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- 2/1/09, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, "Renegade for Peace and Justice," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 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
- 2/1/09, Poetry reading from the students of Sequoyah School, 6:30 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 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
- 2/2/09, Linda Ballou, "Wai-nani, High Chiefness of Hawaii - Her Epic Journey," @ Distant Lands--A Traveler's Bookstore
- 2/3/09, Deana Gun, “Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/3/09, Scott Silverman, “Tell Me No, I Dare You! 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/4/09, Yiyun Li, "The Vagrants," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/4/09, Christina Avaness, "Living Beyond Organic," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/4/09, Terri Cheney, "Manic: A Memoir," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
- 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
- 2/4/09, John Birmingham, "Without Warning," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/4/09, Sid Fleischman, "Trouble Begins at 8," 10:30 a.m. @ Children's Book World
- 2/5/09, Lita Rawdin Singer, "Adam Was Duped Eve Was Framed," 7 p.m. @ Chaucer’s
- 2/5/09, David Denby, “Snark,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/5/09, George Mastras, "Fidali's Way," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
- 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
- 2/5/09, Susan Meissner, “The Shape of Mercy,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/6/09, Jeffrey Siger, "Murder in Mykonos," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/6/09, Susan Wisehart, "Soul Visioning: Clear the Past, Create Your Future," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/6/09, Selden Edwards, "The Little Book,” 6 p.m. @ Laguna Beach Books
- 2/6/09, Bob Morris, "A Deadly Silver Sea," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/6/09, Josh Bazell, "Beat the Reaper," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/7/09, Chris Blatchford, "The Black Hand," 4 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/7/09, 3rd Annual SCIBA Children's Books & Literacy Dinner. Our exhibit will emphasize seeing and understanding nature through drawing, @ ArtPlantae
- 2/7/09, Patricia Briggs, "Bone Crossed," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/7/09, Neil Klayman & Barry Chung, "Boris Ate a Thesaurus," 10:30 a.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/8/09, Cathleen Lewis, "Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu
- 2/8/09, Poetry Flash with Etel Adnan, Hayan Charara & Fady Joudah, 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/8/09, Martha Ronk, “Glass Grapes,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/8/09, Toby Barlow, "Sharp Teeth," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
- 2/8/09, Robert Ellis, "The Lost Witness," 2 p.m. @ Book'em Mysteries
- 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
- 2/9/09, Dan Clark (aka "Nitro"), “Gladiator,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
- 2/10/09, Larry Wilmore, “I'd Rather We Got the Casinos,” 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/10/09, Barbara Hall, “The Music Teacher,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
- 2/10/09, Linda L. Allen, "The Night of the Witching Moon," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/10/09, Paul Kennerson discussion on book collecting, 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/11/09, T. Jefferson Parker, “The Renegades,” 5 p.m. @ Book’em Mysteries
- 2/11/09, Malibu Book Group, "Goodnight Sweet Prince," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu
- 2/11/09, Jonathon Keats, "The Book of the Unknown," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/11/09, Nancy Chen, “Food, Medicine & the Quest for Good Health,” 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/11/09, T. Jefferson Parker, "Renegades," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/11/09, Mark Ebner, “Six Degrees of Paris Hilton,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
- 2/11/09, Robert Ellis, "The Last Witness," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/11/09, Jill Sorenson, "Crash Into Me," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/11/09, Nancy Spiller, “Entertaining Disasters,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/12/09, Zachary Shapiro, "We're all in the Same Boat," 4 p.m. @ Children's Book World
- 2/12/09, Amanda Eliasch, “Cloak and Dagger Butterfly,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
- 2/12/09, Christopher Moore, "Fool," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/13/09, Literaries who Lunch presents Val McDemid, "A Darker Domain," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/13/09, Val McDermid, "A Darker Domain," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
- 2/13/09, Books & Bites luncheon with Kathi Diamant, “Kafka's Last Love,” 1:00 p.m. Ticketed event @ Warwick’s
- 2/13/09, Christopher Dickey, “Securing the City,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
- 2/14/09, Valentine's Party, 11 a.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/14/09, Valentine's Day @ Vroman's Hastings Ranch, 11 a.m.
- 2/14/09, Valentine's Singles Mixer at Vroman's Hastings Ranch, 7 p.m
- 2/14/09, Sharon Jeffers, "Love and Destiny: Discover the Secret Language of Relationships," 2:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/14/09, Val McDermid, "A Darker Domain," 2 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/15/09, Michael Crawford, "100 Meditations," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Malibu
- 2/15/09, Suzanne Freed, "Loving Richie," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/15/09, Martha Sandweiss, "Passing Strange," 5 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/15/09, Thomas Perry, "Runner," 2 p.m. @ Book'em Mysteries
- 2/16/09, Jay Mathews, "Work Hard, Be Nice," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/16/09, Jonah Lehrer, "How We Decide," 2 p.m. The Book Works
- 2/16/09, William Kleinknecht, “The Man Who Sold the World,” 7 p.m. @ Book Soup
- 2/17/09, Oakland Book Group #1, "Pamela," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/17/09, Jonathan Keats, "The Book of the Unknown," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/18/09, Oakland Book Group #3, "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/18/09, Martin Ehrenclou, "Critical Conditions," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/18/09, Gene & Marilyn Pepper, "How to Save Your Company," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/19/09, Screening of "Paperback Dreams," 7 p.m. (Filmmaker Alex Beckstead will be present for a discussion after the screening) @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/19/09, Barbara Hall, "The Music Teacher," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/19/09, Patricia Bisch, " Freedom From Food: A Quantum Weight Loss Approach," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/19/09, Ron White, “A. Lincoln,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/20/09, Jacqueline Winspeare, "Among the Mad," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/21/09, The Ghost Society, "Ghost Files: The Haunting," 2 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/21/09, Harry Potter Bookclub, "HP & The Chamber of Secrets," 3 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/21/09, Dee Wallace, "Conscious Creation: Directing Energy to Get the Life You Want," 3 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/21/09, Mr. David, Songs and Fun," 10 a.m. @ Children's Book World
- 2/22/09, Charles Bock, "Beautiful Children," 3 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/22/09, Dan Simmons, "Droog," 3 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/23/09, Pratap Chatterjee, "Haliburton's Army," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 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
- 2/23/09, Dan Simmons, "Drood," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/23/09, T. Jefferson Parker, “Renegades,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/24/09, Debra Gwartney, "Live Through This," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Oakland
- 2/24/09, Joanne Fluke, "Cream Puff Murder," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/24/09, James Nemec, "Journeys: Stories Our Bodies Can Tell," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/24/09, T. Jefferson Parker, "The Renegades," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/24/09, Len Downie, Jr., “The Rules of the Game,” 7:30 p.m. @ Warwick’s
- 2/25/09, Bernice Bratter & Helen Dennis, "Project Renewment," 12 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/25/09, Dianne Emley, "The Deepest Cut," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/25/09, Kim Harrison, "White Witch, Black Curse," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/26/09, Michele Zackheim, "Broken Colors," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/26/09, Screening of "Paperback Dreams," 7 p.m. @ Diesel/Brentwood
- 2/26/09, Whitley Streiber, "Critical Mass," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/26/09, Diane Emley, "The Deepest Cut," 7:30 p.m. @ Flintridge Bookstore
- 2/27/09, Peter Robinson, “All the Colors of Darkness,” 5 p.m. @ Book’em Mysteries
- 2/27/09, Peter Robinson, "All the Colors of Darkness," 7 p.m. @ Vroman’s
- 2/27/09, Kate Carlisle, "Homicide in Hardcover," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/27/09, Todd J. Lyon, "The Holding Sky of Awareness: Experience Joy Through Ego Dis-Identification," 7:30 p.m. @ Bodhi Tree
- 2/27/09, Rosemary Harris, "The Big Dirt Nap," 7 p.m. @ Mysterious Galaxy
- 2/28/09, How to be a Bridesmaid at Vroman's Fine Writing, Gifts, and Stationery, 11 a.m
- 2/28/09, BYOB (Bring Your Own Bear) Party at Vroman's Hastings Ranch, 2 p.m.
- 2/28/09, Elrond Lawrence, "Route 66 Railway," 2 p.m. @ Vroman’s