Santa Monica Main Library Book Club & Blink at Santa Monica Main Library, SMPL
Join us for the Santa Monica Main Library Book Club meeting, which is always welcoming new members and alternates between fiction and nonfiction on a month-to-month basis. This month’s nonfiction title is Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell.
Where: Santa Monica Main Library, SMPL
Date: Monday the 19th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=28527
Making Comics Class & Jim Higgins at Swains HQ Art Supply
Making Comics: A Class for Writers & Artists is a class taught by Jim Higgins. It is a comprehensive overview of all fundamental elements involved in creating comics. You’ll complete the class with a tangible product: either, a ten-page minicomic or a fifteen-page comic script. You’ll learn and grow in a supportive environment. This is a 12-week class, which started July 1, so just come and join, or check website for more details.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details.
Where: Swains HQ Art Supply
Date: Monday the 19th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 445 W. Colorado St., Glendale, CA 91204
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/446762535880223
Paul Tremblay & Brian Evenson Signing at Dark Delicacies Collectibles
This free event welcomes two authors to present their latest work and for a Q&A:
Paul Tremblay will be signing his new short story collection, Growing Things (HB).
Brian Evenson will be signing his short story collection, Song for the Unraveling of the World (TPB).
Where: Dark Delicacies
Date: Monday the 19th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 822 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505
Website: http://www.facebook,com/events/351158805804990
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque
This free weekly fiction workshop focuses on narrative technique, language, characterization, plot, POV, and the realization of an idea. Bring copiesof 2-3 pages of fiction for critique and discussion.
This workshop is facilitated by noted author, screenwriter, playwright, and director Barra Grant through 2019.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Monday the 19th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Graphic Novel Book Club with Kindred at The Last Bookstore
Led by one of the founders of Comic Arts Los Angeles, Jake Mumm, the Graphic Novel Book Club reads and discusses a variety of graphic novels in different styles and genres. This month we are reading another adaptation of a classic: Octavia Butler’s Kindred. This time travel story of a young African American woman regularly slipping back into the time of her white, slave-owning ancestor whenever he is in danger, takes a heavy tool. For, to save the present, she must save the past.
NOTE: All store book clubs and events are ticketed, so check website for costs and details.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Monday the 19th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://www.thelastbookstore/events
George Takei & They Called Us the Enemy at Vroman’s Bookstore (SOLD OUT)
Actor and author George Takei has produced a stunning memoir recounting a childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II, in a gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can you do? This book attempts to address these questions.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/465068424315927
Lit Up! Conversation with OC Readers at Bardot Bar & Coffee
Beat the summer doldrums and get Lit Up OC! There will be a night of readings from:
Carl Vonderau is the author of MURDERABILIA. a thriller that takes place in the upper crust world of private banking. This story combines private banking, serial murders, and Christian Science.
Donna Kolling-Lear is a mystery writer from Orange Country. She published her debut book in 2013, Crimson Gold, a novel based on the murders of her great uncle and his wife in 1939 Alaska. Crimson Gold was a finalist in the 2015 Red City Review Book Awards. Hands Across the Grave, just released and a sequel to Crimson Gold, is set in 1967 Monrovia, CA with FBI agent James Riley.
Stewart Hoffman Lear has written three books and published them independently. His latest novel, George Pringate’s Last Hurrah, is a speculative afterlife dramedy for adults.
Where: Bardot Bar & Coffee
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 662 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92780
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/398460450796728
Janet Fitch & Chimes of a Lost Cathedral at Lido Village Books, Newport Beach
Hosted by pen on Fire Writers Salon speakers series, two authors will appear to present and discuss their work: Janet Fitch and Leland De La Duranteaye, so RSVP to ensure space is available.
Janet Fitch is the bestselling author of: White Oleander, Paint It Black, and The Revolution of Martina M. Chimes of a Lost Cathedral is the sequel to Martina M. an epic novel of a woman’s coming-of-age during the s Revolution. The latest book discovers how Martina finds herself as a poet and as a woman, just as her country reveals its true direction for the future.
Leland De La Durantaye is a writer, critic, translator, and professor of comparative literature, and is currently Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College. His nonfiction books include: Style Is Matter: The Moral Art of Vladimir Nabokov and Beckett: The Art of Mismaking. His first novel, Hannah Versus the Trees, was published by McSweeney’s in 2018.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details.
Where: Lido Village Books
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 3424 Via Oporto #102, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2324790900909
Sasha Chapin & All the Wrong Moves at Book Soup
Hear and meet author Sasha Chapin, who will read and discuss his book, All the Wrong Moves: A Memoir about Chess, Love, and Ruining Everything.
The author is a victim of chess, like countless amateurs before him. The game has consumed his life and his mind, and along the way he chronicles the highs and lows of his fixation. Stylish, inventive, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a celebration of the game.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
The Moth: Stories Told at the Los Globos
Moth stories are true, as remembered by the storyteller and are always told live. This event is titled: The Moth: Influence. Los Globos is a dance & night club that offers a variety of themed evenings for entertainment.
NOTE: This event is ticketed, so check website link for details.
Where: Los Globos
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 3040 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/1582589065204626
True Crime Tuesday Book Club & The Five at the Last Bookstore
Join us for True Crime Tuesday Book Club, hosted by James T. Bartlett, to read and discuss The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold.
NOTE: All Last Bookstore events are ticketed, so check website link for details.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Rob Zabrecky & Strange Cures at Skylight Bookstore
Come to hear author Rob Zabrecky discuss his debut memoir, Strange Cures.
This is a turbulent, against-all-odds memoir of self-discovery, success, failure, and reinvention, told by one of L.A.’s most interesting natives. The author reveals a young life filled with bad role models, his own struggles with addiction and recovery, and his reemergence as a magician at the Magic Castle. The underground music world is a strong thread throughout.
NOTE: Check website link for attendance and signing guidelines.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/rob-zabrecky-reads-his-debut-memoir-strange-cures
Tuesday Night Café & Open Mic at Aratani Courtyard
The Tuesday Night Project presents the Tuesday Night Café every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, from April through October, in Little Tokyo. Founded by traci kato-kiriyama, and hosted by Sean Miura, with beats by DJ Lomo, and featuring:
Sonia Rao
Janelle Paule is a writer and poet, and resident co-host of the Sunday Jump reading series in Pilippino Town.
Kat McDowell and MiChi
A + Lab Presentation
More artists TBA, plus the Open Mic!
Open Mic sign-up and lottery are at 7Pm. Three-minute slots are available.
Where: Aratani Courtyard, Little Tokyo
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 120 Judge John Aliso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/13387032262921159/
Redondo Poets with Feature & Open Mic at Coffee Cartel
Please join the Redondo Poets to welcome our feature, Susanna Marcelo, and participate in the weekly Open Mic. Redondo Poets is recommended by Mike “The Poet” Sonksen, and has been a mainstay of the Los Angeles Poetry scene for 20 years.
Where: Coffee Cartel
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 1820 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Website: https://www.facebook.com/RedondoPoets/
Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic at Greenway Court Theatre
About: All you have to do is put your name on the sign-up list. The first half sign-ups occur before the doors open, and sign-ups for the second half do not guarantee entry, so stay in line! Keep in line that each half has its own sign-up list so check details at website or at event. Sorry, you can only perform at one half per night, and 12-15 people are typically called up for each half’s open mic, depending on whether there is a feature that night. There is a time limit of three minutes at the mic to do your poem, as we try to accommodate as many people as possible. So please, arrive early!
Where: The Greenway Court Theater
Date: Tuesday the 20th
Time: 9 pm – 12 pm
Address: 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: http://dapoetrylounge.com/visiting-dpl/slam/
George Takei & They Called Us the Enemy at Barnes & Nobel, The Grove
Join us to hear and meet actor, activist, and author George Takei, who will read and discuss his graphic memoir, They Called Us the Enemy.
Meet George Takei and celebrate the release of this stunning graphic memoir revisiting his haunting childhood as one of 120,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II, and share a gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for costs and details.
Where: Barnes & Nobel, The Grove
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm
Address: 189 the Grove Dr., Ste. K-30., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2406997086061120
Write to Read Volume 3 at Chapman Crafted
Join us for the third session of Write to Read! In celebration of a new class of Chapman graduate students, we are holding a special Chapman-centric edition in which past, present and future students join faculty on the mic for an evening of reading and conversation.
NOTE: Check website for further details.
Where: Chapman Crafted
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 123 N. Cypress St., Orange, CA 92866
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/459103361307886
Adventures in Writing Workshop at Allomi Yoga Studio
Join us for a series of weekly sessions on a number of writing workshop themes, titiled Adventures in Writing, and offered by Carolyn Ziel, a writer, coach, teacher and guide.
NOTE: Check website for further details on this ticketed event.
Where: Allomi Yoga Studio
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 1612 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/348611736014698/
Tim Heidecker & Gregg Turkington & Cinema Cinema at Book Soup
Hear and meet authors Tim Heidecker & Gregg Turkington, who will talk movies and discuss and sign Brandon Kearney’s Official On Cinema Reader: Volume One: 2010-2018.
This is a deluxe, hardbound, episode-by-episode guide to every aspect of the On Cinema Universe, from the flagship show to all the incarnations of the hit spin-off action series, Decker.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: http://www.facebook.com/event/437200557120881
Say Dat! Slam Open Mic & Spoken Literature Art Movement at Art Share LA
Join the Say Dat! event for a community dialogue and Open Mic striving to bring background conversations to the forefront.
Where: Art Share LA
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm -10 pm
Address: 801 E. 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://www.facebook.com/event/498996553994918view=permalink&id=498996583994915
Feminist Book Club & The Five at the Last Bookstore
Join us for the Feminist Book Club, hosted by Julia Callahan of Rare Bird Books, to read an intersectional variety of feminist lit. This month’s meeting will read and discuss Back Talk, by Danielle Lazarin, a short story collection focused on the lives of modern women, young and old.
NOTE: All Last Bookstore events are ticketed, so check website link for details.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Emily Guendelsberger & On the Clock at the Last Bookstore
Come to hear author Emily Guendelsberger read and discuss her book, On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane. The discussion will cover the author’s research and what needs to be done to kick-start the real labor revolution for millions of Americans.
NOTE: All Last Bookstore events are ticketed, so check website link for details.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
“all about Love” bell hooks Reading Circle at Eastside Café
Join us on August 21 and on Every 3rd Wednesday of the month as we continue our @communitycirclela reading circle, All About Love by Bell Hooks. This circle is for everybody!
Where: Eastside Café
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 5469 Huntington Dr. North, El Sereno, CA 90032
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/513166749420239
Anansi Writers Workshop at the World Stage
The Anansi Writers Workshop was founded in 1990 by Kamau Daáood, Akilah Oliver, Nafis Nabawi and Anthony Lyons. In 1993, Michael Datcher initiated the development of a three-part format for the workshop. Their tradition of a community workshop began in the late 1960s at the Watts Writers’ Workshop, where World Stage co-founder Kamau Daáood started his writing career. The Anansi Writers Workshop is coordinated by V. Kali and Conney Williams.
Tonight features a book release and signing of Hidden Moments, the forthcoming short story collection by Queen Ex. These stories highlight some pivotal moments where a single choice can change the course of one’s entire life. Pre-order your copy today.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details.
Where: Anansi Writers Workshop
Date: Wednesday the 21st
Time: 7:30 pm– 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: http://www.theworldstage.org or http://www.facebook.com/events/2170292233262687
Honoring Our Origins Story Writing Workshop at CSU Fullerton
Visiting artist Leticia Urieta will present a free workshop titled, Honoring Our Origin Stories Writing Workshop, hosted by Libro Mobile.
In this workshop participants will read how other writers have considered community ancestors that have shaped them or their characters and their understanding of themselves. They will write about their own community ancestors and have the option to share their work and get feedback.
Where: CSUF Grand Central Art Center
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Website: http://www.https://www.facebook.com/events/446086416170404/
Open Write & Open Mic with Soul Stuf at Hey Hey Café
CAN: Los Angeles hosts its first poetry writing / open mic workshop at Hey Hey Café, facilitated by poets Marc Cid and Christian Perfas (aka ‘Soul Stuf’).
The evening is divided into two components: First, a guided writing section from 6 pm to 7:30 pm, then a casual “open mic” section led by Soul Stuf where work may be shared. Writers of all skill levels are welcome, and participants are required to purchase one beverage from Hey Hey to support local businesses and the hosting location.
NOTE: See website for further details and information.
Where: Hey Hey Café
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Address: 1555 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/420047282030971/
Poets Jazz House Open Mic at Irie Vibes Art Space
About: A Spoken Word and Music Lounge where spilling your heart is art and searching your soul is mandatory to get in the door. They are a beatnik Tea House where there’s snapping instead of clapping. The atmosphere is lax but it Sssizzles. They invite you to come touch, be touched, hear the answer and heed the call. They’re just a cozy little house where everyone feels at home.
Where: Irie Vibes Art Space
When: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Address: 6563 Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044
Website: Poets Jazz House
Influx Collectiv: Queer Poetry Night & Open Mic at Rabbit Hole
Influx Collectiv presents Queer Poetry Night & Open Mic at Rabbit Hole. Four poets featuring include: Angie Guerrero, Rocio Carlos, librecht baker and Ramy El-Etreby.
Sign-ups are in person at 7:30 pm
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details.
Where: Rabbit Hole
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Address: 24 W. Main St., Alhambra, CA 91801
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/464443851054976/
Dorinne Kondo & World-Making at the Last Bookstore
Dorinne Kondo and friends will share excerpts from her new book, including live performances from her full-length play, Seamless, about the emotional afterlife of Japanese American incarceration, and contained in full within her book, World-Making: Race, Performnace and the Work of Creativity with Dorinne Kondo and Friends.
This work theorizes and performs the ways the arts can remake worlds, from theatre worlds to inner, psychic worlds to world-making visions for social transformation.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Skylight Staff Performs at Skylight Bookstore
Skylight Staff Showcase will feature the members of the store’s booksellers and staff performing their creative work through music, poems, short stories, fine art, films and comedy.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-staff-showcase-2
Page Becomes Stage: New Plays at Beyond Baroque
Celebrate the culmination of Beyond Baroque’s summer playwriting workshop led by Leon Martell. Professional actors will perform scenes from plays developed in the course.
Where: Beyond Baroque
When: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: https://beyondbaroque/calendar
First Open Mic Event at Barnes & Nobel, The Grove
Join Barnes & Nobel at the Grove for their first Poetry Open Mic Night at 9pm. All are welcome to share their original poetry with other poets and enthusiasts. Sign-ups start at 8 pm!
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for costs and details.
Where: Barnes & Nobel, The Grove
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 9 pm
Address: 189 The Grove Dr., Ste. K-30., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/1268239320005700
The SLAM at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café
The Slam Poetry & Comedy Show is about feelings, and this meeting brings together one poet and four comedians to give you a real life poetry slam, hosted by Annie Paradis. Our features are: Sophia Cleary, Vanessa Marie Gonzalez, Mekki Leeper, Kristen Studard, and guest poet Matthew Sherling.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details. Cost is $5.
Where: Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café
Date: Thursday the 22nd
Time: 10 pm – 11 pm
Address: 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/501309317346946
First Folio Friday with Andrea Mays at UC Irvine Libraries
First Folio Fridays are noontime seminars at the Langston Library that begin with a short lecture and end in Special Collections with a viewing of UCI’s copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio and other Shakespeariana.
On August 23rd, Andrea Mays, author of The Millionaire and the Bard, the story of Henry Folger and the founding of the Folger Shakespeare Library, will share her scholarship on the First Folio.
Food and light refreshments will be served. The event is complimentary and open to all. Reservations are first come, first served.
NOTE: RSVP at website link, partners.lib.uci.edu.
Where: UC Irvine, Langston Library
Date: Friday the 23rd
Time: 11:15 am -1:30 pm
Address: Langston Library, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92623
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/512013449541677
Topanga Book Worms Club at Topanga Library – Kids Event
Topanga Book Worms will read and discuss The Stars Beneath Our Feet, by David Barclay Moore. The discussion will be followed by an activity. This event is for kids ages 10-12.
Where: Topanga Library
Date: Friday the 23rd
Time: 3:30 pm -4:30 pm
Address: 122 N. Topanga Canyon Rd., Topanga, CA 90290
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/512013449541677
Writers Camp at Our Space, North Hollywood
Share a new creative experience at our first ever Writer’s Camp at OUR SPACE NoHo!
This twelve-hour overnight event will provide you with adaptable writing tools and fresh inspiration. Meet creative writers in other fields and collaborate like you never have before. Hear from a panel of professional writers from various backgrounds and mediums. Enjoy delicious food and snacks and drinks. Stay up!
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for costs and details.
Where: Our Space
Date: Friday the 23rd
Time: 6 pm Friday the 23rd – 6 am on Saturday the 24th
Address: 5355 Cartwright Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/401343660498232
Aya De Leon & Side Chick Nation at Skylight Bookstore
Author Aya De Leon will present her new book, Side Chick Nation, with special guests.
She’s a beautiful, unpredictable, and on-the-run from dangerous men. But this ex-side chick is ready to risk everything to help others in trouble. Fed up with her married Miami boyfriend, savvy Dulce has no problem stealing his drug dealer stash and fleeing to her family in the Caribbean. Her life becomes one long party until she’s caught in Hurricane Maria and witnesses vultures who try to plunder the tragedy for a financial killing, making shady use of relief funds. Broke, traumatized, and stranded, she’s determined to get justice.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Friday the 23rd
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Poetry Reading & Open Mic at Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore
Please join Tia Chucha for a Night of Poetry & Open Mic, held every 2nd & 4th Friday, for a night of music, poetry, and spoken word. A night dedicated to free expression, whether in poem, story, music or performance art, and all are welcome.
NOTE: For more information email @tiachucha.org.
Where: Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore
Date: Friday the 23rd
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 13197 Gladstone Ave., Unit A, Sylmar, CA 91342
Website: http://www.tiachucha.org/programming
Friday Night Poetry: They’re Just Words Reading & Open Mic at Book Show LA
Join us for the Friday Night Poetry series, hosted by Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins, featuring an Open Mic from 8 pm – 9 pm, followed by featured poets reading from 9 pm – 10 pm:
Where: Book Show LA
Date: Friday the 23rd
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 5503 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: http://facebook.com/event/725792181247039
13th Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Book lovers, families. and fans of all ages are invited to join this unrivaled literary event! Come and celebrate the writings of great authors, poets, and artists during this day-long festival.
NOTE: See website link for details and schedule of events.
Where: Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
Address: 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com
1st Inaugural Cosmic Comic Fest at the Garcia Center for the Arts
A generous donation of thousands of historic comic books was made to the Garcia Center by Comics Plus several months ago. It is now time to share this collection with the public. Meet local comic book creators and illustrators. Purchase comics ($1 each) and duplicate copies. Read and experience our awesome collection, and enjoy refreshments. Cosplay and receive a free comic.
Where: Garcia Center for the Arts
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Address: 536 W. 11th St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/343103793287507
Back to School Summer Book Fest in San Bernardino
Join the Community Action partnership of San Bernardino County and The Molina Foundation for the 2nd Annual Summer Book Fest and Resource Fair, 2019. This is a FREE community event that will offer free books and community resources and so much more!
NOTE: See website link for details and events.
Where: Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Address: 697 S. Tippecanoe Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92324
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/904524009912145
Sara Beth Greene & Jimmy Thompson & Los Angeles 1 to 10 at Vroman’s Bookstore – Kids Event
Teach your little ones to count from one to ten with this fun, brightly colored board book that features the diverse culture of Los Angeles. Filled with colorful modern illustrations, this book is a fun way to introduce young children to this culturally rich city.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Poetry Workshop with Brendan Constantine & Peggy Dobreer at Camera Obscura
Poets Peggy Dobreer and Brendan Constantine present a generative workshop titled “Changing Gears” that encourages a change of approach. This collaborative workshop reconsiders the creative impulse, communion, and surprise. No experience necessary.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website link for cost and further information.
Where: Camera Obscura
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 11 am – 2 pm
Address: 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/632581940592530/
6th Annual Orange County Zine Fest at Anaheim Central Library
The annual OC Zine Fest will feature over 100 vendors across Southern California, some who are debuting new works in their expansive zine collection. This jam-packed day includes panel discussions, speakers, and workshops, plus the local food pop-up Chicana Vegana.
NOTE: See website link for full event schedule and further details.
Where: Anaheim Central Library
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Address: 500 W. Broadway Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2714464285237120/ or http://www.anaheim.net/5005/OC-Zine-Fest
MUSE Literary Journal at Wheelock Gym, RCC in Riverside
MUSE will be at RCC Welcome Day 2019! Visit their table at Wheelock Gym on the RCC campus and pick up a copy, and tell them “What is your MUSE??
Where: Wheelock Gym, Riverside Community College
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 11 am
Address: Riverside City College, Riverside, CA 92501
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2402716006667181
Arthur Cohen & American Gargoyles at Pages Bookstore – Kids Event
A Very Special Story Time will take place with author Arthur Cohen when he presents his book, American Gargoyles: Save the Wentworth.
The American Gargoyles have one mission: to save their home. The once-celebrated but now-forgotten Wentworth Building is targeted for destruction by an egomaniacal developer who wants to knock it down to build a giant mirror so he can look at himself all day. Working together, the sooty statures go from being ignored stone carvings to brave and brainy heroes cheered by the entire city.
Where: Pages Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 11 am
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: http://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/very-special-story-time-author-cohen-and-gargoyles
Crafting the Story Workshop with Terry Wolverton at Writers at Work
Got a story you’re longing to write? Consider attending our “Crafting the Story” workshop, one of a weekly series of writing workshops offered by Writers at Work, and led by poet and author Terry Wolverton. She has been teaching and supporting writers, artist, and performers for over 40 years, and is the author of 11 books of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
This ongoing workshop is open to writers of story, whether true or invented, in short or long form, and admission is by discretion of instructor and as space is available.
NOTE: See website for guidelines, costs and application details.
Where: Writers at Work
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 12 pm – 2 pm
Address: 4022 Fountain Ave., Ste. 202, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/662458460891920
Senator Jeff Merkley & America Is Better than This at Vroman’s Bookstore
Senator Jeff Merkley will present and sign his book, America Is Better than This: Trump’s War Against Migrant Families.
Jeff Merkley never dreamed the U.S. could treat vulnerable young families with such calculated brutality before he showed up at the border and demanded to see what was going on behind closed doors. He helped expose the administration’s war on migrant families, and turn the tide against some of its worst excesses. He has become a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that have created a humanitarian crisis at the southern U.S. border, and believes this country stands for something far bigger and better.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 12:30 am
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
The Young and the Restless: Writing for Teens Symposium at UCLA Extension, Gayley Center
The Young and the Restless Writing for Teens Symposium is an opportunity to meet with authors and teachers in special topic sessions and with a multi-author Q&A panel on those topics. From among six sessions offered, participants can choose to work closely with professional writer in workshop sessions.
Featured writers include: Jennifer Caloyeras, Alexa Donne, Maureen Goo, Zac Hug Lee, Nilah Magruder, Hollie Overton, and Eve Porinchak.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for further details.
Where: UCLA Extension, Gayley Center
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 1 pm – 5 pm
Address: 1145 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/482898672271410 or portal.uclaextension.edu
Mitsuye Yamada & Full Circle at Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
Poet, essayist, educator, activist, and foremother of Asian American feminism, Mitsuye Yamada, will read from her newest collection of poetry, Full Circle: New and Selected Poems. This celebration will also lift up the voices of generations of other Japanese American writers, including special guests: Diane Fujino, Miya Iwataki, Amy Uyematsu, Brynn Saito, and Diana Tsuchida.
NOTE: Event included with museum admission. RSVPS are recommended using the ticket.
Where: Japanese American National Museum
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 100 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/334231394132585
Elizabeth Lim & Spin the Dawn at Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose–Kids Event
Elizabeth Lim, author of Spin the Dawn, will discuss her book in conversation with author Livia Blackburne. This book is a beautifully crafted tale of magic, daring, and artistry, and the two writers will talk about fantasy writing and more.
Spin the Dawn is akin to Project Runway meets Mulan, and is a sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/690414084789432/
Manhattan Beach Local Authors Fair at Manhattan Beach Library
The Manhattan Beach Library hosts an author’s fair showcasing local writers, including a chance to meet and speak with them one-on-one. Featured authors include:
Sara M. Chen, thriller and mystery author.
Rita Connor, author of Your Wow Years: Supercharge the Second Half of Your Life.
Annette Derovanessian, author of Annette’s Kitchen: Family Food Made Fun and Healthy.
Michael P. Ernst, author of The Adaptive Investment Portfolio.
Don Jung, author of Rockin’ Through Troubled Waters: Memoir of Surviving the West Coast Music Scene 1966-1971.
Leora O’Carroll, author of Maureen O’Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood.
Madeline Sharples, poet.
Leslie Trujillo, author of Dear Her…Letters to Teenage Girls and Young Ladies About Lessons Learned through Education, Athletics, and Life.
Where: Manhattan Beach Library
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 1320 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/421067315282674
Branching Out: Patrisse Cullors & Amir Kelly at ALOUD Event at Edendale Branch Library, LAPL
Two pillars of the Echo Park community—the library and the lake—unite for a lively neighborhood gathering. hear live music from Amir Kelly, “the self-crowned Blindian,” and listen to an inspiring reading by Patrisse Cullors, an L.A. artist, organizer, freedom fighter, and co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
Where: Echo Park Lake, with Edendale Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 2011 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/meet-patrisse-cullors
Richard Bale & An Altadena Boyhood at Altadena Library District
Please join us for the launch of Richard Bale’s memoir, An Altadena Boyhood. This story takes place in the 1940s and 1950s, when the author moves from Canada to Altadena, portraying the post-World War II era in Southern California that he experienced.
Where: Altadena Library District
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, CA 91001
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2317100715175076
Saturday Afternoon Poetry & Open Mic at Santa Catalina Branch Library, Pasadena
Please join us for Saturday Afternoon Poetry to participate in a Print & Internet Publishing Workshop led by Rick Lupert.
Events curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell.
Where: Santa Catalina Branch Library, Pasadena
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 999 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104
Website: http://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
Adam Chandler & Drive-Thru Dreams at Book Soup
Please join us to hear author Adam Chandler discuss and sign his book, Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast-Food Kingdom.
This book explores the inseparable link between fast food and American life for the past century, including many fast-food guilty pleasures. With wit and nuance the author reveals the complexities of the food industry, from its humble beginnings to its international charisma and regional identities, through its roadside fare.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Sunday the 24th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Chris Rush & The Light Years at Skylight Bookstore
Author Chris Rush will present and discuss his debut memoir, The Light Years.
The author was born into a prosperous, fiercely Roman Catholic, New Jersey family, one that was destined to fracture. His older sister Donna introduces him to the charismatic Valentine, who places a tab of acid on twelve-year-old Rush’s tongue, proclaiming: “This is a sacrament. You are now one of us.” this book is a prayer for vanished friends, an odyssey signposted with broken and extraordinary people. It transcends one boy’s story to illustrate the slow slide from optimism of the 1960s into the darker and more sinister 1970s. This is a journey of reconciliation, as Rush faces his lost childhood and, finally, himself.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/chris-rush-reads-his=debut-memoir-light-years
Tea Obreht & Inland at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Please join us to welcome author Tea Obreht, in conversation with Lydia Fitzpatrick, as she discusses her book, Inland, a bracing, epic and mythic journey across the American West, set in 1893. Her debut novel The Tiger’s Wife, won the Orange Prize for Fiction and was an international bestseller.
In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life—her husband and her eldest sons. She is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home. Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts, and has undertaken a momentous expedition across the West. The ways Nora’s and Lurie’s stories intertwine is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 5:30 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd.., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: http://www.chevaliersbooks.com/tea-obreht
David Damian Figueroa Book Signing at Rock Rose Gallery
Please join us for an inspirational conversation, Q&Q, and book signing with David Damian Figueroa, author of the independent bestselling book, A Reminder to My Twenty-Three-Year-Old Self.
In this book the author combines his mother’s favorite teachings on the values of hard work and common sense, with his own compilation of favorite quotes, thoughts on life, and personal wisdom collected over time. He is a filmmaker, speaker and social justice/farmworker activist, who hosted his own show in 2018 and produced the documentary film, “The Harvest”/” La Cosecha” and executive produced the doc “Food Chains.” He received the 2017 Dolores Huerta ward from Farmworker Justice, among other awards.
Where: Rock Rose Gallery
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 8 pm- 10 pm
Address: 4108 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90065
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/1173578072831257
Archival Poems, Collective Performance at L.A. Contemporary Exhibitions
Please join us for “Archival Poems” a collective performance by: Sandra de la Loza, Olivia Chumacero, El Rio, Jess Guidel, Jen Hofer and Arturo E. Romo.
Building on a new form created during her residency at LACE, Sandra de la Loza will collaborate with a group of Los Angeles writers with the transportation history and development around and beyond the Cahuenga Pass. Various media will activate the space and archive as a means of experimentation with the poetics of shadows, gaps, and absences in history.
Where: LACE
Date: Saturday the 24th
Time: 8 pm- 10 pm
Address: 6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/591721441235053
Listening to Art: Poetry Marathon at CAAM
Inspired by works in the “Adia Millett: Breaking Patterns” exhibit, join CAAM for an afternoon of poetry that highlights the intersection of race, gender, identity, personal memory, Afrofuturism, and collective history. Participants include: poets Bradlee, Destinee Davis, Kani Webb, King Q, and Ventage.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: California African American Museum (CAAM)
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 4:30 pm
Address: 600 State Dr., Exposition Park, Los Angeles CA 90007
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2485744208116879
Celebrate Our Words: Ban the Walls Event at Pasadena Central Library
Join us for an event celebrating the voices of women of all ages and backgrounds, an event that will include statements in support of the people of Kashmir and refugees and immigrants along the US-Mexican border and the globe. Established writers Jamie Asaye FitzGerald, Lisbeth Colman, Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley, and Alicia Vogl Saenz will read poetry and prose while Sehba Darwar will read from her novel Black Wings, a spring 2019 release. Surprise guests include Diya Bose, Manuela Gomez Rhine, and Elline Lipkin, and high school students Sofia Barrios and Minal Salivar will share their work.
Jamie Asaye FitzGerald is a Los Angeles-based poet form Hawaii, and her work has appeared in the American Poetry Review, works & Days, mom Egg review, and elsewhere.
Lisbeth Colman is from Venezuela, has lived in Canada, and is now in L.A. Her work has appeared in Hip Mama, YAY LA, Nailed, Entropy, and elsewhere, and her self-published memoir, I Asked the Blue Heron, was released in 2017.
Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley is a Dominicana via Washington Heights now living in the Long Beach area. Her film The Big Deal won the Imagen Award for Best Theatrical Short.
Sehba Sarwar is from Karachi Pakistan and is the author of Black Wings. Her essays, stories, and poems have appeared in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Papercuts, Creative Time Reports, and elsewhere.
Alicia Vogl Saenz is a poet, mediator, and arts educator who brings her queer, mixed, immigrant background to her work which has appeared in Grand Street, Blue Mesa Review, Mischief, Caprice, and Other Poetic Strategies, and elsewhere.
NOTE: Samosas, cake, and refreshments will be provided, and books available on discount, at this free event.
Where: Pasadena Central Library, Dwight Wright Auditorium
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2393209217635190/
Mexican Schools: Reading of Resistance at La Palabra Reading Series, Avenue 50
This presentation combines storytelling, history and poetry to share narratives about events past and present that continue to shape this country from this region we call home. Mexican Schools: Reading of Resistance, features poets/educators: Matt Sedillo, Irene Sanchez, Angelina Saenz, and Fernando Salinas, with narration by Sean Arce.
Where: Avenue 50 Studios
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 131 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1206581496181460/
Well Read Black Girl Book Club at Café con Libros
The Well Read Black Girl Meet-Up will be reading Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s book Sabrina & Corina this month.
Where: Café con Libros
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: 280 2nd St., Pomona, CA 91766
Website: https://allevents.in/pomona/well-read-black-girl-book-club/200017800888214
Fourth Sundays: Poetry at the Claremont Library
This month our featured readers will be:
Allison Joseph lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is part of the faculty at Southern Illinois University. She serves as editor and poetry editor of Crab Orchard Review, among other duties there, and is director of a summer writers’ conference. She has published eighteen chapbooks and poetry collections. She is the literary partner and wife of Jon Tribble.
Lloyd Aquino’s poetry and fiction have been published in numerous journals, and he has published two chapbooks: Madeline After the Fall (Arroyo Seco Press) and Concrete’s Song (Picture Show Press). He teaches composition and creative writing at Mt. San Antonio College, and is co-curator of Culturama, an annual event that brings professional writers together with college students and members of the community.
Where: Claremont Library
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: 208 Harvard Ave., Claremont, CA 91711
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/3438115064879
Eric C. Wat Book Launch of SWIM at Armory Center for the Arts
Celebrate Eric C. Wat’s debut novel, SWIM, with a conversation between the author and Diep Tran, chef/owner of Highland Park’s beloved Good Girl Dinette. This book is part of a growing set of novels that are pushing the boundaries for queer Asian American representations. This discussion will address their uneasy relationship with “traditions,” and finding good food in the San Gabriel Valley.
Where: Armory Center for the Arts
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/45825202472847
Drag Queen Storytime at Skylight Bookstore
Join Sadie Pines as Skylight Books presents its very first Drag Queen Storytime.
Sadie is the woman behind writer/comedian H. Alan Scott, and is fully inspired by The Golden Girls.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/drag-queen-storytime-sadie-pines
Olivia Gatwood & Life of the Party: Poems at Book Soup
Olivia Gatwood will present her dazzling debut collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist, sensationalized world, Life of the Party: Poems.
This work explores the boundary between what is real and what is imagined in a life saturated with fear, and illustrates how what happens to our bodies can make us who we are. With a fan base of millions for her spoken word performances, she now weaves together her own coming-of-age with an investigation into our culture’s chronic romanticizing of violence against women.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: http://www.booksoup.com/event/olivia-gatwood-presents-and-signs-life-party-poems
Local Author Day at Vroman’s Bookstore
Vroman’s Bookstore again presents its celebration of local authors on this Sunday afternoon:
Jefferson Travis Croushore presents and signs The Eve Project (Book One), a character driven science fiction series about a civil war between Crowned Royal and True Sovereignty forces.
Amina Warsuma presents and signs Amber Stone Agent Zero, a thriller involving a war against terrrorist cult forces.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Feedback Sunday Open Mic – Black August Edition at Feedback Sunday
Feedback Sunday is a free community Open Mic in Korea Town (Los Angeles) hosted by Answer Los Angeles, that takes place EVERY last Sunday of the month. Doors open at 4 pm, and the limited Open Mic sign-up also starts at that time—first come basis.
Featured artists are TBA.
Where: Feedback Sunday
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 4 pm – 7 pm
Address: 2936 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2531474743741816
Village Poets of Tujunga Reading at Bolton Hall Museum
The monthly meeting of the Village Poets presents: Yun Wang and Alice Pero who will read their work in the historic hall.
NOTE: $3 donation requested.
Where: Bolton Hall Museum
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 4:30 pm
Address: 10110 Commerce Ave., Tujunga, CA 91041
Website: http://www.villagepoets.blogspot.org
Sunday Jump Special Edition, presented by Unheard L.A. at KPCC In Person
Some past Unheard L.A, storytellers will bring their shows to Pasadena At the Crawford Family Forum, including performance artists Stephanie Sajor and Eddy M. Gana Jr. and their co-directed show ”Sunday Jump.”
Featured artists include:
Joe Limer
Bedlam Lullaby
Arianna Lady Basco
Faith Santilla
BLCKNOISE
La Poeta Violeta
Jumakae
jly
Steady
Janelle Paule, Poet
DJ Wong
Where: KPCC In Person, Crawford Family Forum
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address: 474 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/537562030407094/
BUSted Reading at Stories Books & Café
BUSted Los Angeles is a live storytelling show, hosted by Scott Schultz, and more specifically, it is comprised by True Stories About Getting around L.A. Told By People who Don’t Drive! Storytellers are invited to speak (up to 5 minutes) on the same topic.
This month’s storytellers include:
Eric Bailey
Chase Daseler
Kevin Fleming
Rudy Salo
Mike Sonksen
More TBA!
Where: Stories Books & Café
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 5 pm – 8 pm
Address: 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/428286377779635
Write con Nosotros at Café con Libros
Start writing that book you’ve been putting off… Now is the time! Come write in community. Come write con nosotros! La Luchas con Letras begins!
Where: Café con Libros
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 280 2nd St., Pomona, CA 91766
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2362106677146514/
Beatnik Café: Poetry Open Mic at Hey Hey
Beatnik Café presents another night of hearing truth form lesser heard perspectives!
The Open Mic sign-up begins at 6:50 pm, and will be followed by two featured poets:
Brendan Constantine, author most recently of Dementia, My Darling, and well-known educator and writing teacher, reads at 7:10 – 7:30 pm.
Dare Williams is an HIV-positive poet, artist, activist, and native to Southern California, reads at 7:30 -7:50 pm
Dasha Dorlandt plays the guitar, at 8:50 – 9 pm.
NOTE: See website for Open Mic Guidelines, writing prompt, and further details.
Where: Hey Hey
Date: Sunday the 25th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 155 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/481373149075122/
Los Angeles Literature 