NaNoWriMo Write-in with Robertson Writers’ Group at Robertson Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
November is National Novel Writing Month. Come write from 10 -11 with the option to share up to ten pages of your work with the Robertson Writers’ Group from 11-12:30. Adults only, please.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Robertson Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 10 am – 12:30 pm
Address: 1719 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/nanowrimo-write-robertson-writers-group
NaNoWriMo “Write-ins” at the Fabulous Central Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
November is National Novel Writing Month. Celebrate National Novel Writing Month with weekly “Write-In” sessions in the Literature & Fiction department’s large study room. This cozy conference-style room features wi-fi, outlets, comfy chairs, and whiteboards. Light refreshments will be served along with literary inspo. What more could an aspiring novelist ask? Come Write In!
RSVP:
Space is limited, so email fiction@lapl.org to register today.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Central Library, LAPL, Literature & Fiction Study Rooms
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 6 am – 8 pm
Address: 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/nanowrimo-write-ins-fabulous-central-library-0
Philosophical Horror Book Club: Jawbone at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Philosophical Horror Book Club participants will discuss this month’s selection, Jawbone, by author Monica Ojedo, Sarah Booker (translator).
Jawbone is a novel interweaving pop culture references and horror concepts drawn from Herman Melville, H. P. Lovecraft, and anonymous “creepypastas,” Jawbone is a novel that explores the terror inherent in the pure potentiality of adolescence and the fine line between desire and fear.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/philosophical-horror-book-club-jawbone
Illeana Douglas & Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Illeana Doulas will present and discuss her book, Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia.
Illeana Doulas is an Actress, writer, producer, and director Douglas is known for playing fearless outspoken characters. She is the grand daughter of two-time Academy Award winner Melvyn Douglas. Illeana began her career working for a prominent New York film publicist in The Brill Building. After appearing in New York Stories, and Goodfellas Douglas came to prominence, as Matt Dillon’s suspicious sister in Gus Van Sant’s To Die For, for which she was a New York Film Critics award nominee.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/illeana-douglas
Broken Lens Journal: Group Reading with Jessica Piazza, Adam Deutsch, Linda Dove, Karla Lamb, and Stacie Vos at Stories Books & Café – In-Person Event
Stories presents Broken Lens Journal’s Group Reading with: Jessica Piazza, Adam Deutsch, Linda Dove, Karla Lamb, and Stacie Vos.
Jessica Piazza is the author of three poetry collections: Interrobang, This is not a sky, and Obliterations (with Heather Aimee O’Neill), as well as the children’s book Olivia Otter Builds Her Raft. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jessica now lives in Los Angeles, where she teaches at the University of Southern California.
Karla Lamb (she/hers) is a multidisciplinary Chicana poet & artist, with work appearing or forthcoming in A Women’s Thing Magazine, The Shallow Ends, Yes Poetry, Word Riot, Coal Hill Review, Fine Print Press, Dream Boy Book Club, Rejected Lit, Cobra Milk & elsewhere. Lamb earned an MFA from Carlow University, & is currently working on a full-length manuscript. Formerly, Lamb was the program manager at City of Asylum, an organization that provides sanctuary to endangered writers. Lamb lives in Los Angeles with her cat Fulano.
Linda Dove is a poet and scholar. Her award-winning books include a poetry collection, In Defense of Objects (2009), and three poetry chapbooks, O Dear Deer, (2011), This Too (2017), and Fearn (2019), as well as the scholarly collection of essays, Women, Writing, and the Reproduction of Culture in Tudor and Stuart Britain (2000). In addition, individual poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, the Robert H. Winner Award from the Poetry Society of America, Best of the Net, and Best Microfiction.
Adam Deutsch is the author of a full-length collection, Every Transmission (Fernwood Press 2023). He has work recently in Poetry International, Thrush, Juked, AMP Magazine, Ping Pong, and Typo, and has a chapbook called Carry On (Elegies). He teaches in the English Department at Grossmont College and is the publisher of Cooper Dillon Books. He lives with his spouse and child in San Diego, CA. AdamDeutsch.com
Stacie Vos N/A
Hosted by Adam Stutz.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Stories Books & Café
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://storiesla.com/events
Jessica Keith, with Dr. Aaron Bruce, & Saying Inshallah with Gusto at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Jessica Keith, in conversation with Dr. Aaron Bruce, will discuss her book, Saying Inshallah with Gusto: A Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story.
Jessica Keith never believed she could walk down an aisle. With crippling anxiety fueled by unpredictable panic attacks, she said, “I can’t” so many times she never thought she’d say “I do.”
While illuminating the depths of anxiety and love, Jessica must find the resilience it takes to persevere.
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA., 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Jessica-Keith-Saying-Inshallah-with-Chutzpah
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Online Zoom Event
This free Monday Night Community Writing Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a workshop in which participants are asked to bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction to read, and to use 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 from Mills College. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Postcolonial and Transnational Literatures at California State University Channel Islands, teaching courses on creative writing and contemporary African literatures. Raquel has published poetry in Africology and The Arrow; fiction in Enculturation, The Daily Palette, The Womanist, and Crux; and non-fiction in Little Village; and has done readings with the Ventura County Poetry project. Raquel lives for talking about all things about the craft and social meanings of literature!
Where: Beyond Baroque – Online event
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online Event (see site)
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-fiction-workshop-tickets-758915746427
Under Mic Influence: Sundiata & Open Mic at LB Unified – In-Person Event
If you need an open mic, beautiful people, tasty eats, dope inspiration, good libations, and good vibrations, we have you covered!
Join host Kuahmel Alyeeus KuahAllah and @djkevjam for poetry, Open Mic, rare grooves, cocktails, tasty bites.
In the tradition of Funkmosphere, Monday Night Delight, Melodic Mondays, Project Blowed, Griot Cafe, and Lady Basco’s Speakeasy, we come to light things right back up and take the poet & the MC to new heights. Every 1st and 3rd Monday, you will be Under Mic Influence. Come level up with carefree, high-caliber spitters, and leave ready to get the bars up & come back for more!
Featured guest: Sundiata.
NOTE: See site for tickets and details.
Where: LB Unified
Date: Monday the 20th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm (Doors at 7:30 pm)
Address: 2222 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90804
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/under-mic-influence-tickets-595248092067
Tuesday Afternoon Book Club: Every Day Is for the Thief at Silver Lake Library, LAPL– In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Tuesday Afternoon Book Club participants will discuss Every Day Is for the Thief, by author Teju Cole.
In this book of fiction, a young Nigerian living in New York City goes home to Lagos for a short visit, finding a city both familiar and strange. In a city dense with story, the unnamed narrator moves through a mosaic of life, hoping to find inspiration for his own. He witnesses the “yahoo yahoo” diligently perpetrating email frauds from an Internet café, longs after a mysterious woman reading on a public bus who disembarks and disappears into a bookless crowd, and recalls the tragic fate of an eleven-year-old boy accused of stealing at a local market. Along the way, the man reconnects with old friends, a former girlfriend, and extended family, taps into the energies of Lagos life—creative, malevolent, ambiguous—and slowly begins to reconcile the profound changes that have taken place in his country and the truth about himself.
Copies are available at the reference desk.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Silver Lake Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 1 pm
Address: 2411 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/tuesday-afternoon-book-club-6
Graphic Novel Book Club: The Awakening Storm at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Kids Event
Graphic Novel Book Club participants will discuss The Awakening Storm by author Jaimal Yogis and illustrator Vivian Truong.
Graphic novels are the coolest kind of book there is—do you think so too? If so, then our fabulous Graphic Novel Club is for you! Join us to celebrate our shared love of graphic novels and visual creativity! Iz and Apollo will host our ever-popular book club.
The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons #1), Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers.
Best for ages 9-12. Masks are recommended. Limited space. No drop-ins.
This is a discussion-based club. Participants should come prepared to share their thoughts about that meeting’s book choice.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 4 pm
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Rainbow Reads Book Club: Cinderella Is Dead at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Teen Event
Rainbow Reads Book Club participants will discuss Cinderella Is Dead, by authorKalynn Bayron.
Rainbow Reads Book Club celebrates diversity in Young Adult books as we read books featuring various identities and stories. This is a safe space welcome to teens of all identities and allies! Join Iz and Apollo for our proud book club.
In this book, it’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.
Best for ages 13 and up. Masks are recommended. Limited space. No drop-ins.
This is a discussion-based club. Participants should come prepared to share their thoughts about that meeting’s book choice.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 6 pm
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/rainbow-reads-book-club-cinderella-dead-kalynn-bayron
Classic Detectives Book Club: The Cape Cod Mystery at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Classic Detectives Book Club participants will discuss this month’s selection, The Cape Cod Mystery, by author Phoebe Atwood Taylor.
The “Codfish Sherlock Holmes” solves a whodunnit in 1930s Cape Cod.
A light whodunnit with an amateur sleuth at its center, The Cape Cod Mystery is the first novel from one of the most beloved authors of the American Golden Age mystery.
Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1909-1976) was one of the most beloved and most successful mystery authors of the 1930s and 1940s, writing under her own name and two pseudonyms, Freeman Dana and Alice Tilton. The Asey Mayo character, first introduced in The Cape Cod Mystery, went on to star in 24 novels in a series informed by the author’s generations-long family history in Cape Cod.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/classic-detectives-book-club-cape-cod-mystery
Third Tuesday Book Club: Olga Dies Dreaming at Playa Vista Branch Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
Third Tuesday Book Club participants will discuss Olga Dies Dreaming, by author Xochitl Gonzalez.
In this novel, a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots—all in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
Copies are available at the reference desk.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Playa Vista Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 6400 Playa Vista Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90094
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/3rd-tuesday-book-club-3
Conchas y Café Zine Workshop: Fall Semester Theme: “Out of Place” at DSTL Arts – Online Event
This is a virtual only writing workshop. Register now at Google Classroom (app or web). Registration code: kdcmthg.
For more information: DSTLArts.org/conchasycafezine.
Where: DSTL Arts
Date: Tuesday the 21st (through 12/19/23)
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw0cb1GLt-6/
Kate Simon, with Rona Elliot, & Rebel Music: Bob Marley and Roots Reggae at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Kate Simon, in conversation with Rona Elliot,will present and discuss her book, Rebel Music: Bob Marley and Roots Reggae.
Rebel Music is a tribute to one of the greatest legends in world music, Bob Marley. In 1975, Kate Simon first photographed Bob Marley and the Wailers at the Lyceum in London, where the now-legendary live performance of ‘No Woman No Cry’ was recorded. They then collaborated throughout the Seventies, with Simon shooting some of the most intimate, enduring, and emblematic images ever taken of Marley, including his iconic Kaya album cover.
Rebel Music contains over 400 photographs from Simon’s archives, many published here for the first time. Introduced by Patti Smith, with a foreword by Lenny Kravitz and afterword by Keith Richards, a cast of 24 contributors join Simon in sharing the stories behind the image.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/even/kate-simon
Alice Simpson, with Loma Kathryn Kay, & The Winthrop Agreement at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Alice Simpson, in conversation with Loma Kathryn Kay,will discuss her book, The Winthrop Agreement.
When Rivkah Milmanovitch arrives at Ellis Island, her husband is not waiting for her as promised. Alone and pregnant, she makes her way to the Lower East Side tenement of an old friend. Lottie Aarons, whose husband went out for a newspaper and never returned, takes Rivkah in and they work side-by-side in dispiriting sweatshops. Rivkah gives birth to a daughter, Mimi, determined that her child will have a better life in America.
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA., 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Alice-Simpson-with-Kathryn-Kay-The-Winthrop-Agreement
The Virtual Cobalt Series & Open Mic: Angleica Whitehorne – Online Zoom Event
The Virtual Cobalt Poets Series, presented by Rick Lupert via Zoom, will feature an Open Reading and guest Angelica Whitehorne.
Angelica Whitehorne is a Buffalo area native currently residing in Durham, North Carolina. She is author of the chapbook The World Is Ending, Say Something That Will Last (Bottle Cap Press, 2022), a collection of ecologically themed poems released in conjunction with the celebration of Earth Day last year. This poem, which originally appeared in Whiskey Tit Journal, also appears in the chapbook.
Whitehorne, who graduated from State University of New York College at Brockport and worked as a Just Buffalo Literary Center Program Assistant throughout much of 2022, has published or forthcoming work in the journals Westwind Poetry, Air/Light Magazine, Meetinghouse Magazine, and Poetry South, among others. Currently, she is a marketing content writer for a clean energy loan company.
NOTE: Details and Zoom link at event link.
Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar
The Sunless Sea Open Mic: Poetry and Spoken Word Show – In-Person Event
The Sunless Sea Open Mic: Poetry and Spoken Word Show is offered every week at the Unurban Coffee House. Hosted by DeForest Wright, all are invited to attend.
NOTE: Details at event link.
Where: Unurban Coffee House
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups or https://www.facebook.com/events/213407634459999/?active_tab=discussion
Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic at Greenway Court – In-Person Event
The nation’s largest weekly Open Mic event is 25 years strong. They hold open mic nights. At an open mic, all are welcome to share their poetry or sit in their audience.
Every Tuesday (except for 3rd Tuesdays and special events) they hold open mic nights.
NOTE: See sign-ups, details, and guidelines at website link.
$10 donation. Do NOT line up prior to 7:30 p.m. Free parking adjacent to theatre.
Masks are encouraged. All ages are welcome.
Where: Greenway Court Theatre and YouTube Live Stream
Date: Tuesday the 21st
Time: 9 pm – 11 pm
Address: 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChLUBSRPCFb/ or https://www.dapoetrylounge.com/events/open-mic-night
Mystery Book Group: The Cartographers at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Event
Adult Mystery Book Club participants will discuss The Cartographers: A Novel by authorPeng Sheperd.
From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, comes a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father’s belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret—one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family’s dark history.
We will be meeting to discuss the book outside of the shop in the circle in front of Star Cafe. You may still email your thoughts to share with our club if you are unable to attend in-person.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 22nd
Time: 9 am
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/mystery-book-group-cartographers-peng-shepherd
Classics Book Club: Raise High the Roof Beam at Granada Hills Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Classics Book Club participants will discuss Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, by author J.D, Salinger.
If you are unable to attend in person, please email grnhls@lapl.org for Zoom access to the discussion.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Granada Hills Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Wednesday the 22nd
Time: 1:30 pm – 3 pm
Address: 10640 Petit Ave., Granada Hills, CA 91344
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/classics-book-club-raise-high-roof-beam-and-seymour
Write Your Novel Event at Platt Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
The Platt Branch Library invites you to write your novel at their library.
Is writing, completing a book, on your bucket list? Whether you shouted an emphatic yes or mumbled a hushed maybe to either of those questions, our new novel writing support group is for you. This new group will be a place to learn, practice, and receive support from other writers. We will use LinkedIn Learning courses available on lapl.org to guide us through the novel writing process one step at a time. With weekly goals and the encouragement of your peers, you can spend the year working your way toward a completed novel.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Platt Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Wednesday the 22nd
Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Address: 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/write-your-novel
Graphic Novel Workshop Series at Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Graphic Novel Workshop Series is an opportunity to plan, write, and design your own graphic novel during this multi-week program. Each week, participants will explore diverse graphic novels and comics in our collection, complete shorter activities in design and creation, and work on a longer project to author their own pieces. Materials provided.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library
Date: Wednesday the 22nd
Time: 4 pm
Address: 7140 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Website:https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/graphic-novel-workshop-series
Reading in Bed with Jessica via Los Angeles Poet Society – Online Event
Reading in Bed with Jessica is offered every Wednesday from 6 pm – 8 pm at 101.5FM, where host Jessica Wilson Cardenas hosts literary and performance artist guests in conversation.
Guests TBA
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Online Event
Date: Wednesday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: www.radioollin.org
Website: https://www.lapoetsociety.org/events
Anansi Virtual Writers Workshop at The World Stage – In-Person Event
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. Our 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. For general information and booking, contact V. Kali, the Anansi Writers Workshop Coordinator, at vkaliflowers@gmail.com.
- 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm — Formal workshop;
- 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm — Readings: Anthony Crespo;
- 9:05 pm – 10:00 pm — Open mic.
Suggested: $5.00 Donation via PayPal: The World Stage Gallery.
NOTE: See site for further details, and any change in the schedule. Contact kaliflowers@gmail.com or call (323) 293-2451
Where: The World Stage
Date: Wednesday the22nd
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: https://www.instagram.com/anansiwritersworkshop/
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Online Zoom Event
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. Please be prepared to share one poem. This workshop will be hosted via the Zoom video-conferencing platform. Please sign up for each workshop session at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, and you will be contacted with instructions on how to join the meeting.
The workshop facilitator this quarter is James Fujinami Moore, whose debut poetry collection is indecent hours (Four Way Books, 2022), winner of the GLCA New Writers Award in Poetry and finalist for the Golden Poppy’s Martin Cruz Smith Award & the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Poetry. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Barrow Street’s 4×2, The Brooklyn Rail, Guesthouse, Jet Fuel Review, The Margins, the Pacifica Literary Review, and Prelude. He has received fellowships from Poets House, Bread Loaf, and the Frost Place, and received his MFA from Hunter College in 2016. He lives in Los Ángeles.
Please spend some time before the workshop learning how to share documents via Zoom. It will keep the session moving if you’re able to make your poem viewable quickly and easily. Here’s an instructive video that might help.
The workshop can sometimes reach high levels of attendance, which means not everyone will get a chance to read every session.
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets, and information.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Wednesday the 22nd
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesday-night-poetry-workshop-tickets-760571548977
Plaid Friday Sale at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Event
Who needs Black Friday when you can have Plaid Friday?!
In-store deals
10% off everything in store
Wear plaid and get 20% off ONE in-stock item, and more.
Online only deals also available
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Friday the 24th
Time: 10 am – 7 pm
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/plaid-friday-sale-2023
Black Lit Book Club: From Scratch at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Black Lit Book Club participants will discuss the memoir From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home, by author Tembi Locke.
From Scratch chronicles three summers Tembi spends in Sicily with her daughter, Zoela, as she begins to piece together a life without her husband in his tiny hometown hamlet of farmers. Where once Tembi was estranged from Saro’s family, now she finds solace and nourishment—literally and spiritually—at her mother-in-law’s table. In the Sicilian countryside, she discovers the healing gifts of simple fresh food, the embrace of a close-knit community, and timeless traditions and wisdom that light a path forward. All along the way she reflects on her and Saro’s romance—an incredible love story that leaps off the pages.
Tembi Locke is an accomplished actor who has appeared in over sixty television shows and films, including The Magicians, NCIS: LA, Animal Kingdom, and Dumb and Dumber To. She is also a TEDx speaker. Her talk, What Forty Steps Taught Me About Love and Grief, traces her journey as a cancer caregiver. She is the creative voice behind The Kitchen Widow, an online grief support community that has received mentions in The New York Times and The Guardian. The author of From Scratch, she lives in Los Angeles with her young daughter, but can be found each summer on the island of Sicily.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Friday the 24th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/black-lit-book-club-scratch
Launch Party: Frankie Tan & A Jungle Refuses to Give Up at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
Frankie Tan will present and discuss her book, A Jungle Refuses to Give Up.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Friday the 24th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 6040 N. Figueroa S., Los Angeles, CA 90043
Website: https://northfigbookshop.com/event/#calendar-8a0f87f6-17d6-4f10-9815-04df4c8251ba-event-lo808vqq
Illeana Douglas & Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Illeana Douglas will discuss her book, Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia.
Illeana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie Told from the passionate perspective of the author who grew up here, and filled with behind-the-scenes stories as well as her own personal snapshots of the places where these films were made, Illeana takes the reader on a cinematic road trip through Hollywood history and Connecticut geography, bringing the breezy, intimate, knowledgeable writing style acclaimed by reviewers of her first book, I Blame Dennis Hopper.
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Friday the 24th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA., 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/book/9781493075737
Small Business Saturday at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Come in on Small Business Saturday and ask us about our favorite books. We’ll give you recommendations and find you something you’ll enjoy. Experience customer service from human beings instead of sitting on the phone for 5 hours to try to talk to someone who isn’t a recorded message, or getting lost in online portals clicking in circles to try to get help.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/
Small Business Saturday Open House at Flintridge Bookstore – In-Person Event
The Small Business Saturday event is a nationwide celebration started in 2010 to recognize the contributions indie businesses make to the communities they serve. This year Flintridge Bookstore features nine authors working in various genres and for readers of all ages and three local artists offering beautiful handmade work. Come, join the fun, and show your support! SHOP SMALL!
AUTHOR MEET & GREETS/BOOK SIGNINGS/STORYTIMES:
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Nikki Grimes, Lullaby for a King (Picture Book): With glittering poetry and stunning watercolor artwork, Lullaby for the King ushers readers into the awe and wonder of the Christmas story. New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes and illustrator Michelle Carlos bring together a captivating tale of awe, wonder, and imagination. GRIMES READS HER BOOK FOR 12:15 PM STORYTIME.
Mitali Perkins, Holy Night and Little Star: National Book Award Nominee’s luminous and tender retelling of the Christmas story. Parents of faith will appreciate the message about the true gifts of Christmas and the foreshadowing of Jesus’ mission of salvation. (ages 3-7). PERKINS READS HER BOOK FOR 11:30 AM STORYTIME
Bianca Schwarz, The Innkeeper’s Daughter (and other titles from The Gentleman Spy Mystery series) Historical Romance: Emily March, illegitimate daughter of Sir Henry March, has wealth, beauty, and talent. But is this enough to secure what she really wants – a loving marriage? Max Warthon is the grandson of the sinister Earl of Warthon, enemy of Sir Henry. Max knows that getting too close to Emily will lead to certain peril, but he cannot resist her, and their whirlwind romance raises the ire of the Earl. Will Emily and Max be able to unravel the mystery of an ancient hatred and unmask the true enemy? Their happiness and their lives depend on it.
Judith Teitelman, Guesthouse for Ganesha (Fiction); In 1923, 17-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in Köln “with a hardened heart as her sole luggage.” Thus begins a 22-year journey in search of a place of sanctuary, against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (“Age of Darkness”). Esther relies on her masterful tailoring skills to help mask her Jewish heritage, navigate war-torn Europe, and emigrate to India. Esther’s traveling companion and the novel’s narrator is Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu God worshipped for his abilities to destroy obstacles, bestow wishes, and avenge evils. Weaving Eastern beliefs and perspectives with Western realities and pragmatism, this is a tale of love, loss, and spirit reclaimed.
Noon – 2:00 PM
Donn Swaby, It’ll Be Irie: Staying True to Yourself (Picture Book): Raymond can’t wait to move to America. He is determined to be the most American American ever! But when he gets to his new school his Jamaican roots show through and he must figure out how to be the most Raymond Raymond ever. It’ll Be Irie shows the challenges and discomfort of crossing cultures from both sides. SWABY READS HIS BOOK FOR 1:00 PM STORYTIME.
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Brian Clune, Ghosts and Legends of Hollywood: Brian Clune has been an avid paranormal enthusiast for most of his life. His dedication to learning the past has led to him becoming the Historian for Planet Paranormal, which has led him to be involved with a number of television shows including My Ghost Story, The Dead Files and Ghost Hunters. Clune has appeared on many radio programs and lectures at paranormal conventions and colleges.
Vanessa Cudmore, Lotta Pedal Catches a Wave: Sporting a newly designed board, Lotta Pedal taps into her scrappy confidence and quick wit to tackle a surf adventure, and sets off to protect the natural environment around her. Themes: environment, friendship and family. (ages 6-9) CUDMORE READS HER BOOK FOR 2:30 STORYTIME.
Verity Rudinski, The Cryptid Beneath My House: 12 year olds Anthony and Livia have special powers – flying like an eagle, running like a cheetah, smelling like a blood hound. Together, they visit a hidden world inhabited by others like them – some kind, some not. Themes include courage, resilience, commitment, and friendship. (ages 8-14). RUDINSKI READS HER BOOK FOR 1:45 STORYTIME.
1:30-3:30 PM
Ann Bernath & Richard Doyle, contributors to INNER SPACE & OUTER THOUGHTS: Speculative Fiction From Caltech and JPL Authors: An anthology by Caltech and JPL scientists, engineers, technologiss, and students. Experts at the frontiers of their fields present stories about alien astrobiologists, AI parenthood, a quest to preserve our histories beyond the heat death of our universe, a heist to steal engineering secrets from an ancient monk-scientist, the recovery of a long-lost phrase of the human life cycle, the demise of Earth’s first intelligent species – billions of years before the rise of humanity, and much more.
Mary Otis, Burst (Fiction): Viva has found ways to manage her mother Charlotte’s drinking, and it’s always been Viva and Charlotte against the world. Viva later discovers her innate talent for dance and chases her new passion with the same fervor that her mother chases the bottle. Viva moves away to pursue her dream, and Charlotte struggles to make peace with her own past. When tragedy strikes, Viva begins a downward spiral that forces her to decide whether she will repeat her mother’s mistakes or finally take control of her life. Told from interwoven perspectives, this story delves into a mother-daughter relationship filled with immense heart in the face of heartbreak.
For more information, contact Gail Mishkin at (818)790-0717.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
Address: 858 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011
Indies First Small Business Saturday at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Event
Early Bird Special: 10 am to 11 am get 20% off EVERYTHING in the store. Check site for other specials!
Local Authors signing & personalizing books who are celebrating at Once Upon A Time Bookstore:
11 am – noon – Nikkolas Smith for The Artivist
noon – 1 pm – Julie Abe for Tessa Miyata is No Hero
noon – 1 pm – Chelsea Ichaso for They’re Watching You
1 pm – 2 pm – Charlotte Offsay for Challah Day!
1 pm – 2 pm – Janie Emaus for Latkes for Santa Claus
3 pm – 4 pm – Scott Slater for Down the Hole
3 pm – 4 pm – Mike Lawler for Weird Crescenta Valley
All authors will be at a signing table outside, in front of our shop and books can be purchased ahead of time or the day of inside the store.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/indies-first-small-business-saturday-2023
Small Business Saturday at pages, a bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us for a day of fun and books in the pages courtyard with local authors on Saturday, November 25th.
11 am to 2 pm:
Erika Cilengir – In the Shadow of a Maverick: Lessons From My Father
CJ Cook – Beauty in the Beast and Tyree-Artist of the South Pacific
Cindy Kehagiaras – The Perpetual and Two Princes
Lizzy Cangro – Reclaim the Rebel and Reclaim the Witch
Emma Gazley – For Those Who Cannot Live or Die
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm:
George R. Wolfe – Into the River of Angels
Mike Knox – Vivien’s Rain: My Daughter’s Battle with Epilepsy
Peter Mehlman – #MeAsWell, A Novel
Mike Sager – A Boy and His Dog in Hell: And Other Stories and The Lonely Hedonist: True Stories of Sex, Drugs, Dinosaurs and Peter Dinklage
Latrice McGlothin – Hello Coco
Sam Foster – American Pied Piper
Where: pages, a bookstore
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 11 am – 2 pm
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/small-business-saturday-pages
Mystery Book Club: The Maid at Westwood Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
Mystery Book Club participants will discuss The Maid, by author Nita Prose.
This novel has a Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Westwood Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 11 am
Address: 2411 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024r
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-book-club-14
Poetry Workshop at Central Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
Poetry Workshop participants will join this inclusive, in-person poetry workshop where poets of all levels can come together, share their work, and foster a vibrant poetry community. Participants are invited to bring a poem, no longer than one page, to read and receive valuable feedback from fellow poets. Engage in thoughtful discussions and provide your own insights on the work of others. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just starting out, this workshop offers a supportive environment to refine your craft, connect with like-minded individuals, and celebrate the power of words.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Central Library, LAPL, Literature & Fiction Study Rooms
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/poetry-workshop-0
Kids Storytime with Zahra Zaveri at Village Well Books & Coffee– In-Person Kids Event
Enjoy a monthly storytime with Zahra Zaveri.
Zahra Zaveri is a Culver City local who manages a theater in Westchester and also performs with the Culver City Public Theater.
NOTE: See site for guidelines and details.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 11 am
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., #1B Culver City, CA 90232
Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/31853
Vroman’s Special Storytime: Sonoko Sakai & Mai and the Missing Melon at Vroman’s Main Store – In-Person Kids Event
Sonoco Sakai will read her children’s book, Mai and the Missing Melon.
This story invites the reader on a journey through rural 1960s Japan following a little girl named Mai on the Enoden train, past the oceanside populated with fishers, and to the classic shrine-like home of her grandmother, or obachama.
Loosely based on an event in Sonoko’s childhood, Mai wishes to share the gift of a sweet muskmelon with her grandmother but loses it on the train along the way. Obachama shares the Japanese folktale of The Stone Buddhas as an example of the power of good intentions to cheer Mai up.
NOTE: See site for guidelines and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 11 am
Address: 695 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Vromans-Special-Storytime-Sonoko-Sakai-presents-Mai-and-the-Missing-Melon
Felicia’s Free-Form Writing Sessionsat Sims Library of Poetry – Virtual Zoom Event
The next Felicia’s Free Form Writing Workshop event has the theme: Sharing a Dish.
Felicia Taylor E. is a poet, actress, author, writer, and arts educator. She’s performed with the Award-winning companies, Deaf West Theater and Dallas Children’s Theater. And toured with companies in California performing Shakespeare, Contemporary plays and Poetry. As an Arts Educator, she’s worked within the community creating worksho9ps and performances for museums, schools, libraries, and colleges. Her belief is that “writing and journaling is healing.” Her book Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl’s Tale, is a Reader’s Choice Book Award Finalist.
NOTE: See site for guidelines and details.
Where: Sims Library of Poetry
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 12 pm – 1:30 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event (see site)
Website: https://www.simslibraryofpoetry.org/event-details/felicias-free-form-drop-in-writing-session-11
Open Mic Poetry at Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
Share your original poems, lyrics, spoken word, or just enjoy listening. Each poet will have five minutes to read an original work. If you’d like to read, please sign up when you arrive.
Our featured speaker will be poet Mary Frances Spencer. Mary is a Yoga Instructor/Massage Therapist/Artist who dances, writes, and plays singing bowls for relaxation sound baths. Her writing has been featured on pathetic.org and various self-published poetry magazines. She recently had a medical journey, which has inspired her to begin writing a book of affirmations and musings A-Z.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 1 pm
Address: 5027 Caspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90041
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/open-mic-poetry-2
Jeremy Arnold, with Leonard Maltin, & Christmas in the Movies at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Jeremy Arnold, in conversation with Leonard Maltlin,will present and discuss his book, Christmas in the Movies.
This book showcases the very best among this uniquely spirited strain of cinema. Each film is profiled on what makes it a “Christmas movie,” along with behind-the-scenes stories of its production, reception, and legacy. Complemented by a trove of full-color and black-and-white photos, this volume is a glorious salute to a collection of the most treasured films of all time.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 1 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/jeremy-arnold-and-leonard-maltin-discuss-christmas-movies
GLP Practice at Get Lit – Words Ignite – In-Person Teen Event
Get Lit Players Practice sessions every Saturday afternoon.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Get Lit – Words Ignite
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: info@getlit.org or 213-388-8639
Website: https://www.getlit.org/events
Poetry Reading: Jessica Wilson, Angelina Saenz, Benin Lemus at Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
The monthly poetry reading in Miriam’s Garden at the Hyde Park Branch Library is curated by Yago Cura and hosted the features this month include;
Jessica M. Wilson is founder of the Los Angeles Poetry Society and author of Serious Longing.
Angelina Saenz is an educator and writer, and the author of Edgecliff.
Benin Lemus is a librarian, poet, and the author of Dreaming in Mourning.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: 2205 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90043
Website: https://www.instagram.com/laplhydepark/
Creative Writing Group at Central Library, LAPL– In-Person Event
Calling all writers of fiction, screenplays, poetry, etc. Get feedback on your writing in a fun, supportive environment. Meetings include a writing prompt/exercise, snacks, and a rollicking good time! Whether you are just starting out or well on your way to glory, join us and banish (at least temporarily) those Lonely Writer Blues!
RSVP:
Please RSVP by emailing fiction@lapl.org today.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Central Library, LAPL, Literature & Fiction Study Rooms
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/writers-group-0
Matt Sedillo, with Richard Modiano: An Afternoon of Poetry at Hauser & Wirth – In-Person & Livestream Hybrid Event
Matt Sedillo, in conversation with Richard Modiano, will present an afternoon of poetry in celebration of the Italian translation of his work.
Matt Sedillo is National Coordinator of WPM US, Literary Director of the MCILA, Co-Founder of El Martillo Press and author of two collections of poetry: Mowing Leaves of Grass and City on the Second Floor.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, book orders, details.
Where: Hauser & Wirth Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 901 E. 3rd St., DTLA, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: https://www.instagram.com/matt_sedillo/
Saturday Afternoon Poetry: Publishing Workshop at Singer Park – In-Person Event
Poetry Publishing Workshop led by S.A. GERBER + Poets published in Four Feathers Press, held off-site at Singer Park.
Don Kingfisher Campbell hosts and curates these events.
Where: Saturday Afternoon Poetry at Singer Park
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: California Blvd & St. John Ave in Pasadena, CA
Website: http://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
Ed Begley Jr. & To the Temple of Tranquility…and Step on It!: A Memoir at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Ed Begley Jr. will discuss his book, To the Temple of Tranquility…and Step on It!: A Memoir.
Beloved actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, the origins of his environmental activism, addiction and recovery, and his lifelong search for wisdom and common ground.
To the Temple of Tranquility…and Step on It!: A Memoir is about family, friends, addiction, failure, and redemption.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/ed-begley-jr
Historical Fiction Book Club: Yellow Wife at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Historical Fiction Book Club participants will discuss Yellow Wife, by author Sadeqa Johnson.
In Yellow Wife, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother’s position as the estate’s medicine woman and cherished by the Master’s sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world.
Sadeqa Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels. Her accolades include being the 2022 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy finalist, a BCALA Literary Honoree, and the Library of Virginia’s Literary People’s Choice Award winner. She is a Kimbilio Fellow and teaches in the MFA program at Drexel University. Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, Virginia with her husband and three teens.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/historical-fiction-book-club-yellow-wife
100 Thousand Poets for Change Open Mic: Nathan Castellanos & Antonieta Villamilat Midnight Books, Whittier – In-Person Event
Join in a celebration of world movement and action, in solidarity with 100 Thousand Poets for Change!
Mic Night @ Midnight brings you 2 phenomenal activists in the community, Colombian Poet/Author and Activist, Antonieta Villamil, and community activist, Author/Writer, Nathan Castellanos!
We will be holding a Food Drive as well for the Midnight Books Pantry to assist the local community of Whittier.
Plus, OPEN MIC FOR THE PEOPLE! All genres are welcome. 5 minutes max.
Midnight Books has opened up their bookstore to us, and we are honored to have our semillas growing wildly in the fresh Midnight air! Thank you @midnightbooksla for such a righteous and fruitful partnership!
Plus, LA Poet Society Press WRITE NOW!
MINI workshop y Open MIc to all gente/people
NOTE: See site for guidelines, and details.
Where: Midnight Books, Whittier
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 7201 Greenleaf Ave., Suite D, Whittier, CA 90602
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/
LGBTQ Open Mic Nightat Café con Libros, Pomona – In-Person Event
Liam and Charlie host a fun LGBTQ+ meeting. Share in a poem (serious, fun, or saucy) or enjoy a fun round of BEST STORY WINS!
NOTE: See site for guidelines, and details.
Where: Café con LIbros, Pomona
Date: Saturday the 25th
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 280 W. 2nd St., Pomona, CA 91766
Website: https://cafeconlibrospress.org/event-calendar/
Burning Issues Book Club: Fresh Banana Leaves via Bel Canto Books – Online Event
Bel Canto Books’ Burning Issues Book Club participants will discuss Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science, by author Jessica Hernandez.
In this book an environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn’t working—and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors.
Burning Issues Book Club (BIBC) is an online and local book club that gathers to read and discuss non-fiction works related to climate change, environmental degradation, environmental and social justice, and implementation of social change movements.
NOTE: See site for tickets and event details.
Where: Bel Canto Books
Date: Sunday the 26th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Latinx Book Club: Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Latinx Book Club participants will discuss the book Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories, by Yamile Safed Mendez, Amparo Ortiz, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (lllustrator).
From zombies to cannibals to star-crossed, shapeshifting lovers to Death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology written by superstar authors from across the Latin American diaspora offers bold new thrills for every monster lover.
Full contributor list: Chantel Acevedo, Courtney Alameda, Julia Alvarez, Ann Dávila Cardinal, M. García Peña, Racquel Marie, Gabriela Martins, Yamile Saied Méndez, Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite, Claribel A. Ortega, Amparo Ortiz, Lilliam Rivera, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Ari Tison, and Alexandra Villasante.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 26th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Latinx Book Club: Prayers for the Stolen at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Latinx Book Club participants will discuss the book Prayers for the Stolen, by Jennifer Clement.
A portrait of women in rural Mexico, and an exploration of the hidden consequences of an unjust war, Prayers for the Stolen is a story of friendship, family, and determination.
Jennifer Clement is the author of multiple books, including Widow Basquiat and Gun Love. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award for Prayers for the Stolen. The president of PEN International, she currently lives in Mexico City.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 26th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/latinx-book-club-prayers-stolen
Historical Romance Book Club: Marry Me by Midnight at The Ripped Bodice – In-Person Event
November’s Historical Romance Book Club participants will discuss Marry Me by Midnight, by author Felicia Grossman. This novel is about an enchanting twist on Cinderella (Eva Leigh, bestselling author): a charming heiress must marry to save her family’s business, but the man she dreams of is the one she can’t have.
London, 1832: Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she’s no damsel. Since her father’s death, his former partners have sought to oust her from their joint equity business. Her only choice is to marry—and fast—to a powerful ally outside the respected Berab family’s sphere of influence. Only finding the right spouse will require casting a wide net. So she’ll host a series of festivals, to which every eligible Jewish man is invited.
Orders Manager Katie S. leads this romance book club!
This event meets at the store on the 4th Sunday of the month at 7:15 pm.
No membership is necessary, feel free to show up!
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: The Ripped Bodice
Date: Sunday the 26th
Time: 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: Main Street, Culver City, CA 90323
Website: https://www.therippedbodicela.com/events-and-tickets
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