‘Drabble’ Creator Will Wrap Up Lecture Series

Mission Viejo cartoonist Kevin Fagan, whose “Drabble” cartoon strip appears in The Times, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University Club at UC Irvine.

Fagan, author of “Son of Drabble,” the fifth collection of his syndicated cartoon, is the final speaker in the Orange County Public Library’s Voices for Libraries benefit lecture series. Fagan will sign copies of his book after his talk.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For reservations, call (714) 566-3060.

Also This Week

* Patricia Guiver, author of “Delilah Doolittle and the Purloined Pooch,” will speak and sign at 1 p.m. today at Coffee, Tea & Mystery, 13232 Springdale St., Westminster.

* Clive Cussler, author of “Flood Tide,” will sign at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* Heike Hendler, author of “Stories of True Love,” will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Borders Books & Music, 25222 El Paseo, Mission Viejo.

* Connie Merritt, author of “Finding Love (Again!): The Dating Survival Manual for Women Over Thirty,” will speak and sign at 7 p.m. Friday at Borders Books, 25222 El Paseo, Mission Viejo.

* Actress Jamie Lee Curtis, author of the children’s book “Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born,” will sign at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble in Metro Point, 901 South Coast Plaza Drive, Costa Mesa.

* A used-book sale featuring thousands of titles will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave. A used-book sale also will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Anaheim Public Library, 500 W. Broadway.

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