Think book clubs are only for your grandmother? 826LA wants you to think again.

1.826LA presents Book Smart Night Club featuring Aimee Bender, Ben Lee (pictured) and Greg Behrendt at Largo.

2. Sondre Lerche at El Rey Theatre.

3. The Electric Soft Parade at Spaceland.

4. Leslie Hall at The Hammer Museum.

5. Jane Smiley signs and discusses Ten Days in the Hills with Patt Morrison at Fine Arts Theatre (presented by Book Soup).