Creative Writing Workshop at Vermont Square Library
Have you always wanted to write but never had the courage? Would you like to improve your writing? Whether you’re interested in fiction, poetry, memoir, or journaling, come read great examples of these genres and then put pen to paper I a safe and positive environment. (Writing tools provided.)
Where: Vermont Square Branch Library
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 1201 W. 48th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/creative-writing-workshop-3
Patric Kuh with Chef Josef Centeno at the Last Bookstore
Join us as Patric Kuh, in conversation with Chef Josef Centeno, discusses and signs Finding the Flavors We Lost: From Bread to Bourbon, How Artisans Reclaimed American Food. This book combines vivid reporting, historical investigation, and insightful profiles of major players to portray the movement driving American gastronomy today.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Ground Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Author Visit: Jen Wang at Edendale Branch Library–Teen Event
Join us for a special visit from cartoonist, writer and illustrator Jen Wang, in this event for teens. She will discuss how she got her start, her book In Real Life, which she worked on with Cory Doctorow, as well as her upcoming work The Prince and the Dressmaker.
Jen Wang is a cartoonist and illustrator and writer currently based in Los Angeles. She is a co-founder and organizer for Los Angeles based comics festival Comic Arts LA.
Where: Edendale Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 2011 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/author-visit-jen-wang-real-life
YAF Author at Diesel Bookstore–Teen Event
Publication Party! Adrianna Mather discusses and signs her young adult novel How to Hang a Witch, and all are invited to attend. Salem Massachusetts is the site of the infamous Salem witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transported from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials and she immediately becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves “the descendants.”
Author Adrianna Mather is the 12th generation of Mathers in America. She is co-owner of Zombot Pictures, and her latest release is Honeyglue. In addition to producing, she is also an actress.
Where: Diesel Bookstore, Brentwood
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Surfing & Swimming at Beverly Hills Public Library
Join us to hear author David Davis discuss and sign Waterman: the Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku. Olympic champion swimmer Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1969), popularized the sport of surfing and embodied the Aloha spirit of Hawaii. Author David Davis brings Duke’s exciting life and times to life, and shares stories of Duke, followed by a Q&A and books signing.
Where: Beverly Hills Public Library Auditorium
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 444 N. Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Website: http://www.beverlyhills.org/cbhfiles/storage/files/7588234401382854154/Waterman.pdf
Poetry Reading at Annenberg Beach House
Red Hen Press welcomes three poets to a Beach House Reading:
Kim Addonizio, is the author of six poetry collections, two novels, two story collections, and two books on writing poetry. Her latest books are Mortal Trash: Poems and a memoir-in-essays, Bukowski in a Sundress.
Jacqueline Tchakalian, is a visual artist as well as a poet. Her latest book, The Size of Our Bed, is from Red Hen Press.
Amy Uyematsu, a southern California native and retired math teacher, considers the intersection of politics, mathematics, spirituality and the natural world. Her latest collection is The Yellow Door.
Where: Annenberg Beach House
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: http://redhen.org/events/?uuid=C9087DE0-BE26-576B-98A5-1C0C51ED0CD0
Jessica Anya Blau and J. Ryan Stradal at Vroman’s
Jessica Anya Blau and J. R. Stradal discuss and sign their latest titles, The Trouble with Lexie and Kitchen Gods of the Great Midwest. In the jaw-dropping story of Lexie James, a counselor at a New England prep school, her search for happiness lands her in unexpected trouble, finds herself in headline worthy trouble just when her life seems to be on track. In Kitchens of the Great Midwest, Lars Thorvald’s wife Cynthia falls in love with a dashing sommelier and he’s left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. She grows up to become a star chef, having received her father’s love of food a great gift.
Jessica Anya Blau was born in Boston and raised in Southern California. For many years, Jessica taught writing at Johns Hopkins University and Goucher College. Currently, Jessica divides her time between Baltimore and New York.
J. R. Stradal lives and works in Los Angeles County, California. He grew up in the Midwest, in the southern Minnesota town of Hastings. His first novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, was published in 2015. His shorter writing has appeared in Hobart, The Rumpus, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Midnight Breakfast, BuzzFeed, Los Angeles Magazine, Joyland, The Towner, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, among others.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Dates: Tuesday, the 26th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Jennifer Armstrong and Seinfeldia at Book Soup
Join us to hear Jennifer Armstrong in conversation with Peter Mehlman and Fred Stoller, discuss and sign Seinfeldia: How a Show about Nothing Changed Everything. Acclaimed TV historian and entertainment writer Armstrong celebrates the creators and fans of this TV phenomenon, bringing readers behind the scenes of the show while it was on the air.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Poetry in Redondo Beach
The Redondo Beach Poets host Maddy and an open reading this Tuesday night.
Where: The Coffee Cartel
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 1820 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90042
Website: http://www.facebook.com/RedondoPoets
Tom Lutz at Skylight Books
Join us to hear author Tom Lutz, discuss and read from his new book Drinking Mare’s Milk on the Roof of the World: Wandering the Globe from Azerbaijan to Zanzibar.
Tom Lutz is addicted to journeying. Sometimes he stops at the end of the road, sometimes he travels further. In this book we follow him as he drives beyond the blacktop in Morocco, and then across the continent and beyond that continent too.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Wednesday the 27th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/tom-lutz-discusses-his-new-book-drinking-mares-milk-roof-world
How Women Decide at the Last Bookstore
Please join us when Therese Huston reads and discuss her book How Women Decide: What’s True, What’s Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices. Dr. Huston set out to find out whether common advice works as well for women as for men, and found women and men not only approach decisions differently, their decisions are perceived differently. Plus, women are just as decision as men, they just may pay a price for it. Cognitive psychologist Therese Huston opens up the conversation about how we can best shape our habits, perceptions and strategies, not just to make the most of our own opportunities, but to reshape the culture and bring out the best decisions—regardless of who’s making them.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 27th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 900
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Ben Ehrenreich at Chevalier’s Books
Award-winning author Ben Ehrenreich, in conversation with Rabbi Jocee Hudson, discusses The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine. For three years journalist and novelist Ben Ehrenreich lived among Palestinians in villages and cities of the West Bank, where he first started reporting from in 2011. He was shocked by what he saw, and moved to write about the many cases he witnessed for resilience and resistance in the face of occupation.
Where: Chevalier’s Books
Date: Wednesday the 27th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: http://www.chevaliersbooks.com
Art of Healing at Manazar Gamboa Community Theater
The purpose of this event is to create an opportunity for emerging and accomplished artists of Southeast Asian descent to share their work in a safe and supportive environment and to expand East Asian narratives and audiences. The culmination of the Art of Healing Long Beach tour will showcase youth participants’ stories as well as other local artists, with special guest Peuo Tatyana Tuy.
Hosted by: Jumakae
Where: Manazar Gamboa Community Theater
Date: Thursday the 28th
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: 1323 Gundry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/1078261972252878/
Authors at Chevalier’s Books
Author and crime novelist Lisa Brackmann and discusses and signs her book The Go-Between, with novelist Steph Cha. This book is an all-too-realistic thriller about for-profit prisons, big-money politics, shady non-profits, the war on drugs—and the people who would keep the system intact.
Edgar-finalist Timothy Hallinan’s darkly comic fifth Junior Bender mystery King Maybe, finds L.A.’s most talented burgler, Junior Bender, in the middle of a theft when his luck turns sour. His escape sets off a chain reaction of blackmail and escalating crime.
Where: Chevalier’s Books
Date: Thursday the 28th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://chevaliersbooks.com/
Mike the Poet & Friends at Kaleidoscope Kollective
Join us to hear Mike the Poet Sonksen host an evening of poetry, art and activism with friends: Steve Abee, Alma, Nicole Macias, BESSKEPP, Andrew Basulto, Jamal Carter, Rebecca Gonzalez, Francis J., Ideas Aubry, Karineh Mahdessian, Luivette Resto, Michelle hemer, and Nadia Villanueva.
Where: Kaleidoscope Kollective
Date: Thursday the 28th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 1511 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/631081627058260/
Abigail Ulman at Skylight Books
Join us to hear Abigail Ulman, discuss and sign her new book of short stories Hot Little Hands. Ulman arrives in Los Angeles from Melbourne, Australia with a heartbreakingly tender and often darkly funny take on the experiences of contemporary young women, and will resonate with fans of HBO’s Girls.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Thursday the 28th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/abigail-ulman-reads-her-new-book-short-stories-hot-little-hands
High-Hanging Fruit at Pages Bookstore
Please join us to hear Mark Rampolla discuss and sign his book High-Hanging Fruit: Build Something Great by Going Where No One Else Will. So often in business we’re encouraged to go after the low-hanging fruit. But when you choose to reach higher, you can build an incredible business, make money, and maybe even change the world.
Where: Pages Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 28th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: http://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/mark-rampolla-author-event
Four Authors at WCCW Reading Series
Join us as the WCCW Reading Series presents a quarterly literary event organized by Sara Finnerty and Nina Rota. The readings are thematically linked with WCCW programming, and this one will be on the theme of MAGIC, featuring:
Jessica Ceballos is a writer, teaching artist, publisher, curator, designer community advocate and cultural wanderer. She is ¼ of Writ Large Press and her written work has been published in various journals and anthologies. End of the Road will be released in 2016.
Wendy C. Ortiz is the author of Excavation: A Memoir and Hollywood Notebook, and an author of prose and poetry.
Amanda Yates Garcia is an author and magician, and a self-proclaimed Oracle of Los Angeles.
Diana Wagman is the author of five novels, numerous short stories, essays and reviews, and a new YA book out in October.
Where: Women’s Center for Creative Work
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm
Date: Thursday the 28th
Address: 2425 Glover Place, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Website: http://www.www.facebook.com/events/1549915878649247/
Matty Rich at Eso Won Books
Matty Rich’s Bev: A Novel is based on the real-life story of a little-known figure in the civil rights movement, a white social worker who left her life in New York City to travel to the segregated South to help and march alongside African Americans to fight for and achieve equality and their right to vote.
Where: Eso Won Books
Date: Thursday the 28th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 4327 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: http://www.esowonbookstore.com/event/matty-rich-booksigning-bev-novel
Where’s Waldo Party at Vroman’s Books
You have spent the entire month of July searching for Waldo and now your hard work will pay off! Join us this evening for the grand prize drawing and Waldo themed activities. Come dressed as your best Waldo and be entered to win a Vroman’s gift card.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/wheres-waldo-party
Guillermo Del Toro at LACMA
Join us for a rare opportunity to have Guillermo Del Toro sign your exhibition catalogue or another title by him purchased at a LACMA store. Del Toro is one of the most inventive filmmakers of his generation, and has reinvented the genres of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Guillermo Del Toro: At Home with Monsters reveals the director’s creative process through his collection of paintings, drawings, maquettes, artifacts and concept film art. The exhibition opens to the public on Monday, August 2, 2016.
Where: LACMA, Pavilion for Japanese Art
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/guillermo-del-toro
LOVF at Skylight Books
Please welcome Jesse Reklaw to discuss his new book LOVF (Fantagraphics). LOVF is a sketchbook companion of a man literally losing his mind. Homeless and broke, he ends up off his meds and on a secret quest from Portland to Brooklyn, DC, LA, San Francisco and Seattle. LOVF is a travel journal, and a mirror of the post-traumatic stress dreamworld the author cannot escape from.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/jesse-reklaw-discusses-his-new-book-lovf
Kerry Hamilton and Pioneer Woman at Book Soup
Join us as Kerry Hamilton, great-grandson of author Mary Mann Hamilton presents and signs Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman. Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866-c.1936) was encouraged to record her experiences as a female pioneer. The result is the only known first-hand account of a remarkable woman thrust into the center of taming the American South and all its dangers and hazards. Not even her family knew she was writing secretly in a diary.
In partnership with her descendants, we’re proud to share this piece of American history from a natural born writer. This emotional testament will resonate with readers of history and fiction alike.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
LAMBDA Literary Emerging Voice at Beyond Baroque
The Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, a residency designed to offer intensive and sophisticated instruction to selected writers over a carefully designed one-week period, is one of LAMBDA’s most important initiatives. Join this year’s Fellows for a reading of new and cutting edge LGBTQ writing.
Regular admission.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 691 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Mehnaz Sahibzada at Beyond Baroque
Mehnaz Sahibzada is a 2009 PEN USA Emerging Voices Fellow in Poetry, and her short story The Alphabet Workbook appeared in the August 2010 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. She will read and discuss her second chapbook, Summer Forgets to Wear a Petticoat, from Finishing Line Press.
Regular admission.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Open Mic: Night of Music & Spoken Word and Noches de Canto y Poesia–English & Spanish Language Version of Tia Chucha’s Open Mic.
When a month has a 5th Friday, both of Tia Chucha’s open mics–English and Spanish–get together to rock the mic.
Tía Chucha’s Open Mic is a welcoming, creative sanctuary where people are encouraged to share their thoughts, feelings and talents through various styles of expression. This can be a poem, story, song, joke, freestyle, or just something they feel the need to express. Everyone is welcome to be themselves. It’s FREE. Participants sign up on arrival. Donations are accepted.
Noches de Canto y Poesía son un tiempo dedicado a músicos, poetas y cantantes de la comunidad para que expresen su arte en español o con influencia Latina. Esto incluye pero no es limitado a boleros, baladas, rock en español, folklórico, latinoamericano, ranchera, trova, canto nuevo, jarocho, huapango y más. Todos están bienvenidos! Entrada gratis.
Hosted by: Jeffrey Martin and Juan Cardenas.
Where: Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore
Date: Friday the 29th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 13197 Gladstone Ave., Unit A, Sylmar, CA 91342
Website: http://www.tiachucha.org/programming
Author at Kauffman-Brentwood Library
Join us as author Anne Pfeffer, who has self-published four novels in the last six years, talks about the challenges and rewards, benefits and drawbacks, to indie publishing. She will discuss what it’s been like for her and why she would do it all over again.
Where: Kauffman-Brentwood Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 11820 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Local History at Studio City Library
Mary Mallory, local historian of all things Studio City, speaks about Studio City before the studios. Author of Hollywoodland, Mallory has a wealth of information about our community and will share it and answer your questions. Snacks will be served.
Where: Studio City Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 12511 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA 91604
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/studio-city-studios-afternoon-local-history-mary-mallory
One. Mic. Collective Summer Show in Rosemead
One Mic Collective will be celebrating the First Anniversary since the first OMC show on July 22, 2015. Please join us and kick back for an extended Summer Show featuring poets, musicians and vendors.
We will be asking for a $2-3 dollar suggested donation that will go to OMC. Artists featured include: CalifAztlan (MC/Poet), Rokem (Prducer/Beatmaker), Voltronne Soul (Soul/Rock Band), Bulls Daughter (Jazz Singer/Musician), Steady (Poetry Slam/ Spoken Word Team), Majik MC (Rapper/Writer), Imrith Rode America (Poet/ Singer/ MC).
Hosted by: Xuan Espinoza, Luis Martinez, Steve Valenzuela, Ale Sanchez.
Where: One Mic Collective
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 5 pm – 10 pm
Address: 3541 Temple City Blvd., Rosemead, CA 91770
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/497390800451976/
It Moves Event at California Plaza Grand Performances
LA artists Rafa Esparza, Maria Garcia, Yesika Salgado, and Yosimar Reyes delve into the depths of Brown creativity/identity through spoken word, movement, and site-specific performance art.
Stay for our Music Movement Meaning post show discussion.
Where: Grand Performances, Two California Plaza
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 350 S. Grand Ave.untington DrHuntington , Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: http://www.grandperformances.org/it-moves
Harry Potter Book Release Party at Vroman’s (Offsite)
Vroman’s and Gallery Nucleus are joining forces for a night of wizarding fun! Join our Instagram costume contest and enjoy Potter-esque activities. Then, at midnight, you will receive your copy of the new book in the series: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child-Parts One & Two.
See site for registration and details.
Where: Gallery Nucleus
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 9 pm
Address: 210 E. Main St., Alhambra, CA 91801
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/harry-potter-book-release-party
Harry Potter Release Party at Skylight Books
Join us for a midnight release party of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which includes a Trivial Pursuit Dueling, a costume contest, face painting, wine, snacks, and prizes!
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 10 pm – 12 midnight
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/harry-potter-and-cursed-child-midnight-release-party
826LA Reading at the Last Bookstore
This presentation by 826LA is by young authors who participated in a Speech! Speech! Speech! workshop led by Eric Stolze.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm
Date: Sunday the 31st
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
La Palabra Reading Series
This month’s La Palabra reading series event welcomes: Traci Akemi-Kiriyama, and her hand selected readers: Angela Ina Penaredondo, Rachel McLeod Kaminer and Rocio Carlos.
Hosted by: Karineh Mahdessian.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Date: Sunday the 31st
Address: 131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042
Website: www.facebook.com/events/1802661606622749/
Local Authors at Vroman’s Bookstore
Myron Ferdig discusses and signs A Lad from Sardinia, the story of an impetuous teen at sea in the Mediterranean in the early 1600s.
Cindy Hardy discusses and signs the Last Straw: Bent But Not Broken, about the formative years of a young girl’s life and the relationships she’s forced into and those she ultimately choses.
A.L. Sutter discusses and signs Committed, a darkly funny portrayal of a stand-up comic’s midlife crisis.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 31st
Time: 4 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
WriteGirl Students at Skylight Books
Join WriteGirl to hear new creative voices by teen girls, the culmination of five summer workshops being held at The Huntington in Pasadena from July 20 through August 6. WriteGirl is celebrating 15 years of mentoring and promoting creativity, critical thinking and leadership skills to empower teen girls.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Sunday the 31st
Time: 5 pm
Address: 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=21338
Poetry Reading at the A.G. Geiger Gallery
Three of Los Angeles’ most dynamic poets inaugurate this new reading series at the A.G. Geiger Gallery in Chinatown by reading from their recently published books: Laurel Ann Bogen, Alexis Rhone Fancher & Michelle Bitting.
Where: A.G. Geiger Gallery
Time: 4 pm – 6:30 pm
Date: Sunday the 31st
Address: 502 Chung King Ct., Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.pw.org/calendar
Tongue & Groove Literary Variety Show at Hotel Café
This monthly literary variety show produced by Conrad Romo proudly features: Pam Ward, David Darmstaedter, Elizabeth Marquez, Rios de la Luz, Kristina Wong, and music by Linda Ravenswood.
Where: The Hotel Café
Date: Sunday the 31st
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1623 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Website: www.facebook.com/events/272313163127450/
The Poetry Salon at Beyond Baroque
Check the website for details closer to the date of event.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Sunday, the 31st
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
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