta-novel, A Brilliant Novel in the Works, signing follows, Book Soup, 8818 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:00 (310/659-3110, www.booksoup.com)
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SOUTH:
• Steve's Poetry and Prose Open Mic, Rebecca's Coffeehouse, 3015 Juniper Street, San Diego, free, sign ups 4:45, show 5:00 (619/284-3663, www.rebeccascoffeehouse.com)
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27 AUGUST 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Dani and Eytan Kollin read from their novel The Unincorporated Future, the conclusion to The Unincorporated Man series, signing follows, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, free, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Long Beach Writer's Meetup Group, Barnes & Noble, Marina Pacifica Mall, 6326 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, free, 7:00 (562/431-2253, www.barnesandnoble.com)
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• Speak Easy Open Mic, with music, poetry, comedy, and more, arrive early to sign up, The Last Bookstore, 453 South Spring Street, Ground Floor, Los Angeles, free, 8:00-11:00 (213/488-0599, lastbookstorela.com)
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• The premiere run of Donald Crockett's new opera, The Face, with liberetto by acclaimed LA poet David St. John, based on his novella-in-verse, Japan America Theater, 224 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, tickets $15-$110, discounts for students and seniors, 8:00 (thefaceopera.com)
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28 AUGUST 2012 — tuesday

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29 AUGUST 2012 — wednesday

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30 AUGUST 2012 — thursday

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31 AUGUST 2012 — friday

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