Memoir Writing Workshop at 
, LAPL
Would you like to write your own memoir? Instructor Erika Fernbach is offering a free, two session course to get you started. It is recommended that you attend both sessions.
Don’t forget to bring paper and pen—or your computer!
Where: Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 2nd
Time: 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Address: 14245 Moorpark St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/memoir-writing-workshop
Brian Slagel at Book Soup
Come to hear Brain Slagel discuss and sign his book, For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records. Slagel began as a metal-obsessed kid who launched a fanzine and landed a record store job before cobbling together what he assumed would be a one-off compilation of fledgling bands from the L.A. In 1982 the Metal Massacre LP included the recordings of Steeler, Malice, Ratt, and Metallica, and with its success it propelled him into creating a proper record label.
Joining Slagel will be Eddie Trunk, Joey Vera & John Bush, Betsy Bitch, and moderator Don Jamieson.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West hollywood, CA 90069
90x90LA: Debrief and Wind Down at Cielo Galleries/Studios
We will gather and talk and wind down as #90x90la closes.
Where: Cielo Galleries/Studios
Date: Monday the 2nd
Time: 8 pm
Address: 3201 Maple Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90011
Website: http://90x90la.com/a-90x90la-debrief-wind-down-m-102-8pm/
Adam Novak at USC Bookstore
In the traditions of the authors Mark Z. Danielewski (House of Leaves) and P.T. Anderson (Magnolia), Adam Novak explores the city of angels and demons in his third novel, Freaks of the Industry (Rare Bird Books). The author’s previous novels, The Non-Pro and Take Fountain, also reflect his roots in Los Angeles, where he lives and writes.
Where: USC Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 3rd
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Website: http://www.rarebirdbooks.com/rbevents/
Gary Soto at Chaffey College
Join us as Red Hen Press presents author Gary Soto for a reading at Chaffey College, Fontana Campus.
Where: Chaffey College, FNLC 120
Date: Tuesday the 3rd
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 16855 Merrill Ave., Fontana, CA 92335
Website: http://redhen.org/events/?uuid=3D4C632B-7FB3-CCCA-B4B2-FC88F0B2EF6B or http://www.chaffey.edu/calendar/events.shtml
Young Jane Young at Diesel Bookstore, Brentwood
Join us for a presentation by author Gabrielle Zevin, who will discuss and sign Young Jane Young. Aviva Grossman is an ambitious congressional intern in Florida who makes the mistake of having an afaair with her boss—and blogging about it. But of course it is not the beloved congressman who takes the fall, it’s Aviva. She decides there’s no way out but to change her name, move to Maine and start over. Later, when she decides to run for office, she finds the past is never truly past.
Where: Diesel Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 3rd
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: http://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/gabrielle-zevin-discusses-and-signs-young-jane-young
Colleen Hoover at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Join us to hear Colleen Hoover read and discuss her new novel, Without Merit. Check availability for this popular event.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 3rd
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/colleenhoover
Robin Benway, with Brandy Colbert, at Vroman’s Bookstore
Join us to hear author Robin Benway, with Brandy Colbert, read from and discuss her new book, Far from the Tree, the interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood, who explore all the meaning of family in all its forms—how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 3rd
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/robin-benway-brandy-colbert-discusses-and-signs-far-tree
Caitlin Doughty at Skylight Books
Join us to hear author Caitlin Doughty, discuss and sign her new book, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death. A mortician, the author explores the world’s funeral traditions—from robotic graves in Japan to an Indonesian village where families live with the bodies of their dead for months, even years, prior to the funeral. She argues for alternative rituals designed to save us from the funeral-industrial complex.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Tuesday the 3rd
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/caitlin-doughty-discusses-her-book-here-eternity
Book Club at Flintridge Bookstore
Join our Brown Bag Book Club to participate in a discussion of News of the World, by Paulette Jiles. In 1870, in North Texas, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels from town to town giving readings from the latest newspapers, bringing news of the world to isolated towns on the Texas frontier. In Wichita Falls, he is asked to return a captive girl to her relatives near Sn Antonio, 400 miles to the south. The old man and the ten-year-old start the hazardous journey, but her attitude, plus the bandits and Comanche raids, and violent weather, only add to the dilemma of the girl’s relatives, who don’t want her. This is a story of courage, honor and truth, which come in the unlikeliest of people.
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 4th
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Address: 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada-Flintridge, CA 91011
Website: https://www.flintridgebooks.com/in-store/
Trying to Walk Like a Man at Book Soup
Join us to hear Christopher Wiehl, with John Turner, discuss and sign Trying to Walk Like a Man: The Chris Wiehl Playbook. Wiehl is an actor and filmmaker who has had plenty of challenges in his life. In 2008 doctors discovered a brain tumor in his auditory nerve in his right ear, which nearly killed him. He has learned that that he adversity people face is not as important as their response to it. It’s how they face obstacles—and learn to walk like a man—that keeps them moving forward.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Wednesday the 4th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Gabrielle Zevin at Vroman’s Bookstore
Gabrielle Zevin, the author of Young Jane Young, will discuss and sign her new book about an ambitious congressional intern in Florida who makes the mistake of having an affair with her boss, and enduring the lasting blame and consequences that entails. From the author of the international bestseller, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, comes this cautionary tale.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 4th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91011
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/gabrielle-zevin-discusses-and-signs-young-jane-young
Like a Dog at Skylight Bookstore
Join us to hear Tara Jepsen, with Michelle Tea, discuss her book Like a Dog, a scrappy young skateboarder’s story of underground worlds and fringe existences, confusing family relationships and the struggle for intimacy. Jepsen is a writer and actor, who has appeared in the Emmy-winning series Transparent among her other endeavors.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 4th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/tara-jepsen-discusses-her-book-dog-michelle-tea
Zinzi Clemons at Otis Visiting Writers Series
Join us to hear author Zinzi Clemons discuss and read from her work. Raised in Philadelphia, with roots in South Africa and Trinidad, her writing has appeared in Zoetrope, All-Story, Transition, The Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere. She is co-founder and former Publisher of Apogee Journal, and a contributing editor to LitHub. She teaches literature and creative writing at the Colburn Conservatory and Occidental College. Her debut novel, titled What We Lose, as well as a second title, are forthcoming form Viking.
Where: Otis College of Art and Design, the Forum, Goldsmith Campus
Date: Wednesday the 4th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: https://www.otis.edu/mfa-writing/visiting-writers-series
Read a Play: Our Town at Ocean Park Library, SMPL
Join us to discover great plays while uncovering your inner actor. This monthly group will read through a different play each month, with each person in attendance taking part in the read through.
This month we will read Our Town, by Thornton Wilder.
Where: Ocean Park Library, SMPL
Date: Thursday the 5th
Time: 7 am – 8:30 pm
Address: 2601 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=22673
All Lit Up! Event at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Hosted by Liz Newstat and Rich Ferguson, and featuring a unique selection of first-rate readers and authors, we are pleased to welcome:
Tom Stern is the author of the novels My Vanishing Twin and Sutterfield, You are Not a Hero. He is also the writer/director of the films Half-Dragon Sanchez and This Is a Business.
Iris De Anda hosts The Writers Underground Open Mic at the Eastside Café every third Thursday of the month and is author of CODESWITCH: Fires From Mi Corozon. She also hosts 100 Segundos de Soledad on La Banda Elastica Radio and forms part of the all-female rock band The Bloody Gypsys.
Billy Burgos is an Angeleno poet/writer/painter. Along with his published collection Eulogy to an Unknown Tree, his one-man portrait painting show The Faces of LA Poetry has been shown at the Mike Kelley Gallery in Venice CA and at The Last Bookstore in DTLA. His work has been featured at KCET and in numerous literary and art journals.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: http://www.chevaliersbooks.com/tom-stern-cls-ferguson
YA Novel, Among the Red Stars, at Vroman’s Bookstore–Teen Event
Celebrate a suspenseful, historical Young Adult debut novel inspired by the true story of an all-female bomber unit in Russia during World War II. Author Gwen Katz, with Jessica Cluess, discusses and signs Among the Red Stars. Inspired by the true story of a famous all-female Russian bomber regiment, Katz weaves a tale of strength and sacrifice, of learning to fight for yourself, learning the true meaning of bravery, and the perils of a world at war.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91001
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/gwen-katz-jessica-cluess-discusses-and-signs-among-red-stars
Sasha Abramson at Book Soup
Join us to hear author Sasha Abramson discuss and sign Jumping at Shadows: The Triumph of Fear and the End of the American Dream. This is a searing account of America’s most dangerous epidemic, that of irrational fear that runs rampant in our divided nation.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Thursday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Stephen Greenblatt & Jack Miles at ALOUD, Central Library
Please join us to hear Stephen Greenblatt, in conversation with Jack Miles, read from his book The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve: From Fiction to Faith, which explores the enduring narrative of humanity’s first parents. The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The Swerve and Will in the World, demystifies the biblical origin story that resonates so profoundly in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim worlds and permeates our lives today.
Check website for RSVP availability and stand-by seating rules.
Where: Mark Taper Auditorium, Central library, LAPL
Date: Thursday the 5th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 630 West 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: http://lfla.org/event/rise-fall-adam-eve-fiction-faith/
Carmen Maria Machado at Skylight Bookstore
Join us to hear author Carmen Maria Machado, read from and sign her new short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties. This book blithely demolishes arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism, and bends genres to map the realities of women’s lives and the violence visited on their bodies.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 5th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Elizabeth Rosner at Book Soup
Please join us to hear Elizabeth Rosner read from her book, Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory, an attempt to address urgent questions as firsthand survivors of the Holocaust begin to pass away: How do we carry these stories forward? How do we collectively ensure that the horrors of the past are not forgotten?
Where: Book Soup
Date: Friday the 6th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Celeste Ng at Vroman’s Bookstore
Join us to hear the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng, discuss and sign her new novel, Little Fires Everywhere. This riveting novel traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson Family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. In Shaker Heights, everything is planned, and no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Then Mia Warren, a single mother with a daughter, rents a house from the Richardson family, and the status quo is threatened. This book explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood—and the danger of believing the rules can avert disaster.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Friday the 6th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/celeste-ng-discusses-and-signs-little-fires-everywhere
Open Mic Poetry Night at Pipe & Thimble Bookstore
Join us for our First Friday Open Mic Poetry Slam, to hear original poetry and share some of your own! Seating is limited, and doors open at 7:30 pm.
Hosted by author, poet, and founder/ executive director of DSTL Arts, Luis Antonio Pichardo.
Where: Pipe & Thimble Book Store
Date: Friday the 6th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Address: 24830 Narbonne Ave., Lomita, CA 90717
Kenny Fries, with Emily Rapp Black, at Skylight Bookstore
Join us to hear Kenny Fries, with Emily Rapp Black, discuss his memoir, In the Providence of the Gods. This book is one American’s journey of profound self-discovery as a disabled foreigner in Japan, a society historically hostile to difference. As he visits gardens, meets artists and scholars, he discovers far more than he expected. When he is diagnosed as HIV positive, all his assumptions are shaken, and he must find a way to reenter life on new terms.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Friday the 6th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/kenny-fries-discusses-his-memoir-province-gods-emily-rapp-black
Red Hen Press Readings at the Last Bookstore
Join us to hear John Brantingham (The Green of the Sunset and LA Fiction Anthology),Brittany Ackerman (The Perpetual Motion Machine), Emma Trelles (Tropicalia), Siel Ju (Cake Time), and LA Times Book Reporter and editor-at-large Agatha French, interviewed by City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood Kim Dower.
Where: The Last Bookstore (entrance on 5th St.)
Date: Friday the 6th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Rapp Saloon Readings Series at the Rapp Saloon
Join us for First Fridays at Rapp Saloon to hear: L.I Henly, Molly Bendall, Nicelle Davis, with music by Lilly Flor del Valle, and hosted by Cynthia Alessandra Briano.
Open Mic sign-ups begin at 8 pm.
Where: The Rapp Saloon
Date: Friday the 6th
Time: 8:30 pm
Address: 1436 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://www.facebook.com/Rapp-Saloon-Reading-Series-122145672327/
Denise Doyen at Children’s Book World–Children’s Event
Join us to hear children’s poet Denise Doyen discuss her new book, The Pomegranate Witch, (for ages 4-8), a delectable romp and the tale of a scary old tree that blooms with the most beautiful pomegranates ever seen.
Where: Children’s Book World
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 10580 ½ West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Website: http://www.childrensbookworld.com/Calendar/calendar.htm
Chris Harris & Esta Spaulding at Vroman’s Bookstore–Children’s Event
Join us to hear children’s poet Chris Harris, the 21st-century Shel Silverstein, discuss his hilarious debut poetry collection, I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. Adding to the fun will be illustrator Lane Smith, who illustrated the book and is also bestselling co-creator of the books, Knock About with the Fitzgerald-Trouts and Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 12 pm noon
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Chicken Soup for the Soul Launch at Gatsby’s Bookstore
Join us to hear the Book Launch Party for Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and the Unexplainable, and hear otherworldly stories by contributors: Andy Garcia, Janet Elizabeth Lynn, Denise Reich, and Will Zeilinger. In this collection you’ll read 101 stories of intuition, insight, and inspiration that will amaze you and encourage you to tap into your own inner wisdom through your dreams and premonitions.
Where: Gatsby’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Address: 5535 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808
Website: http://gatsbybooks.com/book-signings/
Chris Harris at Chevalier’s Bookstore–Children’s Event
Please join us to hear debut poet Chris Harris, read from his forthcoming collection, I’m Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. Harris’ debut is a deserving comparison to Shel Silverstein, with a hilarious back-and-forth exchange between author and artist. The author is also a writer for TV and literary journals, and the author of the anti-travel guide Don’t Go to Europe.
Where: Chevaliers’ Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 3:30 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: http://www.chevaliersbooks.com/chris-harris
Roy Choi Book at Pico Branch Library, SMPL
Please join us to hear author June Jo Lee and illustrator Man One discuss the story behind their book about famed local chef Roy Choi. This presentation will be followed by an art demonstration and hands-on art project, since this is a biographical picture book about Choi.
Where: Pico Branch Library, SMPL
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 2201 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=24861
Larry Smith and Special Guests at Skylight Books
Come to hear Larry Smith and his special guests present the next in the Six-Word Memoir series, Six Words Fresh Off the Boat: Stories of Immigration, Identity, and Coming to America. This book includes stories from a number of notable actors, authors, athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, and political figures, including: M. Night Shyamalan, Aziz Ansari, Ariana Huffington, Mario Batali, Jeremy Lin, Junot Diaz and many others.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/larry-smith-and-special-guests-discuss-six-words-fresh-boat
Aldon Nielsen and Will Alexander at Poetic Research Bureau
Come join us to hear our features:
Aldon Nielsen is a poet and writer whose work encompasses poetry, criticism and anthologies He lives in both Pennsylvania and California, and is Professor of American Literature at Penn State University. His most recent publication is Tray (Make Now Books 2017)
Will Alexander is a poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, and visual artist. He has taught at several institutions, and been associated with nonprofits such asTheatre of Hearts/Youth First, as well as Beyond Baroque. Much of his work is characterized by a powerful mix of metaphor and sophisticated language, and sound recordings of his verse are published in University of Pennsylvania poetry archives.
Where: Poetic Research Bureau
Date: Saturday the 7th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm
Address: 951 Chung King Rd., Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.poeticresearch.com
Soap Box Open Reading at Beyond Baroque
Join us for our monthly Soap Box open Reading hosted by Jessica Wilson Cardenas. There is a five minute limit and sign-ups begin at 1:45 pm.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Saturday the 8th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Julie Margolis & Stuart Gibbs at Chevalier’s Bookstore–Children’s Event
Join us to hear Julie Margolis launch and read from her new book, We Are Party People, and Stuart Gibbs launch and read from his latest Spy School series book, Spy School: Secret Service. Margolis is the author of more than fifty books for young readers, including two Annabelle Stevens books. Gibbs is the author of the middle grade novels Belly Up, Poached, Spy Camp and The Last Musketeer series.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 8th
Time: 2:30 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: http://www.chevaliersbooks.com/margolis-pratt-launch
Santa Monica Review Reading at the Edye Theater
Join us for a reading celebration for the Fall 2017 issue of Santa Monica Review, featuring contributors to the literary arts journal:
Rick Wartzman is a journalist and author and will welcome our guests.
Brendan Park will be introduced by Justin Lee.
Mark Gozonsky will be introduced by Wendy Lauren Belcher.
Inna Effress will be introduced by Jade Chang.
Suzanne Greenberg will be introduced by Erica Lansdown.
See website for modest ticket information and details.
Limited seating. Free Parking.
Where: The Edye, SMC Performing Arts Center
Date: Sunday the 8th
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address: 1310 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90024
Website: http://www2.smc.edu/sm_review/index.html
Rattle Reading Series at Flintridge Bookstore
In this program Rattle presents three features poets:
Wade Bentley teaches and writes in Salt Lake City. His collection, What Is Mine, was published in Aldrich Press in January of 2015. Most recently his poem “Spin” appeared in Rattle #54.
Donna Hibert’s latest book is her fifth, The Congress of Luminous Bodies, from Aortic Books, and Orchards of Our Mothers is forthcoming. Her poem “Rambler” appears in Rattle #57.
Lee Rossi’s most recent book is Wheelchair Samurai. He is a contributing editor at Poetry Flash, and his poem “Microcosmology” appears in Rattle #57.
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 8th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1010 Foothill Blvd, La Canada-Flintridge, CA 90024
Website: http://www.rattle.com/readings
Writing While Female at Skylight Bookstore
Join us to hear novelists Teri Emory (Second Acts) and Heidi Mastrogiovanni (Lala Pettibone’s Act Two) discuss how they’ve managed to support their writing habits over many years, how they handle rejection, create female characters, view “chick lit” and “women’s fiction” and other labels, etc.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 8th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
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