There are some fun author events coming up this October in the SoCal area – though most of them seem to be happening at exactly the same time (ARGH)! Check ’em out:
Gretchen McNeill – Possess release party
When: Sunday, October 9th @ 3 PM
Where: Diesel, in the Brentwood Country Mart
225 26th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
The Pen Fatale Tour – making two stops! 
Alyson Noel, Gabrielle Zevin, Jessica Brody, and Mary E. Pearson
Stop #1: Sunday, October 9th @ 3 PM
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Stop #2: Monday, October 10th @ 5 PM
Where: Carnegie Cultural Center, at the Upland Public Library
123 East D Street
Upland, CA 91786
Stages on Pages – making two stops!
Gretchen McNeil, Stasia Kehoe, & Elise Allen
Stop #1: Thursday, October 20 @ 5 PM
Where: Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop
1030 Bonita Avenue
La Verne, CA 91750
Stop #2: Sunday, October 23 @ 2 PM
Where: Vroman’s
695 E. Colorado Blvd,
Pasadena, CA 91101
Maggie Stiefvater – signing 
When: Friday, October 21 @ 7 PM
Where: Once Upon A Time Bookstore
2207 Honolulu Ave
Montrose Shopping Park
Montrose, CA 91020
This Is Teen Tour
Maggie Steifvater, Jeff Hirsch, and Cecil Castellucci
When: Sunday, October 23, @ 4 – 5:30 PM
Where: Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach
2810 Artesia Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
The Why Chromosome: Why Boys Do Love Books
Andrew Smith, Peter Auxier, G. Neri, Greg Van Eekhout, John Stephens, and Allen Zadoff
When: Sunday, October 30 @ 1 – 4 pm
(THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT! You can buy tix here)
Where: Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Book Shop
1030 Bonita Avenue
La Verne, CA 91750
When: Sunday, October 30 @ 2 PM
Where: Mysterious Galaxy San Diego
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111
I’ll be hopping around to several of these events – hope to see you there!
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