Do It. Upcoming book discussions and signings.

Reminder: The Red Hot Chili Peppers book signing event at the Grove's Barnes & Noble today at noon.

Other notable upcoming L.A. book events:

Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant discusses and signs her new book The Fashion File (written with Monica Corcoran Harel) at Book Soup - November 10 at 7:00 p.m.

L.A. Ink's Kat Von D with her new book, The Tattoo Chronicles, at the Grove's Barnes & Noble November 18 at 6:00 p.m.

Stan Lee at the Grove's Barnes & Noble on November 20 at 2:00 p.m. with Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics

A new book from the always amusing "Stuff White People Like" crew - Whiter Shades of Pale will be discussed and signed at Book Soup November 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Check back often for more!

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Advance Notice. Men Men style talk at LACMA.

Love the costumes in Mad Men? Who doesn't, really? There's an awesome sounding book coming out this fall by the show's costume designer Janie Bryant, and Monica Corcoran Harel (who, when at the Los Angeles Times, wrote the best All the Rage blog posts for the Image section).

While you'll have to wait till November for The Fashion File: Advice, Tips, and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men, you can hear Bryant and Corcoran Harel discuss it at LACMA this Wednesday night.

They'll talk about the process behind the clothes worn on the hit show, and how it has influenced fashion today. A fashion show and reception to follow discussion.

Wednesday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. LACMA is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. Tickets are $60 and available online.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: nyu.edu