ORANGE COUNTY BOOKS & AUTHORS

“An Evening With Theodore Taylor,� featuring the award-winning Laguna Beach author of adult and young adult fiction and nonfiction, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

Taylor, whose books include “The Cay,� “The Trouble With Tuck� and “The Flight of Jesse Leroy Brown,� will discuss the evolution of books and the process of writing. For more information about the free event, call (949) 717-3801.

Also Coming Up:

* Alan Jacobson will sign “False Accusations� at 6 p.m. today at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* Barbara DeMarco Barrett will interview film producer and author Frederick Levy, whose book “Hollywood 101: The Film Industry� is due out in the fall, at 6 p.m. today on KUCI-FM (88.9) in Irvine.

* Dave Kinnaman, co-author of “Researching on the Internet,� will give a free seminar at 7 p.m. Thursday at Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 429 S. Associated Road, Brea. Advance sign-up is required: (714) 672-0120.

* The Anaheim Public Library’s Spring Book Sale will be from 9:30 to noon Saturday at the Central Library, 500 W. Broadway.

* Gregg Andrew Hurwitz will sign “The Tower� at 1 p.m. Saturday at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* KNBC weatherman Christopher Nance will read and sign “Muhammad and the Marathon,� “The Weatherman Is Coming to My School Today� and his other children’s books at 11 a.m. Saturday at Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

* Poet Julian Palley will read at the Steel & Ivy: Poetry at Chapman series at 8 p.m. Saturday in Room 208 of Argyros Forum at Chapman University, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange.

* Children’s book illustrator Bonnie MacKain will discuss and sign “100 Hungry Ants� and “Remainder of One� at 2 p.m. Saturday, and children’s book author Julie Mammano will discuss and sign “Rhinos Who Surf� and “Rhinos Who Snow Board� at 2 p.m. Sunday at Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 429 S. Associated Road, Brea.

* Cal State Fullerton professor Nancy Segal, author of “Entwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell Us About Human Behavior,� will discuss and sign her book at 7 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 429 S. Associated Road, Brea.

* A used-book sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

* Children’s book author Catherine Cowan (“My Life With the Wave�) will sign at 2 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

* Sherri L. Board will discuss and sign “Angels of Anguish� at 1 p.m. Sunday at Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 13232 Springdale St., Westminster.

* Mystery writer Earlene Fowler (“Fools Puzzle�) will sign her book at 2 p.m. Sunday at Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

* A used-book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and run through April 15 in the library at Saddleback College, 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo.

* A book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14 in the library at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Send information about book-related events at least 10 days before event to Dennis McLellan, O.C. Books & Authors, Southern California Living, The Times, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626.