Deepak Chopra & Meta-Human at El Segundo Performing Arts Center (with Pages Bookstore)
Join us for an evening with bestselling author Deepak Chopra, who will present and sign his new book, Meta-Human: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential, which addresses how to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness. He unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. To do this, we must become “metahuman.”
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: El Segundo Performing Arts Center (with Pages bookstore)
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 640 Main St., El Segundo, CA 90245
Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/evening-deepak-chopra
John Ibson & Men Without Maps at Book Soup
Join us at Book Soup to hear author John Ibson present and sign Men Without Maps: Some Gay Males of the Generation Before Stonewall, which continues the story of the men the author first gave voice to in his book, The Mourning After.
In this book he shows how, in spite of the obstacles they faced, midcentury gay men found ways to assemble their lives and senses of self at a time of limited social acceptance, in post-World War II society and prior to the late 1960s and early ‘70s..
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Gaby Dunn & Bury the Lede at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Author Gaby Dunn, in conversation with Carly Usdin, will present and discuss her new book, Bury the Lede, a story of an ambitious young reporter and the potential murderess who will change her life.
Cub reporter Madison Jackson is young, scrappy, and hungry to prove she deserves her college internship at the Boston Lede, so she races to a crime scene, looking for the scoop of the century. What she finds instead is the woman who’ll change her life forever, Dahlia Kennedy, a celebrity socialite, now widow, covered in gore form the murder of her husband and child.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/gaby-dunn
Dr. Alice Y. Tseng & Modern Kyoto at Scripps College, Claremont
Dr. Alice Y. Tseng discusses her book, Modern Kyoto, in conversation in the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
This book is a comprehensive study of the architectural and urban projects carried out in the old capital following Emperor Meiji’s move to Tokyo in 1868.
Where: Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Vita Nova Hall, Scripps College
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: E. 9th St & Amherst Ave., Claremont, CA 91711
Website: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar/modern-kyoto
SMC Literary Talk with Stephen Yenser at Stromberg Hall, SMC
In collaboration with the SMC English Department, poet, educator and author Stephen Yenser presents “Stephen Yenser Reads His Poems” in Stromberg Hall (HSS 165).
Seating is on a first arrival basis.
Where: Stromberg Hall, (HSS 165), Santa Monica College
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 11:15 am
Address: 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: http://smc.edu/NewsRoom/Pages/SMC-Presents-Fall-Literary-Series.aspx
Jose Olivarez & Citizen Illegal at Scripps College, Claremont
Mexican American poet Jose Olivarez reads from and discusses his PEN nominated debut collection, Citizen Illegal, presented in partnership with the Scripps College Humanities Institute.
This book is winner of the Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize in 2018. He is co-editing the forthcoming anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT, and is co-host of the poetry podcast The Poetry Gods.
Where: Hampton Room, Scripps College
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Address: 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont, CA 91711
Website: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/events/calendar/noon-jose-olivarez or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/noon-jose-olivarez-tickets-67804100891
Walt Whitman’s Live Oak, With Moss at USC’s Powell Library
In collaboration with CAP and others, UCLA Writing Programs presents the launch of Whitman’s Live Oak, With Moss: Whitman’s secret love poems, newly revealed (Abrams Comic Arts, 2019), featuring Brian Selznik in conversation with Karen Karbiener, plus live music by composer Robert Een (UCLA), as part of Whitmania, the west coast’s largest celebration of Whitman’s Bicentennial in 2019.
As he was turning forty, Walt Whitman wrote twelve poems in a small handmade book that were intensely private reflections on his attraction to and affection for other men. Titled Live Oak, With Moss, the poems were his most adventurous explorations of same sex love, composed decades before the word “homosexual” came into use. These poems remained unknown to the general public until now.
Where: Powell Library, UCLA
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 4 pm – 6 pm
Address: 10740 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Website:.https://whitmania.ucla.edu/book-launch-celebration/tuesday-october-15-live-oak-with-moss-at-ucla/
Creative Writing Class for the Community with Cynthia Guardado at CSU Fullerton Grand Central Art Center
This is the second session in a free six-week Creative Writing Workshop with Cynthia Guardado, offered to writers in the community of all ages and ability levels who are over age 18, in collaboration with Crear Studio and LibroMobile, supported in part by CSUF Grand Central Art Center.
We will be reading a diverse group of contemporary authors (Latinx, South East Asian, and Black), and will focus on craft and intention for the six weeks of the course. Multi-lingual writers are welcome. Space is limited, and registration is required: http:bit.ly/creativewrting4community.
For questions, email the professor: cguardado@fullcoll.edu.
About the professor: Cynthia Guardado is Salvadorean-American and received her MFA in Creative Writing from CSU Fresno. She is a Professor at Fullerton College and her debut collection of poetry, ENDEAVOR, was published in 2017.
Where: CSUF Grand Central Art Center
Date: Tuesday the 15th of Oct. (weekly: Tuesday Oct. 8th through Tuesday Nov. 12)
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Website: https://facebook.com/event/475497333296544
Jeff Bridges & Jeff Bridges: Pictures Volume 2 at NeueHouse
Join Academy Award-winning actor, photographer, and author Jeff Bridges, when he presents and discusses his second collection of photography, Jeff Bridges: Picures Volume 2.
The author’s proceeds from this book will be donated to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a nonprofit organization that offers charitable care and support to film-industry workers.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: NeueHouse
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 6121 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Website: .https://www.booksoup.com/event/book-soup-presents-evening-jeff-bridges
Holly George Warren & Janis: Her Life and Music at Book Soup
Join us at Book Soup to hear author Holly George Warren present and sign Janis: Her Life and Music.
This book is a complex, rewarding portrait of a remarkable artist, Janis Joplin. Her first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Gulf coast. By the time she reached high school she embraced the Beats. She was a perfectionist, and a passionate woman who pushed herself musically, and pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality. She was a sensitive seeker, and became a countercultural icon.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/holly-george-warren-discusses-and-signs-janis-her-life-and-music
Gar Anthony Haywood & Good Man Gone Bad at Vroman’s Bookstore
Join us to hear author Gar Anthony Haywood discuss and sign his book Good Man Gone Bad: An Aaron Gunner Mystery.
In his sixth mystery featuring African American private investigator Aaron Gunner, the PI doesn’t buy the LAPD’s version of the shooting which killed his cousin and confidente Del Curry, but has to take on a paying case to be able to pursue the full story. Then he must seek the truth behind two fatal shootings, and grieve for his beloved cousin later
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/gar-haywood-discusses-and-signs-good-man-gone-bad
Marks of Joy: Reading & Celebration at Avenue 50 Studio
Join us to hear writers and activists Tanzila Ahmed, Gabrielle Civil, Jen Hofer & Purvi Shah for an evening of readings, performance, and embodied activities towards joy and justice. We will be celebrating new books, including Miracle Marks (LA debut!) and Experiments in Joy.
Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed is an activist, storyteller and politico. Her third poetry chapbook Emdash and Ellipses was published in early 2016.
Gabrielle Civil is a black feminist performance artist and writer, and author of Swallow the Fish (2017) and Experiments in Joy (2019), both published by The Acconplices.
Jen Hofer is a Los Angeles-based poet & co-founder of the language justice & language experimentation collaborative Antena Aire.
Purvi Shah won the inaugural SONY South Asian Social Service Excellence Award for her leadership fighting intimate violence. Her new book, Miracle Marks, explores women, the sacred, and gender & racial equity.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: 131 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://avenue50studio.org/event/marksofjoy
Chris Ware & Lynda Berry & I Will Destroy You at The Aratani Theatre (with Skylight Books)
Join us to hear authors Chris Ware and Lynda Berry, in conversation and discussing their new books, Rusty Brown and Making Comics, respectively..
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: The Aratani Theatre
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 224 San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: https://skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-books-presents-chris-ware-and-lynda-barry-aratani-theatre-0
Remembering Oliver Sacks: Conversations at the Hammer Museum
Author and UCLA professor Mona Simpson holds a conversation with journalist and writer Lawrence Weschler, whose new book And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks offers keen insight into the life and death of his longtime friend.
NOTE: Coffee, tea, and a book signing will follow this free event.
Where: Hammer Museum
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm
Address: 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tuesday Night Project & Open Mic: Season Finale of Tuesday Night Café at Aratani Courtyard
Join us to hear and participate in the last show of Tuesday Night Café’s 21st season!
Hosted by Johneric Concordia, with beats by DJ Waxstyles, our features are:
James Kim / Esther Moon / Joyce Kwan
Janelle Paule with Karen Joyce & Sabrina Im
Miss Shu Mai
The Special 2
traci akto-kiriyama & friends
& The Open Mic! (sign-ups and lottery at 7pm)
Where: Tuesday Night Café, Aratani Courtyard/ Union Center for the Arts
Date: Tuesday the 15th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 120 Judge John Aliso St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: https://www.tuesdaynightproject.org/tnc-schedule/2019/10/15/tuesday-night-cafe-october-15-2019
Redondo Beach Poets Open Mic & George Flores at Coffee Cartel
Please join the Redondo Beach Poets to hear feature George Flores and to 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 15th
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 15th
Time: 9 pm – 12 pm
Address: 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: http://dapoetrylounge.com/visiting-dpl/slam/
Maulik Pancholy & The Best at It at Vroman’s Bookstore – Kids & YA Event
Join us to hear actor and author Maulik Pancholy, in conversation with actor and star of Fresh Off the Boat’s Randall Park, present and sign his book The Best at It.
As Rahul Kapoor heads into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana, he hears well-meaning advice from his grandfather: Find one thing you’re really good at and become the BEST at it. This funny, charming, and incredibly touching book is a story about friendship, family, and the courage it takes to live your truth.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Paul S. Adler & The 99% Economy at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Author Paul S. Adler, in conversation with The Nation’s contributing editor Jon Wiener, will present and discuss his new book, The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism.
We live in a time of crises—economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry. But despair is not an option, and Adler provides a compelling alternative in democratic socialism.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/gaby-dunn
PEN Presents: Jose Olivarez & Jennine Capo at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
PEN presents poet Jose Olivarez and author Jennine Capo Crucet, who will discuss their work and the conundrum of finding oneself a stranger in one’s own country.
In Citizen Illegal, Olivarez explores Mexican American narratives with incendiary humor and emotion. And Crucet shares from her wry fearless essay collection, My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education, which examines the limits and contours of the American Dream through her experience as a first generation college student.
Where: Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Website: https https://welcometolace.org/event/pen-presents-jose-olivarez-jennine-capo-crucet/
Liana Finck, with Charlie Hankin, & Excuse Me at Skylight Bookstore
Join us to hear author Liana Fincke, in conversation with Charlie Hankin, present her new book of cartoons, Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self.
The author’s thin-penned line drawings have an uncanny ability to communicate life’s absurdities, in a way that feels not only timely and sharp, but accessible and wondrously insightful. She shows life at its most hilarious, as demonstrated in her chapter captioning, and shows what it means to be human in this world.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://skylightbooks.com/event/liana-finck-discusses-her-new-book-cartoons-excuse-me-charlie-hankin
Xuan Juliana Wang & Home Remedies at Otis Visiting Writers Series
Join us to hear author Xuan Juliana Wang, author of the story collection, Home Remedies.
The author was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and received her MFA from Columbia University. She is a fiction writer at Fence and currently teaches at UCLA.
Where: Otis College of Art and Design
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 4500 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: https://www.otis.edu/mfa-writing/visiting-writers-series
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.
Where: Anansi Writers Workshop
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 7:30 pm– 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: http://www.theworldstage
Lynne Thompson Poetry Reading at The Ugly Mug
Poet Lynne Thompson will present and discuss her work at this week’s event, presented by Perugia Press. Her most recent collection, Fretwork, addresses issues of identity and home, including adoption. She is also the author of the collections, Start with a Small Guitar (2013) and Beg No Pardon (2007).
NOTE: $3 cover fee, cash only
Where: The Ugly Mug
Date: Wednesday the 16th
Time: 8 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: 261 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92866
Website: https://www.perugiapress.com/wp/event/lynne-thompson-reading-at-the-ugly-mug/
Steph Cha & Your House Will Pay at Barnes & Noble, The Grove
Acclaimed mystery and suspense author Steph Cha will read from and talk about her new book, Your House Will Pay.
Your Hause Will Pay is “[A] suspense-filled page-turner about murder, repentance, and forgiveness,” according Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Steph Cha is the author of the Juniper Song crime trilogy, and is an editor and critic whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA today, and The Los Angeles Review of Books.
Where: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, The Grove
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 189 The Grove Dr., Suite K-30, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: https://m.barensandnoble.com/w/your-house-will-pay-steph-cha/113020259
An Evening with Zadie Smith & Grand Union at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Acclaimed author Zadie Smith will present and discuss her new book of stories, Grand Union, in conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen.
In this dazzling collection of short fiction the author moves across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian. Grand Union is about time and place, identity and rebirth, the legacies that haunt us, and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (presented by 826LA and Book Soup)
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 540 South Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90020
Ta-Nehisi Coates & The Water Dancer at West Los Angeles Cathedral (Church of God in Christ)
Author and visionary writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, in conversation with Black Panther filmmaker Ryan Coogler, will present and discuss his new book and first novel, The Water Dancer.
The author writes a timely exploration of the most intimate evil of slavery—the cleaving and separation of families. Following the story of Hiram Walker, he restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: West Los Angeles Cathedral (presented by ALOUD, Eso Won and Chevalier’s Books)
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 3600 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/ta-nehisi-coates-tickets-68522297035
Josh Campbell & Crossfire Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump’s War on the FBI at Vroman’s Bookstore
Join us to hear author Josh Campbell present and discuss his book, Crossfire Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump’s War on the FBI.
In this gripping fly-on-the-wall narrative the author takes readers behind the scenes of the earliest days of the Russia investigation—codename: Crossfire Hurricane—up to the present. He reveals fresh details about this tumultuous period, explains FBI procedures and protocols, and describes increasing dismay as allies escalated attacks on the Agency. Campbell left the FBI in 2018 to sound the alarm about these unfair political attacks on those who keep America safe.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Carla Sameth & One Day on the Gold Line at Avenue 50 Studio
Author Carla Sameth will read from and discuss her new memoir, One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays along with member sof the Pasadena Writing Posse, The Pasadena Rose poets and other local writers, including: Gerta Govine Ituate, Manuela Gomez, Gale Cohen, Maria Elena Fernandez, Annett Wong, Hazel Clayton, Thelma Reyna and Toni Mosley.
They will all read their original work and there will be an opportunity for Q&A, discussion, and celebration.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 131 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://carlasameth.com/event/reading-and-book-launch-celebration-with-the-pasadena-writing-posse/
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 17th
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Address: 6563 N. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044
Website: Poets Jazz House
Allie Michelle & The Rose That Blooms in the Night at The Last Bookstore
Spoken word poet and author Allie Michelle will discuss her second poetry collection, The Rose That Blooms in the Night.
This collection explores the journey of what it takes to find the strength to be soft, and the author will lead a guided meditation and present excerpts, set to musical accompaniment from Kevin Paris.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details.
Where: The Last Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
Aziza Barnes & the blind pig, with Yesika Salgado, at Skylight Bookstore
Author Aziza Barnes will discuss her debut novel, the blind pig, with author Yesika Sagado.
The author’s debut novel, the blind pig, is an afro surrealist excavation of a gender queer blk millennial’s formal introduction to their ancestral point of Mecca and No Return; the American South, in essayistic prose this book weaves and unbraids the synapses of a blk American falling in and out of time.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/aziza-barnes-discusses-her-debut-novel-blind-pig-yesika-salgado
Ambassador Susan Rice with Mayor Eric Garcetti at Museum of Tolerance
LiveTalks LA presents Ambassador Susan Rice in conversation with Mayor Eric Garcetti, discussing her new memoir, Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For.
The author provides an insider’s account of some of the most complex issues confronting the U.S. over three decades, ranging from “Black Hawk “ in Somalia to the genocide in Rwanda, to Lybia, Syria, Iran, the Ebola epidemic and the opening with Cuba in the Obama years. Here she connects the personal and the professional, and appeals to the American public to bridge our dangerous domestic divides in order to preserve our democracy and sustain our global leadership.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event, so check website for details.
Where: Peltz Theatre, Museum of Tolerance
Date: Thursday the 10th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 9786 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Website: https://livetalksla.org/events/susan-rice/
Rachel Zucker & Sarah Vap at Beyond Baroque
Join poets Rachel Zuker & Sarah Vap for an evening of readings and discussion to celebrate the publication of Zuker’s Soundmachine (Wave Books, 2019) and Vap’s Winter: Effulgences and Devotions (Noemi Press, 2019).
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Thursday the 17th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://www.beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Christian Robinson & Just in Case You Want to Fly at Children’s Book World – Kids Event
Illustrator Christian Robinson will present a book for kids ages 4-7, Just in Case You Want to Fly. This story is a celebration of heading off on new adventures—and knowing your loved ones will always have your back when you need them. His bold illustrations bring out the humor and warmth of the poetic text, teasing out new meanings and adding delightful details.
NOTE: This is a school visit,, but the public is invited—please contact store for details.
Where: Children’s Book World (off-site at local school)
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: TBA
Address: 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Website: http://www.childrensbookworld.com/events
Michael Diebert When the Sky Fell: Hurricane Maria at Book Soup
Author Michael Diebert presents his new book, When the Sky Fell: Hurricane Maria and the United States in Puerto Rico
This unprecedented natural disaster, responsible for the deaths of 3.000 people, ripped away the façade that dominated the island’s relationship with the United States for over a century. Using a blend of history and on-the-ground reportage, the author pulls back the veil of the decisions made during and in the wake of Hurricane Maria, and reveals everyday heroism, compassion and joy that defined the island both before and after.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Chip Jacobs & Arroyo: A Novel: at Vroman’s Bookstore
Author Chip Jacobs, in conversation with former Mayor of Pasadena Bill Bogaard, will discuss and sign Arroyo: A Novel. (The Pie & Burger truck will serve those who purchase a book at this event!)
Set against two distinct epochs in the history of Pasadena, California, Arroyo tells the parallel stories of a young inventor and his clairvoyant dog in 1913 and 1993. In both lives they are drawn to the landmark Colorado Street Bridge, or “Suicide Bridge,” which suffers a lethal collapse during construction but is still opened to fanfare in the early twentieth century automobile age. When the refurbished structure commemorates its 80th birthday, the town is virtually unrecognizable from its romanticized, and somewhat invented, past.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Poesia y Pan Open Mic at Café con Libros Press
Join host Irene Sanchez for the Poetry y Pan Open Mic at Café con Libros Press!
Where: Café con Libros
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 280 2nd St., Pomona, CA 91766
Website: http://www.facebook.com/event/463916837726484
Poetry Reading Event at Poetic Research Bureau
Please join us to hear three poets read and discuss their work:
Dan Poppick is the author of The Police (Omnidawn, 2017), and his work appears in numerous journals. He has taught at the University of Iowa, Coe College, and the Parsons School of Design, and has been artist-in-residence at the McDowell Colony and Yaddo. He co-edits the Catenary Press with Rob Schlegel and Rawaan Alkhatib.
Emile Mosser N/A
Felice Lucia Molina is the author of Undercastle (2013 & 2016), collective epistolary novel The Wes Letters (2014), the chapbook Crystal Marys (2016), and the generative poetry collection Roulette (forthcoming).
Where: Poetic Research Bureau
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 951 Chung King Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.poeticresearch.com/
Lucy Ives & Loudermilk at Skylight Bookstore
Author Lucy Ives, in conversation with Magdalena Edwards & Michael Scott Moore, will present and sign her new novel memoir, Loudermilk: Or, the Real Poet: Or, the Origin of the World.
This is a tale of two idiots—the handsome, charismatic Troy Augustus Loudermilk and his unassuming, socially anxious friend Harry Rego—who, in the early days of the new millennium, scam their way into a fellowship at the most prestigious creative writing program in the country.
Wickedly entertaining, beguiling, layered, and sly, this is a social novel for out time: a comedy of errors that deftly examines class, gender, and inheritance, and subverts our pieties about literature, authorship, art making, and the institutions that sustain them.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/lucy-ives-reads-her-new-novel-loudermilk
Third Friday Rapp Salon & Open Mic at Rapp Saloon
The Third Friday Salon at the Rapp Saloon hosted by Elena Secota, features:
Linda Ravenswood is a writer, artist and vocalist, founder of The SIX to MIDNIGHT performance Collective, founding member of Melrose Poetry Bureau, and presenter at The Wome’s Center for Creative Work. The play Bike Odyssey L.A. won an NEA grant in 2014. Her first book, Hymnal (2012) and others were nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Rich Ferguson is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet and has shared the stage with Patti Smith, Wanda Coleman, Moby and other esteemed artists. His collection, 8th & Agony is out on Punk Hostage Press, and his debut novel, New Jersey Me, has been released by Rare Bird Books.
Brooke Benson is an LA-based spoken word artist and singer, and her album “I Am the Sun” is available.
Todd Beeson is a writer and musician, who has launched a new music project called Marvelty.
Where: Rapp Saloon
Date: Friday the 18th
Time: 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Address: 1436 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2302936590017031/
11th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair at the International Printing Museum (Day 1 of 2)
The Los Angeles Printers Fair celebrates the best of letterpress, book arts, and the paper arts to the LA area. with the backdrop of the world’s largest collection of working antique presses, the AL Printers Fair annually brings together 80 artistic vendors and 1,700 visitors to experience the creative worlds of handmade books and beautiful printing.
Featured artist will be Jessica Springer of Springtide Press in Tacoma, WA. Her portfolio is full of color and energy, and she will be exhibiting her broadsides and books, as well as giving a lecture of the public on Saturday evening.
NOTE: Please check website for full schedule and details.
Where: International Printing Museum, Torrance
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Address: 315 W. Torrance Blvd., Carson, CA 90745
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/361990124456381/?event_time_id=361990131123047
Barney Saltzberg & Dog & Rabbit at Children’s Book World – Kids Event
Author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg will present his new picture book for children ages 3-7, Dog & Rabbit. This is a funny, sweet story of unrequited friendship and is written in four parts. This picture book navigates the pitfalls of budding friendship and explores the rewards of patience.
Where: Children’s Book World
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Website: http://www.childrensbookworld.com/events
Conchas y Cafe Zine, Vol. 5: Demi-Gods and Then Some! at Chicano Resource Center, East Los Angeles Library
DSTL Arts presents the release of Conchas y Café Zine Vol. 5: Demi-Gods and Then Some! This zine explores the theme of mythology and legends, and the way culture is produced. Through poems and short legends, we dissect the meaning of truth, myth, and the wau culture is spread.
This event is free and open to the public. Zines will be available for purchase and all sales benefit DSTL Arts and the Conchas y Café program.
Where: Chicano Resource Center, East Los Angeles Library
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 4837 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/979011135771832
An Afternoon with Mike Mignola at Vroman’s Bookstore
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola will present and sign Baltimore Omnibus Volume 1 and Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction, featuring the origins of Hellboy, the comic and character,
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/vromans-presents-afternoon-mike-mignola
Saturday Afternoon Poetry & Open Mic at Lamanda Park Branch Library, Pasadena
Please join us at a different location for Saturday Afternoon Poetry, where you can hear our open reading as well as our featured artists present their work:
Billy Burgos is a poet, painter, illustrator and designer, who has worked as a host and workshop facilitator at many literary venues. He is the author of Eulogy to an Unknown Tree and is working on anew manuscript.
Alejandro Molina is a poet and writer, and is published in the Spectrum 8 Anthology: Gotta Translate!
Nancy Lynee Woo is a freelance writer, editor, creator of literary events and wrokshops, and creative consultant, and the author of two chapbooks, inlcuding Bearing the Juice of It All.
Events curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell.
Where: Lamanda Park Branch Library, Pasadena (Back Room)
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Address: 140 S. Altadena Dr., Pasadena, CA 91104
Website: http://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
Amanda Seales & Small Doses at Book Soup
Hear comedian, writer, actress, and social media star Amanda Seales discuss her book Small Doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use. This volume of essays, axioms, original illustrations, and photos provides “self-help form the hip” style of commentary. Unapologetic and fiercely funny, this book is full of the author’s own struggles, research, mistakes, risks, and pay-offs.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Reading of Velina Hasu Houston’s Madame Butterfly at JANM
What is the real story of Madame Butterfly? In John Luther Long’s 1898 short story, the demise of the fictional lead character is quite a bit different than depicted in the famed story in Giacomo Puccini’s similarly named opera or the reincarnation of that female essence in Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon musical theatre play.
Where: Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.janm.org/events/#19
Rocky Lang & Barbara Hall & Letters from Hollywood at Flintridge Bookstore
Co-authors Rocky Lang & Barbara Hall, with special guest Bela Lugosi, Jr., will present the book, Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Movie Making, and Lugosi will read his father’s letters.
The book reproduces in full color socres of entertaining and insightful pieces of correspondence from some of the most notable and talented film industry names of all time—from the silent era to the Golden Age, and up through the 70s.
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
Website: http://www.flintridgebooks.com/instore-events/2019/10/19/rocky-lang-letters-from-hollywood
An Evening with Liz Phair at Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Liz Pahir, with author Taylor Jenkins Reid, will present her book, Horror Stories: A Memoir.
This book takes the reader inside the most intimate junctures of Phair’s life, and reads like the confessions of a friend. The uncompromising precision and candor of these stories transforms these experiences into tales about all of us.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.
Where: Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 585 E. Colroado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Poetry Readings at Poetic Research Bureau
Four poets and authors will read and discuss their work:
Jared Joseph is pursuing a PhD in Literature at UC Santa Cruz. His work includes Drowsy Drowsy Baby (2107) and his collaboration with Sara Peck, “here you are” available from Horse Less Press.
Cathy Thomas is the author of In Search of My Sexy Old Self: Rediscovering Sex After Sixty.
Jose Antonio Villaran is a writer, and the author of la distencia es siempre la misma (2006) and el cerrajero / The Locksmith (2012).
Kristan Wagner N/A
Where: Poetic Research Bureau
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: 951 Chung King Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: http://www.poeticresearch.com
Gedda Ilves & A Butterfly to River at Beyond Baroque
Join us to hear Gedda Ilves read from her new book A Butterfly to River: New and Selected Poems, hosted by Brendan Constantine, and with participation by: Mariano Zaro, Gloria Vando, and Helene Cardona.
There will also be live music!
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Saturday the 19th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Webshttp://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
11th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair at the International Printing Museum (Day 2 of 2)
The Los Angeles Printers Fair celebrates the best of letterpress, book arts, and the paper arts to the LA area. With the backdrop of the world’s largest collection of working antique presses, the LA Printers Fair annually brings together 80 artistic vendors and 1,700 visitors to experience the creative worlds of handmade books and beautiful printing.
Featured artist will be Jessica Springer of Springtide Press in Tacoma, WA. Her portfolio is full of color and energy, and she will be exhibiting her broadsides and books, as well as giving a lecture of the public on Saturday evening.
NOTE: Please check website for full schedule and details.
Where: International Printing Museum, Torrance
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Address: 315 W. Torrance Blvd., Carson, CA 90745
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/361990124456381/?event_time_id=361990131123047
Liz Climo & Please Don’t Eat Me at Vroman’s Bookstore – Kids Event
Join us to hear author Liz Climo present her children’s book Please Don’t Eat Me.
When a carefree bunny is approached by a voracious bear in the woods, Bunny has just one request: “Please don’t eat me.” Bur the bear has a never-ending list of requests, and maybe he just wants his new friend’s company for a while. this is a witty and poignant exploration of predator and prey and will have you roaring with laughter.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 11 am
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/ liz-climo-discusses-and-signs-please-don’t-eat-me
Janiva Magness & Weeds Like Us at Westchester Farmer’s Market, with Book Jewel
Join us to hear Grammy-nominated author Janiva Magness present her memoir Weeds Like Us.
This stunning memoir was six years in the writing and a lifetime in the making. By the time she was a fourteen-year-old-runaway she felt herself a lonely prisoner of her past. As an award-winning blues artist she knows how to survive all the tragedy and pain she endured.
Where: Westchester Farmers Market & The Book Jewel
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 12 pm
Address: 6259 W. 887th St., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: http://gatsbybooks.com/event#/westchester-farmers-market-author-janiva-magness-sat-oct-20th-12-noon
Voices from the Ancestors Reading at Avenue 50 Studio
Join us as Lara Medina hosts a book signing and reading of Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices, edited by Lara Medina and Martha Gonzales (University of Arizona Press, 2019).
This book brings together the reflective writings and spiritual practices of wisdom based on the authors’ oral traditions, research, intuitions, and lived experiences, reclaiming spirituality based on non-Western traditions in these fraught times.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 131 N. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: http://www.facebook.com/event/516141652547628
The After School: A Workshop with Ryka Aoki at Beyond Baroque
This is a monthly work space and test platform for writers who are self-identified queers and people of color, led by Ryka Aoki.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Michael Frank & What Is Missing at Diesel Bookstore
Join us when author Michael Frank reads from and signs his novel, What is Missing!
This novel is a suspenseful and deeply moving story, a psychological tale that asks who we are and who those closest ot us are, when life puts us to disturbing and powerful tests. When a love triangle develops into an exploration of what it means to be a father, son, and potential mother, these three must face what is missing in their lives.
Where: Diesel Bookstore, lower outdoor courtyard
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Running Wild Anthology of Stories: Meet the Authors at Gatsby’s Bookstore
Edited by Cecile Sarruf, Running Wild Anthology of Stories is a book that spans styles, genres, and voices.
The authors in this book include: Hailey Piper, Dawn DeAnna Wilson, Magaly Garcia, Susan Breall, VT Dorchester, Susan Breall, Robert Allen Lupton, Paul Attmore, Anthony Peters, Andrew Adams, Monique Gagnon German, Jason Zeitler, Gemma L. Brook, Audra Supplee, Lorna Walsh, Debby Huvaere, Desiree Kannel, Molly Byrne, Jenn Powers, Gary Kidney, Sarah Kaminski, Ed Burke, Anastasia Jill, Abdullah Aljumah.
Where: Gatsby’s Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 5535 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808
Website:.http://gatsbybooks.com/event#/runningwildanthologyofstories
Christian Robinson & Just in Case You Want to Fly at Skylight Bookstore – Kids Event
Award-winning llustrator Christian Robinson discusses his children’s book, Just in Case You Want to Fly.
This is an inspirational book for children looking for support when facing a new challenge. It highlights the connection that brings families together, because no matter how far they fly or who they become, they will always have home.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Salient Open Reading at Beyond Baroque
Join us at the Salient Sunday Open Reading hosted by Radomir Luza & Patricia Murphy.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: http://beyondbaroque.org/calendar.html
Leroy Chatfield & To Serve the People: My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez at Flintridge Bookstore
Author Leroy Chatfield will present and sign his book, To Serve the People: My Life Organizing with Cesar Chavez.
This book explores a life dedicated to equality of opportunity for all, with an unwavering focus on organizing communities and expanding their agency. The author recounts his childhood, explains the social issues that drive him, and uncovers the lack of justice he say all too frequently.
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada-Flintridge, CA 91011
Website: http://www.flintridgebooks.com/instore-events/2019/10/20/leroy-chatfield-to-serve-the-people
Write con Nosotros at Café con Libros Press, Pomona
Start writing that book you’ve been putting off… Come write in community! La Luchas con Letras begins!
Where: Café con Libros Press
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 280 2nd St., Pomona, CA 91766
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/2362106677146514
Kerouac 25 Years Later at Beyond Baroque
Acclaimed jack Kerouac scholar Gerald Nicosia reads and discusses his new book, Kerouac: The Last Quarter Century. He’s joined by Kerouac’s closest living relative, Paul Blake III, and other guests TBA.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Sunday the 20th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
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