Citywide Reads 2006 author Jonathan Safran Foer returns to Santa Monica to discuss his provocative new non-fiction book, Eating Animals. On the brink of fatherhood and faced with prospect of having to make dietary choices on behalf of his new child, Foer began to explore why humans eat meat and would we continue to do so if we knew how it ended up on our plates? Book sale and signing to follow. Admission: free. This special evening program will be a ticketed event and seating is limited. Tickets available one hour prior to program -- one ticket per person. No reservations available.