1 Tuesday, 7 PM
DAVID PIERPOINT GARDNER
EARNING MY DEGREE: MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
How it really was and how it really felt-- to be the leader of one of the most complex and controversial institutions in the country (University of California, 1983-1992).

3 Thursday, 7 PM
PHILIP SHORT
POL POT: ANATOMY OF A NIGHTMARE
The acclaimed biographer of Mao examines how Cambodian history and culture shaped a once altruistic youth into a political monster.
Co-presented with Human Rights Watch and Asia Society, Southern California

8 Tuesday, 7 PM
DAVA SOBEL AND M. G. LORD TALK ABOUT THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ROCKET SCIENTISTS
Sobel, a science writer (Galileo’s Daughter) and Lord (Forever Barbie), a cultural critic, discuss science, prejudice, and politics.

15 Tuesday, 7 PM
JORDAN FISHER SMITH
NATURE NOIR: A PARK RANGER’S PATROL IN THE SIERRA
A long-time park ranger illuminates startling truths about America’s wild lands.

16 Wednesday, 7 PM
JAMES B. STEWART
DISNEYWAR
In Conversation with Marty Kaplan, Director, Norman Lear Center and Associate Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the dramatic, inside story of what drove America’s best-known entertainment company to civil war.

23 Wednesday, 7 PM
FIROOZEH DUMAS
FUNNY IN FARSI: A MEMOIR OF GROWING UP IRANIAN IN AMERICA
A witty look at cross-cultural misunderstanding and family life.

24 Thursday, 7 PM
PERFECTLY REASONABLE DEVIATIONS FROM THE BEATEN TRACK: THE LETTERS OF RICHARD P. FEYNMAN  FULL - STANDBY ONLY
A n evening with some friends of the beloved and legendary physicist Richard P. Feynman: astronomer Virginia Trimble, historian of physics Valentine Telegdi, and Nobel Laureate in physics, Douglas Osheroff.

29 Tuesday, 7 PM
DESIGNING FOR THE HOMELESS: ARCHITECTURE THAT WORKS
Sam Davis, author and architect, in conversation with Christopher Hawthorne, L.A. Times Architecture Critic. What kind of architecture would offer beauty, security, and hope to those most in need?

31 Thursday, 7 PM
AN EVENING WITH POET ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI
Considered the pre-eminent Polish poet of his generation, Zagajewski writes poems that allow us "to experience astonishment and to stop still in that astonishment for a long moment or two."
Co-presented with the Consulate of the Republic of Poland.

4 Monday, 7 PM
AN EVENING WITH POET W. S. MERWIN  FULL - STANDBY ONLY
In a career spanning five decades, W.S. Merwin, lauded poet, translator, and environmental activist, has become one of the most widely read poets in America.

6 Wednesday, 7 PM
DAVID MAS MASUMOTO
CALIFORNIA STORIES UNCOVERED
Masumoto, author (Epitaph for a Peach) and organic farmer, discusses his work with James Quay Director, California Council for The Humanities.

11 Monday, 7 PM
RUTH REICHL  FULL - STANDBY ONLY
GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
In conversation with writer Irene Borger.
The bestselling memoirist recounts her adventures as she goes undercover in the world’s finest restaurants.
Co-presented with the Council of the Library Foundation and sponsored by City National Bank.

12 Tuesday, 7 PM
ZOCALO AT CENTRAL LIBRARY
HOLLYWOOD, MEXICANS, AND THE HISTORY OF L.A.
What is the role of early movies--silent and talkies—in creating the myth of LA's past?  Panelists: theater director Theresa Chavez, historian Bill Deverell, film scholar Chon Noriega, and radio host Beto Arcos.
For reservations, go to www.zocalola.org or call 213 403-0416.

18 Monday, 7 PM
ANNE PERRY
LONG SPOON LANE: A NOVEL
A master of crime fiction discusses her work.

19 Tuesday, 7 PM
NEWER POETS X
CELEBRATING A DECADE OF COLLABORATION WITH BEYOND BAROQUE AND LOS ANGELES POETRY FESTIVAL
With  poets Amaranth Borsuk;  Holaday Mason; Melissa Roxas; Amber Tamblyn; Lynne Thompson; Mariano Zaro.

27 Wednesday, 7 PM
KAZUO ISHIGURO  FULL - STANDBY ONLY
NEVER LET ME GO
In conversation with Scott Timberg, L.A. Times
The celebrated author of The Remains of the Day discusses and reads his new novel.

28 Thursday, 7 PM
STACY SCHIFF
A GREAT IMPROVISATION: FRANKLIN, FRANCE, AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICA
A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer explores the glory of Franklin’s eight years in Paris at the end of his life.