Click It. BEAT picks of the week.

Joan Didion's latest book, a memoir (not her favorite word), Blue Nights, is out this week. On Wednesday November 16, she'll be in conversation with The Los Angeles Times' David Ulin at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Tower Heist looks so good! Director Brett Ratner will be at the ArcLight Hollywood on Friday November 4 for a Q&A following the 7:15 p.m. screening.

Meet Marky Ramone (and sample his marinara sauce!) at Whole Foods this weekend--in Venice on Saturday and in Westwood Sunday.

My favorite hair ties (made in Malibu)

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: Knopf

Check It. David Sedaris archives.

"Liking" something on Facebook can be a mixed bag. You can be inundated with updates, or totally forget that you "liked" something and never get good updates.

David Sedaris' Facebook page, however, is excellent. It both posts his book tour dates and, more interestingly, posts archived Sedaris readings from live performances and appearances on This American Life from the 1990s, when I at least was not yet a Sedaris fanatic.

Today's gem was a show on wackiness. Enjoy!

-- Lauren Williams