These Violent Delights at Book Soup
Please join us to hear Victoria Namkung discuss and sign her novel, These Violent Delights, set in modern-day Los Angeles at Windemere School for Girls, an elite private school where Dr. Gregory Copeland is the beloved chair of the English Department. A married father with a penchant for romantic poetry—and impressionable teenage girls—he operates in plain sight for years, until one of his former students goes public with allegations of inappropriate conduct. This is a literary exploration of the pressures and vulnerabilities so many women and girls face, and analyzes the ways our institutions and families fail to protect or defend us.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: http://www.booksoup.com/event/victoria-namkung-discusses-and-signs-these-violent-delights
A Deadly Éclair and A Cajun Christmas Killing at Vroman’s Bookstore
Come to hear authors Daryl Wood Gerber and Ellen Byron discuss and sign their new books.
A Deadly Éclair: A French Bistro Mystery is Agatha Award-winning author Gerber’s series debut. When Mimi opens her own bistro in Napa Valley, she throws her first wedding event only to have a murdered man found dead at the bistro with an éclair stuffed in his mouth.
In A Cajun Christmas Killing Byron set her tale at the family-run Crozat Plantation B&B, where the writer of a vicious travel review is found stabbed to death at Maggie Crozat’s workplace. This is a recipe-stuffed third installment of the bestselling Cajun Country mysteries.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Poets & Allies 3rd Anniversary Reading at Sidewalk Café HTS
Poets & Allies for Resistance on Social Justice Issues is a monthly event and features guest black poets, a book giveaway and an Open Mic.
Our 3rd Anniversary Party and Reading features:
V Kali is a poet and writer, Program Coordinator of the Anansi Writers Workshop at the World Stage, and is the owner of Venela’s Vegetarian Soul, among her many endeavors.
Regis Peeples is a writer and part-time lecturer at Otis College of Art and Design. He likes to use poetry and music as a way to convey concepts related to identity, education and nature.
James Evert Jones is Director, Expressions Literary Arts at Santa Monica College. He is also editor and publisher of Gemini Moonchild Press, and a client support specialist a Vendor Direct Solutions.
Bring 1-2 poems about social justice or come to listen!
Hosted by Khadija Anderson
Where: Sidewalk Café HTS
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 2057 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104
Website: http://www.www.facebook.com/events/270068103515845/
Planet of Microbes at Vroman’s Bookstore
Join us to hear author Theodore Anton, joined by CalTech Professor Dianne Newman, discuss and sign Planet of Microbes: The Perils and Potential of Earth’s Essential Life Forms. This book takes readers through the most recent discoveries about microbes, revealing their unexpected potential to reshape the future of the planet. They might be able to help us combat a warming planet, clean up the environment, and help our bodies fight off diseases.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.theodore-anton-joined-caltech-professor-dianne-newman-discusses-and-signs-planet-microbes
Cat Gwynn at Stories LA
Join us to hear award-winning LA-based photographer Cat Gwynn discuss and sign her debut monograph, 10-Mile Radius: Reframing Life On the Path Through Cancer (Rare Bird Press). Her images have been published in a number of photo anthologies, and other publications. Her artwork is collected and exhibited in international galleries and museums, and is sold through the Susan Spiritus Gallery.
Where: Stories Books & Cafe
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.storiesla.com/blogs/events
Journalism at REDCAT
Join us to hear award-winning authors and journalists, as part of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time LA/LA exploration of Los Angeles, discuss Media & Democracy: From the Viet Nam War to the Consolidation of “Alternative Facts” in the Digital Era.
Panelists: Marc Cooper (professor emeritus, USC School of Journalism), Robert Scheer (KCRW’s Left, Right and Center, author of eight books), Suzi Weissman (Professor of Politics at St. Mary’s College, CA, and author of Victor Serge and forthcoming Leon Trotsky: The Most Dangerous Man in the World.)
FREE with RSVP online at website.
Where: REDCAT, Cal Arts Downtown Center
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 631 West 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.redcat.org/event/marc-cooper-robert-scheer-and-suzi-weismann
The Runaway Species at ALOUD Reading Series, LAPL
Join us to hear bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer and associate Professor at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music Anthony Brandt, in conversation to discuss and sign their book, The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World. This book studies hundreds of examples of human creativity from landing on the Moon to paintings by Picasso to connect what creative acts have in common. By examining human innovation through neuroscience, the authors consider how we can harness creativity to better our lives.
RSVP rules and stand-by seating guidelines for this free event are available at website.
Where: Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 630 West 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: http://lfla.org/event/runaway-species-human-creativity-remakes-world/
Parental Discretion Is Advised at the Last Bookstore
Please join us to hear LA Times music journalist Gerrick D. Kennedy present and discuss Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A. and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap. Comprised of Easy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, the group’s multi-platinum success was aided,a nd at times tarnished, by its brash swagger and conflicts with legal and business establishments. During their five years together, these superstars ushered in a new genre of rap, and this book goes beyond the stories told in the film Straight out of Compton.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Redondo Beach Poets and Open Mic at Coffee Cartel
Please join us for our weekly Poetry Reading and Open Mic, featuring Eric Morago and readers from the latest Moon Tide Anthology.
Where: Coffee Cartel
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 1820 S. Catalina Ave., Ste. #101, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Website: http://www.facebook.com/RedondoPoets/
Santa Thief Author at Vroman’s Bookstore (Kid’s event)
Please join us to celebrate the holidays and hear children’s author Alane Adams present and sign The Santa Thief. In 1920s Pennsylvania, when Georgie learns that Santa might not come this year, he decides to take matters into his own hands–and discovers what Christmas is all about.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.alane-adams-presents-and-signs-santa-thief
Lauren Sanders, with Denise Hamilton, at Book Soup
Author Lauren Sanders, with author Denise Hamilton, will discuss and sign her novel The Book of Love and Hate, an unraveling of white collar crime and its motivations. It’s a testament to the magnificent oblivion of love and the shattering of inherited trauma, both personal and historical.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: http://www.booksoup.com/event/lauren-sanders-denise-hamilton-discusses-and-signs-book-love-hate
Janet Fitch and Florencia Ramirez at Vroman’s Bookstore
Please join us to hear two authors discuss their latest book.
We welcome Florencia Ramirez to discuss and sign her new book, Eat Less Water, the story of the water served on our plates, and an eye-opening account of the under-appreciated environmental threat of of water scarcity, as well as a personal narrative on the global scale of water misuse.
We also welcome award-winning author and novelist Janet Fitch (White Oleander, Paint It Black) to discuss and sign her new historical novel, The Revolution of Marina M., a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution as seen through the eyes of one young woman, who aches to break away from the constraints of her genteel life in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1916.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Vanda Krefft, with Dinah Lenney, at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Please join us to hear former journalist Vanda Krefft, in conversation with Dinah Lenney, discuss and sign her new book, The Man Who Made Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox, her new biography on William Fox, in which she reconstructs the lively rise of the Fox empire and gives us an intimate portrait of the man behind the extraordinary accomplishments.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://www.www.chevaliersbooks.com/vanda-krefft
True at the Anansi Writers Workshop
Join us to hear T.R.U.E., the moniker for Thought Requires Uncommon Effort. Eric DeVaughnn began writing in elementary school after reading the poem The Village Blacksmith by Longfellow. When he was introduced to gospel music he began writing songs, then became exposed to the written word at The World Stage open mic. He is ever the proponent for critical thinking and challenging perception.
Workshop begins at 7:30 pm; feature at 8 pm; followed by Open Mic.
Where: The World Stage Gallery
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/531689990499537/
Avram Finklestein at Otis Visiting Writers Series
Join us to hear Avram Finklestein, a founding member of the collective responsible for Silence=Death and AIDSGATE, which was recently included in Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years, at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Where: The Forum, Goldsmith Campus, Otis College of Art and Design
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: http://www.otis.edu/mfa-writing/visiting-writers-series
John Freeman at Diesel Bookstore
Please join us to welcome John Freeman to discuss and sign his debut collection of poetry, Maps. The author charts the impact of place on human experience, and offers a compassionate perspective from one American embroiled in empire. He is the editor of Freeman’s, a literary biannual, and author of two books of nonfiction and two anthologies of writing on inequality. Freeman is the former editor of Granta, and lives in New York, where he teaches at The New School and is a writer-in-residence at NYU. He is executive editor of LitHub and his work has been published into more than 20 languages.
Where: Diesel Bookstore, Brentwood, lower outdoor courtyard
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: http://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/john-freeman-discusses-and-signs-maps
Larry Grobel at Book Soup
Author and writer Larry Grobel will present and sign his two books, Screenplays: Conversations with Brando & the Black Eyes of Akbah (Vol. 1) and Screenplays: Catch a Fallen Star & Begin Again Finnegan (Vol. 2), and will speak of how one converts a novel or interview into a screenplay, using his new releases as examples.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Aaron Poochigian and Alexis Rhone Fancher at the Last Bookstore
Please join us to hear two Califronia-based poets. Aaron Poochigian will read from his recently released novel in verse, Mr. Either/Or. Alexis Rhone Fancher will be reading from her books of poetry, including Enter Here.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Khizr Khan, with Jeffrey Fleishman, at ALOUD Series, LAPL
Please join us to hear Khizr Kahn, in conversation with LA Times Culture & Film writer Jeffrey Fleischman, on Kahn’s new book, An American Family: Being Muslim in the U.S. Military.
Last fall’s presidential election brought a range of impassioned voices to the national stage, but one of the most captivating speakers rose above petty politics with his deeply personal and different view of what it means to be American. Muslim parent Khizr Khan spoke about his son, a U.S. Army Capitan who was killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq. In his inspiring new book he reflects on his grief, as well as his family history of pursuing the American dream during these tumultuous times, and the daily struggles of living up to our ideals.
See website for RSVP and stand-by seating rules and guidelines for this free event.
Where: Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, LAPL
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 630 West 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: http://lfla.org/event/american-family-muslim-u-s-military/
WCCW Reading Series: Rethinking at Women’s Center for Creative Work
Please join us for a chain of Los Angeles literary luminaries, each of whom has chosen the next reader. Our features include:
Dana Jonhson is the author of In the Not Quite Dark, Elsewhere, California and Break Any Woman Down. She is an Associate Professor at USC.
Desiree Zamorano is the author of The Amado Women and Human Cargo.
Bonnie S. Kaplan is a poet and longtime teacher of adults in California’s Parolee Education Program. Her work has been widely published, including online at Cultural Weekly.
Ryka Aoki is a Japanese American author known for her poetry collection, Seasonal Velocities, and her novel, He Mele a Hilo.
Event organized by Sara Finnerty and Nina Rota.
Where: Women’s Center for Creative Work
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 2425 Glover Place, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Rex Wiener, with Pat Thomas, at Beyond Baroque
Rex Wiener, in conversation with Pat Thomas, will discuss his book Did It! From Hippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, an American Revolutionary. This book explore the often-misunderstood relationship between Jerry Rubin and his partner-in-crime Abbie Hoffman in the Yippie vs. Yuppie debates.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
David Rocklin at Stories LA
Author David Rocklin presents Night Language: A Novel (Rare Bird Press), which tells the story of a young man, Prince Alamayou of Abyssinia (present day Ethiopia), who is taken from his home to the court of Queen Victoria—a world he knows nothing about. With him is Philip Layard, an apprentice to one of the doctors on the battlefield in Abyssinia, who becomes his guardian, only friend, and eventually, the love of his life. Inspired by true events, this is a unique novel of love, loss, and the consequences of repressive societies.
David Rocklin is the author of The Luminist, and is the founder/creator of Roar Shack, a monthly reading series in Los Angeles.
Where: Stories Books & Cafe
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 1716 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.rarebirdbooks.com/rbevents/
Sleepy Toes Evening Storytime at Flintridge Bookstore–Children’s Event
Children’s author Kelli McNeil presents Sleepy Toes, named one of the “15 Best Picture Books of Kindergarten” in 2017 (ages 3 & up). Treat your children to an evening story time while you shop here for the holidays!
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada-Flintridge, CA 91011
Website: http://www.flintridgebooks.com/instore-events/2017/11/9/kelli-mcneil-sleepy-toes-evening-storytime
Poetry Book Launch at Poetic Research Bureau
Please join us for a poetry book launch and a reading with Claudia Castro Luna & Margaret Rhee, with Sean Pressin, Lucy Burns, SA Smythe, Mark Marino, and Jessica Ceballos y Campbell.
Where: Poetic Research Bureau
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 951 Chung King Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.poeticresearch.com/
Author & Book Signing Festival at Glendale Public Library
Join us for a bestselling authors’ event to hear 20+ authors showcasing their works, including literary, young adult, mystery, suspense, paranormal, graphic novels and comics.
Festival line-up includes:
11:30 am: Dennis Palumbo, Opening Up Yur Creative Mind.
12:15 pm: Michael Thomas Barry, True Crime.
1:00 pm: Michael Mallory and Gary Phillips, Comics and Graphic Novels.
1:45 pm: Christine Hoag and Maria Alexander, Writing YA.
3:15 pm: Kathryn Sermak, Biography: Bette Davis.
ALSO: Check site also for related events at Back Store Bookstore, on Central Park Paseo, 9 am – 3 pm, AND at 222 EAST Performances, on the Central Park Paseo, 218 S. Brand Blvd, featuring Mike the Poet, who will read/recite at 1 pm!
Where: Glendale Downtown Central Library Auditorium
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Address: 222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91204
Website: http://http://www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/30823/125
David Shannon at Vroman’s Bookstore–Children’s Event
Join us for a children’s event as Davis Shannon presents and signs his new book, Bizzy Miss Lizzie, about a busy little bee who, like most people, won’t slow down to enjoy the simple joys of life.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore, Main Store
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/david-shannon-presents-and-signs-bizzy-mizz-lizzie
Saturday Afternoon Poetry at Santa Catalina Library, PPL
Join us for a Deep Poetry Critique Workshop led by G.T. Foster. Bring 15 copies of your poem-in-process.
Weekly event curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell
Where: Santa Catalina Branch Library, Pasadena PL
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 999 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 90405
Website: http://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
HITCHED Reading Event & 2 Launches at Holy Grounds
This quarter HITCHED is celebrating its 7th anniversary, the return of Macondo Writers Workshop, and two book releases, and is hosted by Xochitl-Julisa Bermeo.
Vickie Vertiz has released and will present her debut collection, Palm Frond with Its Throat Cut (University of Arizona Press).
Joseph Rios has released and will present his debut collection, Shadowboxing (Omnidawn).
Our paired literary couplings of readings by Macondo writers includes:
Liz Gonzalez writes poetry, fiction and memoir, and is a writer, writing coach and instructor at UCLA Extension Writers Program. She directs Uptown Word & Arts in Long Beach.
Alex Espinoza is the author of Still Water Saints and The Five Acts of Diego Leon, and his writing and reviews have been published in literary anthologies and journals, periodicals and online. He serves on the Board of Cal Humanities, is deeply involved with the Puente Project, and is a professor at Cal State Los Angeles, where he is director of the MFA Program in creative Writing and Literary Arts.
Tisha Reichle is a Chicana feminist writer, teacher and student, and her work has been published in The Acentos Review, Santa Fe Writers Project, RCC Muse, Discordant Voices, and Inlandia Journal.
Sarah Rafael Garcia is a writer, community educator and activist, and her fiction, essays, and travel writing, and poetry have been published in numerous journals. She is editor of Barrio Writers, 6th and 7th editions.
Carribean Fragoza is a writer and artist form South El Monte, and her fiction and poetry have been published in numerous journals, and her arts/cultural reviews published in online and international magazines. She is founder and co-director of the South El Monte Art Posse (SEMAP), and runs a column on KCET Departures about the San Gabriel Valley, called “East of East.”
Where: Holy Ground Coffee & Tea
Date: Saturday the 2nd
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 5371 Alhambra Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90032
Angels Flight Literary Salon at the Last Bookstore
Join us for the relaunch of the Angles Flight monthly literary salon, with Fiction Editor and author Shilpa Agarwal (Haunting Bombay) in conversation with our featured author/readers:
David Rocklin presents The Night Language: A Novel, a story inspired by true events, and a unique novel of love, loss, and the consequences of repressive societies. Rocklin is also the author of The Luminist, and is the founder/creator of Roar Shack, a monthly reading series in Los Angeles.
Gayle Brandeis presents her latest book, The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother’s Suicide, a searing, formally inventive memoir which peels back the layers of deception and complicity in physical and mental illness, and through breaking familial and personal silences, finds grace in a life-affirming story.
Rabbi Steve Leder presents More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us, and examines the many ways we can transform many types of pain into a more beautiful and meaningful life. Leder is the leader of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, one of America’s largest and most important congregations.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 1704 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=25473
Poets and Teachers & Open Mic at Gatsby’s Bookstore
Please join us to welcome mystery poets/writers/teachers Hiram Sims and Gerald Locklin, for Poets and Teachers: An Evening of Poetry, which will also feature an Open Mic—so bring your best!
Hiram Sims is an adjunct English professor teaching Composition and Creative Writing at Cal State LA, Long Beach City College, and Compton College. He is director of the Community Literature Initiative, and has published three books.
Gerald Locklin is a language educator, poet and writer, and Professor Emeritus at Cal State Long Beach, Senior Editor at Chiron Review, and Founder of the Endowment for Student Writing Competition at CSULB. He is the author of over 155 books, chapbooks and broadsides of poetry, fiction, and criticism, with over 3,000 works published.
Where: Gatsby’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 5535 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808
Website: http://gatsbybooks.com/book-signings/
Endings & Beginnings Event at Avenue 50 Studios
You are invited to the opening reception of Endings & Beginnings, an art show curated by Karineh Mahdessian.
To honor all that 2017 had to offer, we are featuring the work of the following artists:
Brenda Henriques
Camille Levy
Carol McCready
Christine Jordan
Connie L. Martin
Devi S. Laskar
Emily Tseng
Katie McGuire
Lauren Ballesteros
Pat Quinn
Patricia Zamorano
Robyn Nisbet
Rosa Navarette
Sabrina Im
Sandra Low
Sarah Lofthouse
Toti O’Brien
Where: Avenue 50 Studios
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 131 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/161249964484293/
Lummox Press at Beyond Baroque
Lummox is proud to present Rick Smith and RD Armstrong (Raindog) reading poetry from their respective books, Whispering in a Mad Dog’s Ear and Tracking the Rabbit. Rick Smith is a talented poet and harmonica player and RD Armstrong is both a publisher and a poet, who has been devoted to the contemporary poetry scene for 23 years.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Soap Box Poets Open Mic at Beyond Baroque
This is your home. Bring your words. The mic is yours. Sign-ups begin at 1:45 pm. There is a five-minute limit for each reader.
Hosted by Jessica Wilson Cardenas
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Second Sunday Poetry Series/Open Mic at Studio Theatre
Join us for our monthly Open Mic show, featuring Natalie Sierra & Jude Hoffman.
Hosted by Alex M. Frankel
Where: Studio Theatre
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 3433 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: http://secondsundaypoetry.com
Nathan Englander, with David Ulin, at Wilshire Boulevard Temple West
Come join us and hear writer, novelist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist author Nathan Englander (What We Talk About When We Talk About Ann Frank) speak about his new book, Dinner at the Center of the Earth, in conversation with author David Ulin, former editor of the LA Times Book Review, and enjoy a fascinating conversation about Judaism, anti-Semitism, Israel and literature, followed by a book signing and dessert reception.
Where: Wilshire Boulevard Temple West, Irmas Campus
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 7 pm – 10:30 pm
Address: 11661 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Website: http://www.wbtla.org
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