Saturday, Feb. 8
Panel discussion on “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore” by Elizabeth Rush at 1 p.m. at the Goleta Valley Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. UCSB faculty researchers will discuss the book, which is the 2020 UCSB Reads selection. “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore” is about climate change and rising sea levels. Copies can be borrowed at the library. Admission is free.
Monday, Feb. 10
Book signing by Adrienne Rubin, author of “Diamonds and Scoundrels: My Life In the Jewelry Business” at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. (805-682-6787). The book discusses Ms. Rubin’s road to success after she entered the male-dominated jewelry business during the 1970s in Los Angeles. Admission is free.
Thursday, Feb. 13
Book signing by Michael Bowker, author of “Gods of Our Time,”at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. (805-682-6787). The novel takes the reader back to the energy and romantic lights of Paris in the 1920s. It follows the life of painter and healer Sophie Masson. Admission is free.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Book signing by Frank Frost, author of “The Grottos of Barigoule,” at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. (805-682-6787). The novel follows two American couples who discover the history of a massacre in 1545 in southern France. Admission is free.
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Book signing by John Sayles, author of “Yellow Earth,” at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. (805-682-6787). The Oscar-nominated screenwriter’s novel takes place on the site of the Three Nations reservations in North Dakota. Admission is free.
Thursday, Feb. 20
Book signing by Dr. Jennifer Freed, author of “Use Your Planets Wisely,” at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. (805-682-6787). Dr. Freed, a psychotherapist, introduces readers to psychological astrology as a means of understanding themselves and others in a life-changing way. Admission is free.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Book signing by Deborah Kalas, author of “Wild Herd: A Vanishing American Treasure,” at 7 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. (805-682-6787). The book features Ms. Kalas’ photos of the wild herds in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Admission is free.
