JOHN BEMELMANS MARCIANO – “Madeline and the Cats of Rome,” 3:30 p.m. today, Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla.
ONA RUSSELL – “The Natural Selection,” 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, San Diego Public Library, 820 E St., San Diego.
MATT DE LA PENA – “Mexican Whiteboy,” 4 p.m. tomorrow, Yellow Book Road, 7200 Parkway Drive, Suite 118, La Mesa.
THOMAS CATHCART and DANIEL KLEIN – “Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar ...,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Warwick's Bookstore.
BARTON GELLMAN – “Angler,” 7 p.m. Thursday, The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. $35. Registration: (858) 882-8000.
VICTOR VILLASENOR – “Crazy Loco Love,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Bay Books, 1029 Orange Ave., Coronado; 1 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 1040 El Camino Real, Encinitas.
STEPHEN HUNTER – “Night of Thunder,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego.
MARKUS FLANAGAN – “One Less Bitter Actor,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Warwick's Bookstore. $25 registration fee includes a signed copy. Registration: (858) 454-0347.
WRITING WORKSHOP AND READINGS – 1 p.m. Saturday, La Jolla Public Library, 7555 Draper St., La Jolla. Sponsors: Warwick's Bookstore and San Diego Writer's Ink. Registration: (858) 454-0347.
CHET CUNNINGHAM – “The Mystery of Hamlin Springs,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Mysterious Galaxy.
