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