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# Reading the flaws of reproduction By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/reading-the-flaws-of-reproduction-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2004-08-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:47:10.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Santa Monica Public Library and Barnes & Noble will present a book reading of “Reproduction is a Flaw of Love” and signing by Lauren Grodstein next week.

Lauren Grodstein made her literary debut with “The Best of Animals,” a short-story collection of 20-something urban men and women finding themselves in one unwieldy situation after another.

In Grodstein’s new novel, “Reproduction is the Flaw of Love,” Joel Miller anxiously waits outside the bathroom door for his girlfriend Lisa to take a home pregnancy test. While she stalls for time and Miller awaits test results that could determine his future, he finds himself replaying all he has seen of love so far. Amazon.com has named the new novel a “Breakout Book.”

The event will take place on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third St. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call (310) 458-8600.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 2, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/080204.pdf?ref=smdp.com)