TYLER OAKS – “Ruby Rest,” 1 p.m. today, Borders, 1905 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad.
JIM WORTH – “Final Audit,” 2 p.m. today, Borders, 11160 Rancho Carmel Drive, San Diego.
MARY LEO – “Cabin Fever”; CHRIS MARIE GREEN – “Midnight Reign”; MICHELE SCOTT – “Tacked to Death,” 2 p.m. today, Borders, 878 Eastlake Parkway, Chula Vista.
KATHY SANTO – “Dog Sense,” 6 p.m. Tuesday, Buddy's Bowtique, 2670 Via De La Valle, Del Mar.
INGRID HOFFMAN – “Simply Delicioso,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
KADIR NELSON – “We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,” 10 a.m. Wednesday, The Yellow Book Road, 7200 Parkway Drive, Suite 118, La Mesa.
TRISHA THOMAS – “Nappily Faithful,” 4 p.m. Wednesday, UCSD Bookstore. Map and parking: bookstore.ucsd.edu/contact.htm.
CAITLIN FRIEDMAN and KIMBERLY YORIO – “The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
MATTHEW PALLAMARY – “Spirit Matters,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego.
KATHI DIAMANT – “Kafka's Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamant,” 7 p.m. Thursday, D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
KAREN ANDERSEN – “Hear All Creatures: The Journey of an Animal Communicator,” 7 p.m. Friday, Borders, 878 Eastlake Parkway, Chula Vista; 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego.
CHRIS MARIE GREEN – “Midnight Reign,” 7 p.m. Friday, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego.
STORYTIME – “The Velveteen Rabbit,” by Margery Williams, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego.
SAN DIEGO WRITERS, INK: VALENTINE'S POETRY AND PROSE READING – 7 p.m. Friday, The Ink Spot, 710 13th St., Suite 210, San Diego.
SHORT STORY READING – Five stories about various types of freedom, 2 p.m. Saturday, Cygnet Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego.
RUTH EVANS TODD – “The Panda Who Would Not Eat,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Earth Song Books, 1440 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar.
