Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Maggie Smith, with Victoria Chan, & Goldenrod via Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
Join us to hear author Maggie Smith, in conversation with award-winning poet Victoria Chang (Obit), discuss her new poetry book, Goldenrod.
Award-winning poet Maggie Smith returns with a powerful collection that looks at parenthood, solitude, love and memory by taking unique looks at modern life to explore with empathy and honestly.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 5:30 pm
Address: See Site
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-maggie-smith-discusses-goldenrod-victoria-chang
Mystery Book Club: A Distant Grave & Razorblade Tears via Pages Bookstore Courtyard – In-Person Event
Our Mystery Book Club reads new release mysteries, and selects each book by mail preceding each monthly meeting. It is facilitated by Bobby McCue.
This month’s 1st selection is A Distant Grave, by Sarah Stewart. This book is the follow-up book to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, in which detective Maggie D’arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland.
This month we also have a 2nd selection (optional), Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby. This is a tale of two ex-cons will little in common, who band together to seek revenge for the deaths of their young adult sons.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this event.
Where: Pages Bookstore Courtyard – In-Person event
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 7 pm
Where: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/mystery-book-club-person-1
Ficcion en Espanol Book Club & La sonrisa del agato via The Last Bookstore – Zoom Online
Ficcion en Espanol Book Club is led by Dan Lopez. and participants read and discuss books written in Spanish, mostly fiction.
This month’s selection is Rodolfo Martinez’s La sonrisa del agato, a sci-fi story celebrating its 20th anniversary.
NOTE: All bookstore events are ticketed, so check site for details.
Where: The Last Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 7:30pm – 9 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Website: https://www.lastbookstorela.com/event-details/ficcion-en-espanol-book-club-with-dan-lopez-8
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
The free Monday Night Fiction Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction to read, and for critique and discussion. Registration is required.
Raquel Baker earned a PhD in English Literary Studies from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing form Mills College. She is currently Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies and Transnational Literatures at CSU Channel Islands. She also has published poetry and non-fiction, and done readings with the Ventura Poetry Project.
Where: Beyond Baroque online (tickets at Eventbrite)
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 7:30pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
Joshua Lurie & History Is Delicious via Treehouse & LA Public Library – Online Kids Event
Join Skylight Treehouse and the LA Public Library virtually for an interactive event celebrating Joshua Lurie’s beautifully illustrated children’s book, History Is Delicious.
This event will be followed by an in-person signing on Saturday, August 14th from 2-4pm at Skylight Books.
History Is Delicious explores the history of different dishes, cultural traditions, and even a few great recipes, all presented for kids.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration.
Where: Skylight Treehouse & LAPL
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 11 am
Address: Registration available at site.
Expressions LA Virtual Poetry Readings & Open Mic via Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
LAPL presents Expressions LA Poetry Reading Series & Open Mic via Zoom online.
Please email Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org for instructions on how to join the program.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration in advance.
Where: LAPL – Zoom online event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: See Site
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/poetry-night
Poetry Open Mic with Wyatt Underwood via Westwood Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Share a poem you wrote or a poem you love, or just listen and enjoy. Poet and author Wyatt Underwood will serve as emcee.
Please email wwood@lapl.org to receive a Zoom invitation.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration in advance.
Where: LAPL – Zoom online event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: See Site
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/poetry-open-mic-3
Melissa Broder & Superdoom: Selected Poems via Book Soup – Online Event
Join author Melissa Broder to hear her discuss her poetry collection containing the best of her first four collections, Superdoom: Selected Poems.
In this collection, the author embraces te sacred and profane, often simultaneously. She gazes inot the abyss and at the human body, with humor and heartbreak, lust and terror. Her language is marked by both brutal strangeness and raw intimacy, bouncing between the grotesque and the transcendent. She is a brilliant and original poet.
Where: Book Soup – Online event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online Event
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/melissa-broder-discusses-superdoom-selected-poems
Local Author Launch: Nicola Harrison & The Show Girl via Pages Bookstore Courtyard – In-Person Event
Join us for the launch and celebration of local author Nicola Harrison’s new novel, The Show Girl, in conversation with Zibby Owen of the podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books.
This novel gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfield Follies, through the eyes of a young mid-western woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfield Follies star. Set in 1927, it describes the sacrifices a woman must make to keep the independence of her own hard-won success.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this event.
Where: Pages Bookstore Courtyard – In-Person event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 6 pm
Where: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/mystery-book-club-person-1
Vroman’s Live: Tracy Swinton Bailey & Forever Free via Vroman’s – Online Event
Join us to hear Tracy Swinton Bailey present and discuss her book, Forever Free: A True Story of Hope in the Fight for Child Literacy.
In this book, the author charts one of the numerous programs around the country addressing under-performance in the public schools, in this case the Freedom Readers. She describes the hurdles and rewards of academia, teaching, mobilizing and fundraising, and outlines how this on-to-one tutoring model can work across the U.S.
NOTE: Reservations, costs, and details to obtain a copy of the book are at site.
Where: Vroman’s – Online (see site)
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Megan Abbott, with Ivy Pochoda, & The Turnout via Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
Megan Abbott, in conversation with Ivy Pochoda, (Wonder Valley, These Women). will discuss her mesmerizing new novel. The Turnout.
After their parents’ death in a tragic accident, sisters Dara and Marie Durant take over running the Durant School of Dance, along with Dara’s husband Charlie, their mother’s prized student. When a suspicious accident occurs at the onset of the school’s annual performance of The Nutcracker, an interloper arrives and threatens the sisters’ delicate balance. Taut and unnerving, this tale is both alarming and irresistible.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and event details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: See Site
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-megan-abbott-discusses-turnout-ivy-pochoda
Santa Monica Reads Book Discussion & The Pull of the Stars via Santa Monica Library – Online Event
Join us for the Santa Monica Reads book discussion of author Emma Donoghue’s novel, The Pull of the Stars.
This novel moves with the momentum of a thriller as it tells the story of the 100-year-old flu pandemic that feels completely current, down to the same frustrations and tensions and hopes and dangers we face today.
NOTE: See site for registration and event details.
Where: Santa Monica Public Library – Online Event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=33803
Lets’s Travel Book Club & Mexican Gothic via Bel Canto Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
Join us for the Let’s Travel Book Club discussion of author Silvia Moreno-Garica’s novel. Mexican Gothic.
After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin, begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside, where she is unsure what she’ll find.
NOTE: See site for registration and event details.
Where: Bel Canto Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online Zoom event (see site)
Website: https://belcantobooks.net/book-clubs
Adult Book Club & Ellie and the Harpmaker via Once Upon a Time Books – Online Zoom Event
Join the Adult book Club discussion of this month’s selection, author Hazel Prior’s Ellie and the Harpmaker. This story is uplifting escapism, rejuvenated by a set of unusual characters, the raw beauty of England, and the musicality of the author’s prose.
Whether you loved it, hated it, or haven’t finished it yet, we want to see you at our Adult Book Club,, going strong for 40+ years at America’s Oldest Children’s Bookstore!
NOTE: See site for registration and event details.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 7:30 pm
Address: Online Zoom event (see site)
Tuesdays at the Virtual Cobalt: Poets Series Presents: Open Reading & Ryka Aoki – Virtual Zoom Event
The Virtual Cobalt Poets Series, presented by Rick Lupert via Zoom, will feature an Open Reading and guest poet Ryka Aoki.
Ryka Aoki is a poet, composer and author of the Lambda finalist, Seasonal Velocities, He Mele a Hilo (A Hilo Song), Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul, and The Great Space Adventure.
NOTE: Details and Zoom link at event link.
Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday the 10th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html
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 10th
Time: 9 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://dapoetrylounge.com/calendar (Confirm at site, which is now under construction)
Christine Van Zandt & A Brief History of Underpants via Treehouse & LA Public Library – Online Kids Event
Join Skylight Treehouse and the LA Public Library virtually for an interactive event celebrating Christine Van Zandt’s kid’s book, A Brief History of Underpants.
This event will is presented in partnership with Punk Rock Marthas!
A Brief History of Underpants is one part humor, one part history, and explores the evolution of fashion’s most unmentionable garment.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration.
Where: Skylight Treehouse & LAPL
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 11 am
Address: Registration available at site.
“The Dating Game” Rom-Com Authors Event via Bel Canto Bookstore – Online Zoom Event
Join us for “The Dating Game” Rom-Com Authors Event and discussion of new romance novels from authors: Jayci Lee, Sara Desai & Farrah Rochon.
Jayci Lee writes poignant, sexy, and laugh-out-loud romance every free second she can scavenge. She lives in sunny California with her tall-dark-and-handsome husband, two amazing boys with boundless energy, and a fluffy rescue whose cuteness is a major distraction. She is the author of Dating Dare.
Sara Desai has been a lawyer, radio DJ, marathon runner, historian, bouncer and librarian. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, kids and an assortment of forest creatures who think they are pets. Sara writes sexy romantic comedy and contemporary romance with a multicultural twist. She is the author of Dating Plan.
Farrah Rochon is a native of south Louisiana and a USA Today Bestselling author. Rochon officially began her writing career while waiting in between classes in the student lounge at Xavier University of Louisiana. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Xavier and a Masters of Arts from Southeastern Louisiana University, Farrah decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a published novelist. She is the author of Dating Playbook.
NOTE: See site for registration and event details.
Where: Bel Canto Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://belcantobooks.net/events or https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNcYctA-AOx513EvGBG2feM5MnKs9o81tr6kazkm7AffQgHA/viewform
Jacob Soboroff, with Alicia Mendez, & Separated: Inside an American Tragedy via Book Soup – Online Event
Join author Jacob Soboroff, in conversation with Alicia Mendez, to hear them discuss his book, Separated: Inside an American Tragedy.
The author was one of the first journalists to expose the living conditions of the children in custody following the Trump policy of family separation at the border. In this essential story, Soboroff weaves together key voices, of policy makers and victims, with his own experience covering this national issue. His book lays out in stark terms, the human toll, and what’s at stake, as America struggles to reset its immigration policies post-Trump.
Where: Book Soup – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online Event
Richard Lange, with Jonathan Ames, & Rovers via Skylight Bookstore – Online Event & In-Store Signing
Author Richard Lange, in conversation with Jonathan Ames, will present and discuss his new novel, Rovers.
Summer of 1976. Jesse and his brother, Edgar, are on the road in search of victims. They’re rovers, nearly indestructible nocturnal beings who must consume human blood in order to survive. For 70 years they’ve lurked on the fringes of society, roaming from town to town, stalking the transients, addicts, and prostitutes the feed on.
This hard-boiled supernatural hell ride kicks off when they encounter a young woman who disrupts their grim routine, and plunges the present into a deadly chaos. It all comes to a shattering conclusion in Las Vegas on the eve of the American Bicentennial.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration. In-Store signing will follow at 8pm.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 6 pm (signing at 8pm in-store)
Address: Registration available at site.
Writing Workshop with Matt Sedillo via Re/Arte Centro Literario – In-Person Event
Join us for a writing workshop, hosted by Chicano Political Poet, Matt Sedillo.
Matt Sedillo is the author of the collection, Mowing Leaves of Grass:
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Re/Arte centro literio – In-Person event
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 2014 ½ E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 900333
Website: https://reartela.com/events%2Feventos
Pacoima Branch Book Club & The Giver of Stars via Pacoima Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Join our Book Club discussion by registering in advance for the meeting at the site link.
This month’s selection is Jojo Moyes’ book, The Giver of Stars. This novel is set in the hills of Kentucky in the1930s. An English girl marries an American, and then finds herself totally out of her element in a small rural town. She becomes a “pack-horse librarian,” taking books by horseback to isolated families in the hollows of the area. Danger happens — both from within her new family, quick to shoot locals, and danger from the treacherous Kentucky mountains.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this event.
Where: Pacoima Branch Library, LAPL – Online event
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: See site
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-1
Scott Borchert, with David Kipen, & Republic of Detours via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Event
Join author Scott Borchert, in conversation with David Kipen, to hear them discuss his book, Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America.
This book is an immersive account of the New Deal project that created state-by-state guidebooks to America in the midst of the Great Depression—and employed some of the biggest names in American letters.
The plan was idealistic as it was audacious—and utterly unprecedented. This project was the singular purview of the Federal Writers’ Project, a division of the WPA founded in 1935 to employ jobless writers, from novelists and poets to the more dubiously qualified. This is the story of this remarkable undertaking, from its optimistic early days to its dismemberment by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. This noble enterprise sought to create a broad and inclusive portrait of America when its very identity and future were thrown into question, and its lessons are urgent and strong.
NOTE: See details & RSVP at site.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Event (see site)
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 7 pm
Address: (See site)
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/scott-borchert
How to Publish Your Poetry, with Anne Marie Wells via Sims Library of Poetry – Online Event
Join us for a workshop led by narrative artist, illustrator, and CLI graduate, Anne Marie Wells: How to Publish Your Poetry in Literary Journals.
If you have never submitted your work before, and don’t know where to start, this is the workshop for you. You will submit your first poem by the end of the workshop.
For illustrator Anne Marie Wells, stories matter to her, and she cares about what kind of stories she tells. She wants the stories she tells through her art to be a light to this dark world.
NOTE: See details & RSVP at site.
Where: Sims Library – Online Event (see site)
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 7 pm
Address: (See site)
Website: https://www.simslibraryofpoetry.org/events or https://www.simslibraryofpoetry.org/event-details/how-to-publish-your-poetry-in-literary-journals-w-anne-marie-wells
Anansi Virtual Writers Workshop via The World Stage – In-Person 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.
We return to the building after a 15-month, Covid-19 imposed exile, where the faithful met weekly via Zoom online. We are currently working on the process to continue to include our online community each session. WELCOME HOME!
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.
NOTE: See site for further details, and any change in the schedule. Contact kaliflowers@gmial.com or call (323) 293-2451
Where: The World Stage (Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the11th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 4321 Dengan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: https://www.theworldstage.org/events.html or https://www.facebook.com/events/2956323594627816/
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 Luivette Resto.
Luivettte Resto is a mother, teacher, and poet, and the author of two collections: Unfinished Portrait and Ascension, both published by Tia Chucha Press. Her third book is forthcoming from FlowerSong Press.
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets and information.
Where: Online event (Eventbrite)
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
The Ugly Mug: Open Mic & Poetry Reading & Alexis Rhone Fancher via Two Idiots Peddling Poetry & Moon Tide Press – In-Person Event
Two Idiots Peddling Poetry and host Ben Trigg presents weekly poetry readings at the Ugly Mug in Long Beach.
We are peddling poetry at the Ugly Mug again. We will be attempting a melding of online/in-person swan song for the virtual Mug that has sustained us in the meantime.
Alexis Rhone Fancher tears the plain brown wrapper off erotica. EROTIC features poems and flash never before seen in any collection, as well as gems from Rhone Fancher’s first two erotic offerings, How I Lost my Virginity to Michael Cohen (2014) and Enter Here (2017). She tells us it may seem she’s writing about sex, but really she’s writing about power.
Masks will be required unless you are actively eating or drinking.
NOTE: See site for further details. $4 cover fee, cash only.
Where: The Ugly Mug (see site)
Date: Wednesday the 11th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 261 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/two-idiots-peddling-poetry or https://www.facebook.com/events/926383861272419
Anita Diamant, with Melissa Berton, & Period. End of Sentence via American Jewish University (AJU) – Online Event
Join us to hear author Anita Diamant, in conversation with Melissa Berton, present and discuss her book, Period. End of Sentence.
This latest book form award-winning Anita Diamant inspires period positive activism worldwide. It continues the revolutionary spirit of the documentary, Period. End of Sentence, which won an Oscar in 2019. Producer and founder of The Pad Project, Melissa Berton, will join the author to discuss her recent collection of essays, Period: End of Sentence, A New Chapter in the Struggle For Menstrual Justice, which seeks to inspire period positive activism around the globe.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this event.
Where: AJU – Online event
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 12 pm
Where: Online (see site)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/3032120827030023
The Poetry of Place: Braintrust Workshopvia The Poetry Lab – Online Event
Join instructor Danielle Mitchell for a two-hour generative workshop, community check-in, and group share, when we present a Braintrust writing workshop on: The Poetry of Place.
This workshop is free, but donations are always appreciated.
NOTE: See site for further event details.
Where: The Poetry Lab – Online event
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvc–qqjIrHNPpav4LYOSDnkNLtwtVBiVa or https://www.thepoetrylab.com/braintrust
Michael Shnayerson, with WR Wilkerson III, & Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Event
Join author Michael Shnayerson, in conversation with WR Wilkerson, to hear them discuss his book, Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream.
This book is the story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip. His brief life led to a violent end, after building a complex, ruthless, gangster -led kingdom of his own creation in Las Vegas.
NOTE: See details & RSVP at site.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Event (see site)
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 6 pm
Address: (See site)
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/michael-shnayerson
Dr. Leana Wen, with Lisa See, & Lifelines via Vroman’s Bookstore – Online Event
Join us to hear author Dr. Leana Wen, in conversation with acclaimed author Lisa See, (Shanghai Girls, Island of Sea Women), present and discuss her book, Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health.
The author is an emergency physician, former Baltimore health commissioner, CNN medical analyst, and Washington Post columnist. She lays bare the lifesaving work of public health and its innovative approach to social ills. Public health is often perceived as invisible, in that it becomes visible in its absence. She also tells her own uniquely American story, as an immigrant from China, and ties it to the missions of public health.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and event details.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online Event
Jaime Hernandez & Queen of the Ring: In-Store Signing via Skylight Bookstore – In-Store Event
Join us at author Jaime Hernandez’s In-Store Signing of his book, Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings by Jaime Hernandez, 1980-2020.
For the past 40 years, acclaimed graphic novelist Jaime Hernandez has been creating a Love and Rockets-adjacent world – set in the heyday of the 1960 and ‘70s women’s wrestling and lucha libre!—with an entirely separate cast of characters who have aged and evolved. This book is a collection of his original drawings, all unavailable until now.
NOTE: See site for details on this event.
Where: Skylight Bookstore – In-Store event
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/store-signing-jaime-hernandez-author-queen-ring
Songs and Stories Readings/Performances at Stories Books & Cafe – In-Person Event
Please join us for the Songs and Stories Event at Stories LA Books & Cafe and hear singer and songwriter performances by:
Jessie Kilguss is a singer/songwriter, whose 4th album, The Fastness, released in June 2018.She’s worked in theatre, including the ensemble The Black Rider, among others
Brett Farkas is an L.A.-based musician and solo artist, and lead of the band, Boys School.
Deenah Vollmer is a writer and performer with an MFA in Nonfiction, and is a collaborator with James Franco.
Stacy Rock is an actress, musician, composer and songwriter.
We Are West & MoreTBA.
NOTE: Details at Site.
Where: Stories Books and Cafe(see site)
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://www.storiesla.com/?q=h.calevents
SHOUT! Open Mic Poetry Night Series, with Eric Moraga, via Half Off Books – In-Person Event
Join us for the our monthly Open Mic Poetry Night, hosted by Eric Moraga, in front of a live audience, which returned last month. This event takes place every second Thursday of the month.
Whether you are coming out to share your poetry with the community, or just to listen and support others, we look forward to seeing you and keeping you safe.
NOTE: See site for details and masking requirements.
Where: SHOUT Open Mic – In-Person event
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 141 W. Wilshire Ave., Ste, A, Fullerton, CA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/510108300299805/ or https://hobrf.com/events?ref=page_internal (Check site to verify)
Sabor y Cultura: fos_thursdays Open Mic – Instagram Event
Please enjoy the Sabor y Cultura Open Mic on Instagram Live on Thursdays at 8pm PST.
This is an Instagram online event.
NOTE: Sign-ups open on Wednesday at 3 pm.
Where: Online event (see site)
Date: Thursday the 12th
Time: 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.instagram.com/fos_thursdays/ (Confirm at site)
Your Author Series: Michell Ruiz Keil & Summer in the City of Roses via L.A. Public Library – Online Kids & Teens Event
Join us to meet author Michelle Ruiz Keil as she presents her latest novel, Summer in the City of Roses.
The author has received praise from many publications, and was a 2020 Literary Lions honoree, among others She currently lives with her family in Portand OR, in a cottage on the border of the forest and the city.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: LAPL – Online Kids & Teens event
Date: Friday the 13th
Time: 4 pm – 6 pm
Address: See site
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/your-author-series-michelle-ruiz-keil
Luneario Poetico Open Mic Event via LA Poet Society – Online Zoom Event
All authors are welcome to participate in the Lunario Poetico Open Mic offered in the Spanish language every second Friday of the month.
NOTE: See site for event details.
Where: LAPS – Online event
Date: Friday the 13th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online: Zoom 833 8577 4937
Website: https://www.lapoetsociety.org/events
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 14th
Time: 10 am – 12:30 pm
Address: Online event (see website)
Website: https://www.lawritersgroup.com/writing-workshops-schedule/
Children’s Bilingual Storytime for Kids via Re/Arte – In-Person Event – Kids Event
Join us for a new weekly event, Chlldren’s Bilingual Storytime, offered on Saturday mornings, in English & Spanish.
NOTE: See website for registration and further details.
Where: Re/Arte– In-Person Event
Date: Saturday the 14th
Time: 10 am – 11:30 am
Address: 2014 ½ E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Website: https://reartela.com/events%2Feventos/
Reclaiming My Time: The Writer’s Edition Workshop & Membership Event via Women Who Submit – Online Event
Join us for free quarterly workshops on writing, publishing, career building, and community, led by local professional women and non-binary writers. Participate in one of our new member orientations at one of our future workshops to become a member.
Rachel Howzell Hall will lead this workshop, hosted by Desiree Zamorano, and the author will share her time management strategies while incorporating engaging activities. She’ll make every minute count.
See schedule for New Member Orientation and returning member Submission Party which will follow workshop and member breakout meetings. Check site for links and schedule details.
NOTE: See website for registration and further details.
Where: Women Who Submit
Date: Saturday the 14th
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Address: WWS (see site)
Website: https://womenwhosubmitlit.org/workshops/
The Sims Library of Poetry Open Housevia Sims Library of Poetry – In-Person Event
The Sims Library of Poetry is open, and we want to meet you! Join us for an Open House for the community to see us in person, browse our shelves (maybe even check out a book), grab a coffee, and get the chance to record a poem for our Instagram!
NOTE: See details & RSVP at site.
Where: Sims Library – In-Person Event (see site)
Date: Saturday the 14th
Time: 12 pm – 5 pm
Address: 2702 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90043
Website: https://www.simslibraryofpoetry.org/events or https://www.simslibraryofpoetry.org/event-details/sims-library-of-poetry-open-house
Writer’s Workshop with Viva Padilla via Re/Arte – In-Person Event
Join us for an introduction to submitting your writing to journals and magazines. Incudes career advice, and writing feedback. Bring your work and a notebook.
NOTE: See website for registration, donation, and further details.
Where: Re/Arte– In-Person Event
Date: Saturday the 14th
Time: 1 pm – 2:30 pm
Address: 2014 ½ E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Website: https://reartela.com/events%2Feventos/
Joshua Lurie & History Is Delicious: Book Signing via Skylight Books – In-Person Family & Kids Event
Join us to welcome author Joshua Lurie for a book signing of his book, History Is Delicious. This book explores the history of different dishes, cultural traditions, and even a few great recipes, all wrapped up in a beautifully illustrated book for kids.
NOTE: See website for further details.
Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 14st
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/store-signing-joshua-lurie-author-history-delicious
Saturday Afternoon Poetry & Poetry Writing Workshop – via Zoom Online
Join Saturday Afternoon Poetry for a Deep Critique Writing Workshop led by poet and author GT Foster.
All events are curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell.
Where: Online Zoom Event
Date: Saturday the 14th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Website: https://www.saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com
Sunday Series Workshop with Natalie Graham via The Poetry Lab – Zoom Online
Join us for Sunday Series, The Poetry Lab’s 2.5 hour writing workshop held on the 3rd Sunday of every month, and held as a forum for one-time visiting artist collaborations.
This month’s visiting artist is Natalie Graham, CSU Fullertonassociateprofessor and founding director of CSUF’s Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation, and author of the collection Begin with a Failed Body.
No writing experience is necessary and all are welcome.
NOTE: See site for costs, discounts, scholarships, and details.
Where: The Poetry Lab – Online Zoom Event
Date: Sunday the 15th
Time: 1 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Website: https://www.thepoetrylab.com/sunday-series
“Lockdown Lit, Unlocked” Presents Eight Authors via Diesel Bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us to hear from eight authors who were brought together through Lockdown Literature. i.e. authors with books published during the pandemic who have banded together to support each other and spread the word about their books.
Nina Renate Aron is the author of Good Morning Destroyer of Men’s Souls: A Memoir of Women, Addiction and Love. This book illuminates and adds nuance to the messy tethers between femininity, enabling, and love.
Adam O. Davis is a poet, photographer, and teacher. His debut poetry collection, Index of Haunted Houses, won the Kathryn A. Morton Poetry prize.
Maggie Downs has been anthologized in The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology.
Jennie Englund began Taylor Before and After, her first book, during her time as an NEH fellow in Hawaii.
Ava Homa is the author of the collection of stories, Echoes from the Other Land, and her debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire.
Celia Lansky’s debut novel Under the Rainbow is out now from Riverhead Books. Her second novel, So Happy for You, is forthcoming from Hanover Square Press.
Aimee Liu is a bestselling novelist and memoirist. Glorious Boy is her most recent, complex, and well-reviewed novel.
Rufi Thorpe is the author of Dear Fang, With Love and The Girls form Corona del Mar. The Knockout Queen is a dazzling and darkly comic novel of love, violence and friendship in the California suburbs.
Where: Diesel Bookstore, Outside Courtyard
Date: Sunday the 15th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St., Suite #33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Gustavo Hernandez Reading & Open Mic via The Poetry Salon – Online Event
Join us for a reading every month, featuring writers from The Poetry Salon, followed by an Open Mic, presented by Tresha Faye Hefner.
Gustavo Hernandez is this month’s featured artist, and he is a poet from Southern California, but born in Jalisco, Mexico. He is the author of the collection Flower Grand First (Moon Tide Press, 2021) and the micro-chapbook Form His Arms (Ghost City Press, 2020).
NOTE: See site for details and link.
Where: The Poetry Salon – Online Event
Date: Sunday the 15th
Time: 2 am – 5 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
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