Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Ask a Children’s Author: Nick Eliopulos via Newport Beach Public Library – Online Kids Facebook Live Event
Join Ms. Liz in asking her fiend, Nick Eliopulos, all about writing fantasy books for kids! Nick has written several of the Spirit Animal books, the Minecraft Wordsworth Chronicles, and co-authors The Adventure Guild.
Log on starting at 10:00 am to watch Ms. Liz and Nick as they discuss writing and answer your questions. A recording of this even will be available for viewing on our Facebook page afterward. Check out our link if you want to submit a question before the event.
Where: Newport Public Library, LAPL – Online Facebook event (see site)
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 10 am
Address: Newport PL – Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1704944309686314
Monday Funday Kids Event via Los Angeles Public Library– Online Event
The Monday Funday event presents Lost in the Woods! Have fun this month with animal facts and the mysteries of the forest. We will write a story together, watch for scat (animal droppings!), and share some books we love. Do you have a favorite animal fact or book about nature to bring to share? Kids in grades 3-5 are invited to join us!
Where: LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 4 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/monday-funday-0
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
The free Monday Night Fiction Workshop led by Jessica Dolby focuses on generating creativity and writing fiction, including narrative technique, language, characterization, plot, POV, and the realization of an idea. Bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction for critique and discussion.
Where: Beyond Baroque online (tickets at Eventbrite)
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 7:30pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
Tea and a Tale Event via Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Brew some tea and relax, and listen to a live reading of one of the humorous Jeeves short stories by P.G. Wodehouse. New day and time! You can dial in by phone or use video conference.
Email Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org for access details.
Where: Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/tea-and-tale
Books + Coffee & Year of Yes via NAWBO-Orange County – Online Event
Join National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) – Orange County and Elizabeth Hendershot for their monthly Book Club. This month’s selection for discussion is Year of Yes, by Shonda Rhimes.
Check links at event site for details, including book purchases, tickets, and list of past reads.
Where: NAWBO -OC – Online event (see site)
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Address: NAWBO – Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/287626785889670
Poetry Open Mic via Westwood Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Share a poem you wrote or a poem you love, or just sit and enjoy!Hosted by Wyatt Underwood. To receive a Zoom invitation, please contact wwood@lapl.org.
Where: Westwood Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 6 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/open-mic
Tracy Holczer & Brave in the Woods Book Launchvia Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
Author Tracy Holzcer, in conversation with Jenn Reese (A Game of Fox & Squirrels), will present and discuss her new children’s book, Brave in the Woods, and discover how to be brave in the face of a family curse! A story about grief, hope and family woven with a bit of Grimm’s fairy tale magic, it is perfect for ages 9+. Exclusive swag is available to pre-orders from Once Upon a Time!
NOTE: See site for details and to register for the event,
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online event
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 7 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/brave-in-the-woods
Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic at Greenway Court Theatre Is Now Virtual – Online
DPL events at the Greenway Court Theatre are postponed until further notice.
But some events are offered via livestream, so check the calendar for information on events offered via the wonderly app link.
We have an open mic every Tuesday night except for the third Tuesday, when we have a poetry slam. There is a sign-up procedure and a three-minute time limit per performer. The event is open to all ages.
Where: Online event
Date: Tuesday the 5th
Time: 9 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://dapoetrylounge.com/calendar
Mystery Book Club & The Case of the Reincarnated Client via Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Online Zoom Event
Join us as we travel to India for our online discussion of The Case of the Reincarnated Client, by Tarquin Hall. RSVP to prncho@lapl.org for zoom link.
NOTE: See site for details, access to copies of book, and to register for the event.
Where: Palms-Rancho Park Branch, LAPL – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 4 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-book-club-17
Good Trouble Reading Group & Between the World and Me via Edendale Branch Library, LAPL – Online Zoom Event
Join the Good Trouble Reading group with Dr, Andrea Liss for our next book discussion of Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This profound work has transformed the discussion of race in America, weaving personal history, narrative, and incisive reportage to show how it has been and still is used to enslave, subjugate, massacre, and imprison black men and women. Conceived as a letter to his adolescent son to prepare him for the world he will soon face, the author shines new light on the present, and seeks a transcendent vision for a better future.
NOTE: See site for details, access to copies of book, and to register for the event.
Where: Edendale Branch, LAPL – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 4 pm
Address: Online event
Lilia Buckingham & Influence – Online Barnes and Noble Event
Join actress and social media star Lilia Buckingham with Pretty Little Liars and co-author Sara Shepard for a discussion of their new novel, Influence.This book will be available as a signed edition and for pre-order.
NOTE: See site for event details, access to copies of book, etc.
Where: Barnes and Noble – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 4 pm (PST)
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/influence-sara-shepard/1134237341?ean=9780593181485
Julia Claiborne Johnson & Better Luck Next Time via Chevalier’s Books – Online Event
Join writer and natural born storyteller Julia Claiborne Johnson, in conversation with Steven Rowley, to discuss her book, Better Luck Next Time.
This novel is an irresistible tale of love, friendship, and family that leaps off the page. Set at a dude ranch in Reno, Nevada where the wealthy become “residents” for six weeks a a ore-requisite for their divorces, it is hilarious yet poignant.
NOTE: See site for event details, access to copies of book, etc.
Where: Chevalier’s – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 4 pm (PST)
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/julia-claiborne-johnson
Anansi Virtual Writers Workshop via The World Stage – Online Event
Join this weekly community workshop founded in 1990, and following a three-part format, by joining in via Zoom every Wednesday night at 7:30 pm.
In its 30th year, the Anansi Writers Workshop is a workshop and open mic performance featuring L.A.’s freshest, most inspiring voices speaking their truth in poetry and prose.
Suggested: $5.00 Donation via PayPal: The World Stage Gallery. Check website for Zoom link.
NOTE: See site for further details, and any change in the schedule due to holidays. Contact kaliflowers@gmial.com or call (323) 293-2451
Where: Online event (Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.theworldstage.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/AnansiVirtual Workshop/
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop via Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
Join Beyond Baroque’s longest running free poetry workshop via Zoom online as we welcome new and seasoned poets to share their work and provide feedback. Facilitators are rotated quarterly, and the current facilitator is James Maverick.
NOTE: See site for further details.
Where: Online event (Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the 6th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
The Ugly Mug Open Mic Reading via Two Idiots Peddling Poetry – Zoom Online
This event is generally offered every Wednesday evening, so check site for current plans.
You can join in at the Zoom event via link provided, and sign up to read via Google Sheets at site.
NOTE: See site for further details on this free event.
Where: Online Zoom event (see site)
Date: Wednesday the 23rd
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/twoidiotspeddlingpoetry/
Mark Edward Langley & Death Waits in the Dark via The Writer’s Block on LA Talk Radio – Facebook Online
Join Mark Edward Langley, in conversation with Jim Christina and Bobbi Jean Bell, to discuss the author’s journey, his latest novel in the Arthur Nakai mystery series, Death Waits in the Dark, and what the future holds for this series.
NOTE: See site for further details on this free event.
Where: Online event (see site)
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 2 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2849024442022061
Teen Book Discussion via Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – Online Teen Event
Join the Studio City Literary Alliance Teen Book Club, which meets on Discord, to talk about your favorite books. This event iis for teens ages 13-18, and you can check out the book selected on hoopla or form one of LAPL’s Library to Go locations.
Email Kelli at KLowers@lapl.org to join the discussion or to join the book club.
NOTE: See site for details, access to copies of book, and to register for the event.
Where: Studio City Branch, LAPL – Online event
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 4 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/crown-coral-and-pearl-book-discussion
Michael Posner, with Robert Faggen, & Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories via Book Soup – Crowdcast Online Event
Join author Michael Posner, in conversation with Robert Faggen, as they discuss his book, Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years, Volume 1.
This book about the extraordinary life of one of the world’s greatest music and literary icons, is presented in the worlds of those who knew him best. The first of three volumes, this book follows Cohen from his boyhood in Montreal to university, and his burgeoning literary career to the world of music, culminating with his first international tour in 1970. It also paints a portrait of an era, the social, cultural, and political revolutions that shook the 1960s.
NOTE: Details and ticket information available at website.
Where: Book Soup – Crowdcast Online Event
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Crowdcast Live
Vroman’s Live: Dana L. Davis, with Dr. Gregory Schwartz, & Roman and Jewel via Vroman’s – Crowdcast Online Event
Join author Dana L. Davis, in conversation with Dr. Gregory Schwartz, to hear them discuss her book, Roman and Jewel.
If Romeo and Juliet got the Hamilton treatment… who would play the leads? This vividly funny, honest, and charming, romantic novel by novelist and Hollywood actress Dana L. Davis is the story of a girl who thinks she has what it takes,,, and the world thinks so too. But she will soon learn that the price of fame is very high.
NOTE: Details event link available at website.
Where: Vroman’s Live – Crowdcast Online Event
Date: Thursday the 7th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Crowdcast Live
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/dana-l-davis
“Where Is Your Fire” Poetry Workshop with bridgette bianca via The Poetry Lab – Online Event
Co-founded by friends Markus D. Manley and Danielle Mitchell in 2013, The Poetry Lab presents award-winning poets to hold space for writers so they can collaborate with a larger literary landscape.
“Where Is Your Fire?” is a four-week workshop (see below) led by acclaimed poet bridgette bianca, author of the collection be/trouble, and a call to action for those wondering about the role of the poet when the world is on fire and times don’t feel poetic at all. Like a flame, however, our work has the potential to cleanse, destroy, birth, warm and light the world around us. So, poet, where is your fire?
Class performance: February 4, 2021.
NOTE: Registration period: December 1 – January 6, 2021. See site for further details.
Where: The Poetry Lab, Pomona – Online event (see site)
Date: Thursday the 7th, Thursday January 14, Thursday January 21, & Performance February 4
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.thepoetrylab.com/upcoming-events/2021/where-is-your-fire/
Book Club & Book of Your Choice Discussion via North Hollywood Regional Library, LAPL – Online Event
Please join the NoHo Book Club twice a month to discuss a selected title and a book of your choice. New members are always welcome. This meeting will be focused on sharing a book of your choice.
RSVP to nohlwd@lapl.org at least two days in advance to receive the link.
NOTE: See website link for details.
Where: North Hollywood Regional Library, LAPL – Zoom online (see site)
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 10 am
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/noho-book-club-discuss-book-your-choice
Story Time Live Video with a Gallery Interpreter via Natural History Museum of L.A. County – Facebook Online Kids Event
Please enjoy a family event from the L.A. County Natural History, which hosts a Gallery Interpreter reading event for the little ones, to share a brand new story in a live reading of favorite books, every Friday morning!
This is a Facebook online event.
NOTE: See website link for details.
Where: Online event (see site)
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 11 am – 11:30 am
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/7914710347348239
Book Club & Normal People via Los Feliz Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Please join the Los Feliz Branch Library Book Club on Zoom to discuss Normal People, by Sally Rooney.
a selected title and a book of your choice. New members are always welcome. This meeting will be focused on sharing a book of your choice.
Email mpanzera@lapl.org for the meeting link. Digital and physical copies of the book are available. per instructions at the site.
NOTE: See website link for details.
Where: Los Feliz Branch Library, LAPL – Zoom online (see site)
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 11 am
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club
First Fridays Book Club via Memorial Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Please join the Memorial Branch Library First Fridays Book Club on Zoom to discuss a selected book each month.
Email dmatthews@lapl.org for participation details.
NOTE: See website link for details.
Where: Memorial Branch Library, LAPL – Zoom online (see site)
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 1 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/first-friadays-book-club
Your Author Series: Sona Charaipotra via Los Angeles Public Library– Online Event
Please join the Los Angeles Public Library First Fridays Book Club on the Library’s Facebook Channel to listen to author and journalist Sona Charaipotra discuss her work as a former reporter for People Magazine, contributor to other publications, and author of acclaimed young adult fiction. She is also a co-founder of CAKE Literary, a media company dedicated to promoting diverse voices in literature.
Those in attendance will have an opportunity to win a free book.
NOTE: See website link for details.
Where: LAPL – Facebook online (see site)
Date: Friday the 8th
Time: 4 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/your-author-series-sona-ccharaipotra
Get Lit Saturday Class via Get Lit – Words Ignite – Online Teen Event
Join Get Lit Saturday Class, a weekly poetry workshop that is free and open to all teens!
Learn writing techniques, performance training, and confidence-building every Saturday morning, via Zoom.
NOTE: See website for online link and further details.
Where: Get Lit – Words Ignite – Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 9 am – 12 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/670785727128509/
Western Edge Writers Workshop via Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Writers and aspiring writers, join us for a group discussion that supports writing endeavors of all genres: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and memoirs. Share your work and receive constructive criticism.
NOTE: Email shannah@lapl.org for Zoom participation details.
Where: Eagle Rock Library – Zoom Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/western-edge-writers-01
Creative Writing Workshop via LAwritersgroup.com – Online Event
Get words on the page and meet other writers in this online creative writing workshop.
NOTE: See website for online link and further details. Tickets are available via Eventbrite.
Where: Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 10 am – 12:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://facebook.com/events/1256929488015824/
Vroman’s Live: special Story Time with LeUyen Pham & Outside, Inside via Vroman’s – Crowdcast Online Kids Event
Join children’s author LeUyen Pham, in a special story timeto hear her present her book, Outside, Inside.
From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, this book is a moving picture book celebrating essential workers and the community coming together to face the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
NOTE: Details event link available at website.
Where: Vroman’s Live – Crowdcast Online Event
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 11 am
Address: Crowdcast Live
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/leuyen-pham
Adult Book Club & Little Dorrit via Westwood Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Join us for a lively book discussion of Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens.
Email wwood@lapl.org to receive a Zoom invitation.
Where: Westwood Branch Library. LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 11 am
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-2
Sparking Stories: A Conversation with Shirley Ann Higuchi via Japanese American Museum – Online Event
Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration, by Shirley Ann Higuchi, blends personal and political histories into a powerful and inspirational narrative. Join author Shirley Ann Higuchi in a conversation and Q&A with actress Tamlyn Tomita, moderated by filmmaker and news anchor David Ono.
RSVPs are required using the ticket link!
Where: JANM & Heart Mountain Interpretive Center – Online event (see site)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/879232599514557
2021 Vision Board and Book Reading via Café con Libros Press – Online Google Event
Let’s welcome 2021 with our joyous intentions and expectations. We will be reading Pleasure Activism and creating a vision board together, virtually or in-store (max 6 people in person).
NOTE: Suggested donation or free with book purchase in store.
Where: Café con Libros Press – Online event (see site)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2705251443069342/
From Archie to Zack Book Launch via Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online Event
Join author/illustrator Vincent X. Kirsch as he introduces his new, heart-warming book, From Archie to Zack. Celebrate love with this perfect picture book for your read-aloud library.
Vincent will share a little bit about his creative process and read his book for the audience.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online event (see site)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 2 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/from-archie-to-zack
Saturday Afternoon Poetry & Deep Critique Workshop via Zoom Online
Join Saturday Afternoon Poetry for a Deep Critique Workshop led by G/T. Foster.
All events are curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell.
Where: Santa Catalina Library, Zoom Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Saturday the 9th
Time: 3 pm– 5 pm
Address: Zoom online
Website; https://www.saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com
Patricia Cornwell, with Jamie Lee Curtis, & Spin, a Captain Chase Novel via LiveTalks LA
Beyond the famous Kay Scarpetta series, Patricia Cornwell has written the definitive non-fiction account of Jack the Ripper’s identity, cookbooks, a children’s book, a biography of Ruth Graham, and two other fictional series. While writing her new Captain Chase series, she spent two years researching at various government and international enforcement institutions.
Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress and author of 12 bestselling children’s books.
Where: LiveTalks LA (see details at website link)
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 4 pmPST
Address: Online event
Website; https://livetalksla.org/events/patricia-cornwell-with-jamie-lee-curtis-2/
Virtual Launch: Livia Blackburne & Julia Kuo, & I Dream of Popo via Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online
Author Livia Blackburne & illustrator Julia Kuo will launch and discuss their children/s book, I Dream of Popo, a beautiful book of family love. They will discuss the book with Connie Hsu (editor), including the nuances of growing up in two worlds, and how linguistic and geographic distance affects family relationships.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore (see details at website link)
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 4 pmPST
Address: Online event
Website; https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/i-dream-of-popo
Made in LA Writers & Book Monster Present Made in LA, Vol. 3: Art of Transformation – Online via Zoom
This presentation is a literary reading featuring stories of Los Angeles and the revolutionary art of transformation. The contributors to this volume have written diverse stories that capture the need to constantly reinvent oneself in the world.
NOTE: See site for details, for tickets at Eventbrite, and to register on Zoom.
Where: Made in LA & Book Monster Bookstore, Santa Monica – Online event (see details at website link)
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online event
Website; https://www.facebook.com/events/3904047799605595
We’re All Gonna Die Book Club via The Last Bookstore– Virtual Zoom Event
We’re All Gonna Die Book Club, hosted by Peter Clines, explores dystopia nd the post-apocalypse in their bewildering array of forms via Zoom. Yes, we’re all doomed, but we’re doomed together.
This month’s selection is the inimitable Jesse Ball’s The Divers’ Game, about a slightly future version of our world where immigrants can be murderous without consequence.
NOTE: Details at event link. All bookstore events are ticketed..
Where: The Last Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
Date: Sunday the 10th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://lastbookstorela.com/#events
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