ORANGE COUNTY BOOKS & AUTHORS

* J.A. Jance will sign “Outlaw Mountain” at 4 p.m. Friday at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* Shirl Thomas will offer editing advice at 7 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble, 12712 Jamboree Road, Irvine.

* James Blaylock will sign “The Rainy Season” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* KNBC weatherman Christopher Nance will speak and read from his book “Skeeter’s First Flight” at 3 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books and Music, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

* John Gobbell will sign “A Code for Tomorrow” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble in Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

* Adreana Robbins will sign “Paris Never Leaves You” at 2 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble in Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

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. Or e-mail to dennis.mclellan@latimes.com.