Kids Storytime at Pages in Manhattan Beach – In-Person Event
Join us Mondays at 10:30 am for a fun half hour of songs and stories! Miss Amy shares brand new gems and long-time favorites, along with songs, crafts and activities. We meet in the courtyard.
Where: Pages: A Bookstore
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/2024-11-25/kids-storytime
Robertson Writers Group at Robertson Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Writing a book, poem, or screenplay? Need deadlines? Want constructive feedback? Then this is the place for you.
Bring 5 – 10 double spaced typed pages to read. Everyone will get a chance to read.
This group mostly meets in person, but email rbrtsn@lapl.org if you’d prefer to join via Zoom
Where: Robertson Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 11 am
Address: 1719 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/robertson-writers-group-0
Senior Writing Group at Palisades Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Kathy Katims, founder of Saved by a Story, leads an ongoing writing group for seniors. New members are welcome to all or any sessions.
Write to prompts, share (if you want), connect with fellow seniors in the neighborhood, hone your writing skills and find your story.
RSVP:
An RSVP to palsds@lapl.org is recommended but not required. If you RSVP we will send you a welcome packet, guidelines, and a reminder the day before the meeting.
Where: Palisades Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 1 pm – 2:30 pm
Address: 861 Alma Real Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/senior-writing-group-3
LGBTQ+ Book Club: Rough Pages at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Participants will discuss the book Rough Pages (Evander Mills #3) and author Lev AC Rosen will be attending via Zoom!
Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth.
Private Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person case. Pat, the family butler, has been volunteering for a book service, one that specializes in mailing queer books to a carefully guarded list of subscribers. With bookseller Howard Salzberger gone suspiciously missing along with his address book, everyone on that list, including some of Andy’s closest friends, is now in danger.
Dive into the full Evander Mills series:
Lavender House
The Bell in the Fog
Lev AC Rosen writes books for people of all ages, including the Evander Mills series, which began with the Macavity Award winning Lavender House, and continues with The Bell in the Fog. His most recent young adult novels are Emmett, Lion’s Legacy, and Camp. Rosen’s books have been nominated for Anthony and Lambda Awards and have been selected for Best of lists from The Today Show, Amazon, Library Journal, Buzzfeed, Autostraddle, Forbes, and many others. He lives in NYC with his husband and a very small cat.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Book Club: The Boys in the Boat at Sherman Oaks Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Participants will discuss November’s selection, The Boys in the Boat by author Daniel James Brown.
For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant.
It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler.
Please Email shrmno@lapl.org for the Zoom invite.
Where: Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 14245 Moorpark St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/sherman-oaks-book-club-boys-boat-daniel-james-brown
Michael Idov & The Collaborators at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Michael Idov will present and discuss his book, The Collaborators.
In this electrifying, cutting-edge spy thriller featuring a brilliant young intelligence officer and a troubled heiress who stumble into a global conspiracy that pits Russia against the CIA.
Combining realistic thrills with sophisticated spycraft and witty dialogue, The Collaborators delivers a gut-punch answer to the biggest geopolitical question of our time: How, exactly, did post-Soviet Russia turn down the wrong path?
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/michael-idov
Monthly Writing Circle: Under the Tree We Dream at Holy Grounds – In-Person Event
This new Monthly Writing Circle with Alex Petunia is titled Under the Tree We Dream. It’s an invitation to write and dream with generative prompts and creative community.
Join the writing circle held on the last Monday of the month at: 7pm to 9 pm. All writing levels are welcome.
Entrance requires a drink purchase.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Holy Grounds
Date: Monday the 28th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 5371 Alhambra Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90032
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_1ldSzNfI/
R.U.P.O. Open Mic at Back to the Grind in Riverside – In-Person Event
RUPO Open Mic is every Monday Night at Back to the Grind in Riverside.
Every Monday at: 7pm to 9pm. Sign-ups are at 6:30pm and in person only, $4 cash admission. See you then!
NOTE: See site for link and details.
Where: Back to the Grind, Riverside
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 3575 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92501
Website: https://www.facebook.com/backtothegrind
Raegan Fordemwalt & Lover Girl at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Lover Girl is the dreamy debut from poet and breakout TikTok star Raegan Fordemwalt, enhanced with a new cover and never-before-shared poems and art.
In her fully illustrated debut collection Lover Girl, poet Raegan Fordemwalt writes the story of a girl boldly and devastatingly fond of love. So eager to feel, she proudly walks through Heartbreak, Loneliness, Jealousy, and Acceptance on the journey to personal growth and self-love.
This highly anticipated edition offers fans the collection they first fell in love with, as well as a special edition cover and 14 all-new poems and drawings! With candor and vulnerability, Raegan and her Lover Girl continue to give readers a soft place to land as they fall back in love with themselves and with each poem along the way.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2024-11-25/raegan-fordemwalt-discusses-lover-girl
Monday Night Fiction Workshop via Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center – 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 Literary Arts Center – Online event
Date: Monday the 25th
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-1088647216129
No Pulp Open Mic at Work Evolution Laboratories, Long Beach – In-Person Event
No Pulp Open Mic, every 2nd and 4th Monday. 8th floor.
All ages. Doors open 7:30 pm.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Work Evolution Laboratories, Long Beach
Date: Monday, the 25th
Time: 8:30 pm – 11 pm
Address: 235 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
Website: https://www.lbpoetry.com/
Virtual Book Club: Wandering Stars via La Crescenta Library, LACL – In-Person Event
Participants will discuss November’s selection, Wandering Stars by author Tommy Orange.
Three generations of a family are affected by the real-life Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, in which more than 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people were killed by the US Army in Colorado. The novel follows the son of a survivor of the attack, a boy who is send to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and taught a curriculum designed to erase Native American history.
Where: La Crescenta Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/11752112
NaNo Come Write in Drop-In Space at Chatsworth Branch Library, LAP – In-Person Event
Writers assemble!
National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with a first draft. They enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists.
We will be hosting a series of “Come Write In – Drop In” Spaces throughout the month of November.
Beginning in the first week in November our Community Room will be open most Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 – 2 p.m. to provide a quiet space, water bottles and light snacks for writing your future novel.
Where: Chatsworth Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 1 pm
Address: 21052 Devonshire St., Chatsworth, CA 91311
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/nano-come-write-drop-space
Agoura Readers Book Club: James at Agoura Hills Library, LACL – In-Person Event
Participants will discuss James by author Percival Everett.
For adults.
Where: Agoura Hills Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 2 pm – 3 pm
Address: 29901 Ladyface Ct., Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/11968352
Book Club: Killers of a Certain Age at El Monte Library, LACL – In-Person & Event
Join us each month for a facilitated discussion of fiction and nonfiction titles. A limited number of copies are available for book club attendees at the library. For adults.
November’s Book Pick is Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. Please be aware that light refreshments will be served. A list of ingredients will be made available.
Where: El Monte Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 3224 Tyler Ave., El Monte, CA 91731
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/12027378
Hooked on Books Book Club: A Gentleman in Moscow at Quartz Hill Library, LACL – In-Person & Event
Join us as we discuss A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Copies are available at the Customer Service desk and newcomers are always welcome! For Adults.
On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.
Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?
Where: Quartz Hill Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 5040 W. Ave M 2, Quartz Hill, CA 93536
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/11968361
LGBTQ Book Club: Jonny Appleseed at West Hollywood Library, LACL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Join the LGBTQ Book Club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead. For adults.
This is a hybrid event and will be hosted in-person in the West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room as well as on Zoom. Please register at the link below to receive the link to the meeting via email.
https://library-lacounty-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register
West Hollywood Library’s LGBTQ Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month to discuss literary works of relevance and interest to the LGBTQ+ community.
Please contact the library to borrow a print copy of the book. eBook and eAudiobook are available through Libby app/OverDrive and hoopla digital (no wait).
Summary provided by the publisher:
Off the reserve and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city, Jonny becomes a cybersex worker who fetishizes himself in order to make a living. Self-ordained as an NDN glitter princess, Jonny has one week before he must return to the “rez,” and his former life, to attend the funeral of his stepfather. The next seven days are like a fevered dream: stories of love, trauma, sex, kinship, ambition, and the heartbreaking recollection of his beloved kokum (grandmother). Jonny’s world is a series of breakages, appendages, and linkages—and as he goes through the motions of preparing to return home, he learns how to put together the pieces of his life. Jonny Appleseed is a unique, shattering vision of Indigenous life, full of grit, glitter, and dreams.
Where: West Hollywood Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/11526849
Phi-Sci Book Club: Tomatoland, 3rd edition at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Participants will discuss the book Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, 3rd edition by author Barry Estabrook.
First paperback edition of the New York Times best-seller. Based on a James Beard award-winning article from a leading voice on the politics of agribusiness, Tomatoland combines history, legend, passion for taste, and investigative reporting on modern agribusiness and environmental issues into a revealing, controversial look at the tomato, the fruit we love so much that we eat $4 billion-worth annually.
2012 IACP Award Winner in the Food Matters category
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/phy-sci-book-club-tomatoland-3rd-edition
Agoura Readers Book Club: James at Agoura Hills Library, LACL – Online Event
Join the Agoura Readers Book Club for a virtual discussion of James by Percival Everett. For adults.
To attend this virtual meeting, contact Nina Hull at 818-889-2278 or nhull@library.lacounty.gov
Where: Agoura Hills Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 26th
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/11968363
Conchas y Café Zine Workshop with DSTL Arts – Online Event
Be a part of a new fall bilingual writing workshop series with DSTL Arts online.
2024 – 2025 Publishing Year
Conchas y Café Zine; Vol. 10
Series/Issue 1: 9/3/24–12/17/24
Theme: Life’s Paths/Los caminos de la vida
Google Classroom Enrollment Code: rvdizwy
See links for details.
Where: DSTL Arts
Date: Tuesday, the 26th (through 12/17/24)
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online Google Classroom Event (see site)
Website: https://www.dstlarts.org/calendar or https://www.dstlarts.org/conchasycafezine
Poetry Reading Double Feature: Juan Amador & VOTH at Underdog Bookstore, Monrovia – In-Person Event
Presenting a poetry reading double feature with Riot of Roses Publishing at Underdog Bookstore.
Riot of Roses is a Xicano-owned Publishing House amplifying historically silenced voices and narratives.
Juan Amador is an actor and spoken-word artist from South Central LA. His debut poetry collection is Pimping My Trauma (Riot of Roses Publishing House, 2024).
VOTH is a creative visionary and humanitarian. His debut collection of poetry Dieagnosis (Riot of Roses Publishing House) is celebrating its one year anniversary.
See links for details.
Where: Underdog Bookstore, Monrovia
Date: Tuesday, the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 312 S Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016
Website: https://www.underdogbookstore.org/events/poetry-reading-double-feature
Muse of Fire Open Mic at The Wicked Wolf, Long Beach – In-Person Event
Muse of Fire Open Mic is hosted by Philosophy at the Wicked Wolf.
Ages 21+
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: The Wicked Wolf, Long Beach
Date: Tuesday, the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 2332 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
Website: https://www.lbpoetry.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/philosophystyle/
The Virtual Cobalt Series & Open Mic: Rick Lupert & Guest K.R. Morrison – Online Zoom Event
The Virtual Cobalt Series & Open Mic with host Rick Lupert presents guest reader K.R. Morrison and an open mic.
K.R. Morrison is a San Francisco poet but writes in a sea town in Southern California, often returning to the Bay Area for her poetry nests and to play drums for two all-female fronted rock bands—HARRIOT and UNICRÖNE. Morrison is a Pushcart Nominee for her poem, “Her Altar” and still enjoys readings and podcasts celebrating “Cauldrons,” published by PaperPress Books. K.R. devoted 17 years to an English classroom as a sea captain for the teens, at SF’s Galileo High School. Using creative writing and literature, Morrison worked with countless students, earning the name “Mama Mo” with many who left her classroom, armed with writing and literacy tools for healing. Morrison continues her work in education through the juvenile hall system and online teaching. Morrison has featured on both coasts, and her poetry can be found in a variety of anthologies and publications.
Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday, the 26th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt
Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic Night at Greenway Court – In-Person Event
The nation’s largest weekly Open Mic event is 25 years strong. At an open mic, all are welcome to share their poetry or sit in their audience.
In celebration of Halloween and good fun, on the last Tuesday of October, we encourage performers and audience members to dress up in Halloween costumes for an exciting night full of poems, costumes, and prizes! Please note that there is no specific poetry theme for this night—it functions as a regular open mic night. All ages welcome.
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 the theater.
Masks are encouraged. All ages are welcome.
Where: Greenway Court Theatre
Date: Tuesday, the 26th
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/
Mystery Book Club: All the Sinners at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Event
Participants will discuss All the Sinners by author S.A. Cosby.
Be ready to stay up late for Cosby’s well-plotted mystery with finely etched characters and still-brooding Southerners holding openly racist views. Coming to the rescue to hunt for the serial killer is Black former-FBI, now sheriff Titus Crown, who must maneuver through backroads, bible-thumping verses and the town’s under confidence but whose moral compass is fueled by loved ones – both alive and dead. This outing surely invites a well-deserved series. An incredible read!
Whether you loved it, hated it, or haven’t finished it, we want to see you at our Mystery Book Group at America’s Oldest Children’s Bookstore!
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.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
Time: 9 am
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/mystery-book-group-all-sinners-bleed-s-cosby
NaNoWriMo Write-In (4 of 4) at Lloyd Taber – Marina del Rey Library, LACL – In-Person & Event
Working on your next novel? Join us in the library to work on your book, exchange writing strategies with community members, and learn about the writing resources available to you through the LA County Library. For adults.
Where: Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library, LACL
Date: Wednesday the 27th
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm
Address: 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/11979899
Classics Book Club: Ceremony at Granada Hills Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Participants will discuss Ceremony, by author Leslie Marmon Silko.
RSVP:
Please email grnhls@lapl.org for the Zoom link.
Where: Granada Hulls Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Wednesday the 27th
Time: 1:30 pm – 3 pm
Address: 10640 Petit Ave., Granada Hills, CA 91344
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/classics-book-club-ceremony
Poets Café: Celebrating Poetry via KPFK 90.7 FM – Live On-Air Event
Poets Café celebrates Poetry. This program is a weekly half-hour literary arts discussion and reading program featuring guest authors and their works.
NOTE: Poetry From Around the World is a segment of this series offered monthly on the 2nd Monday of the month on KPFK Los Angeles 90.7 FM.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: KPFK 90.7 FM
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
Time: 2 pm – 2:30 pm
Address: On-air Event (live)
Website: https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/poets-cafe/
Reading in Bed with Jessica: L.A. Poet Society via 101.5 FM – Live On-Air Event
Reading in Bed with Jessica hosts poets and writers in conversation and is aired weekly on 101.5 FM.
Jessica Wilson Cardenas is the founder of the Los Angeles Poet Society.
Guests: TBA
This program is offered weekly on radio in Los Angeles 101.5 FM.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: 101.5 FM
Date: Wednesday the 27th
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: On-air Event (live at 101.5 FM)
Website: https://www.lapoetsociety.org/events
Friendsgiving Mic Event at Palms Up Academy (PUA) – In-Person Event
Here ye, here ye! The Annual PUA Friendsgiving event offers a special mic filled with friends, fun and flavor. We give appreciation for the community and celebrate every week at Recess Open Mic (SEE EVENT BELOW).
See our homepage to RSVP your dish and your seat.
Where: Palms Up Academy
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 3200 W, Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCmdNdGPnA_/
RECESS Open Mic is at SIPA HQ, Palms Up Academy – In-Person Event
RECESS Open Mic is at SIPA HQ on Wednesdays.
This dynamic open mic is the most accessible public program in the Palms Up Academy curriculum and manifests their mission statement in a physical (and digital) space.
Join them at the intersection of Historic Filipino town & The World: Search to Involve Pilipino Americans.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, cost, guidelines, and details.
Where: SIPA HQ
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
Time: 7 pm – 9:30 pm (Doors at 6:30; Open Mic at 8 pm)
Address: 3200 W. Temple St., Ste. 100, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://www.palmsupacademy.com
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 — TBA;
- 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, the 27th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: https://www.instagram.com/anansiwritersworkshop/ or https://www.facebook.com/anansiwritersworkshop/
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Online Event
The West Coast’s longest-running free poetry workshop is offered by Beyond Baroque on Zoom and welcomes 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 be prepared to share one poem.
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. An instructive video is available at the site.
The workshop can sometimes reach high levels of attendance, which means not everyone will get a chance to read every session.
The workshop facilitator this quarter is Arthur Kayzakian.
Arthur Kayzakian is the finalist for the 2024 Kate Tufts Award, and the winner of the 2021 inaugural Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series for his collection, The Book of Redacted Paintings. He is also a recipient of the 2023 creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets, and information.
Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
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-1091132329169
Poetry Nights with East Los Soul at East Los Angeles Rising Youth Club – In-Person Event
East Los Soul presents Poetry Nights every Wednesday from 8 pm – 9:45 pm at East L.A. Rising Youth Club. Poetry starts at 8:15 pm.
Every 2nd Wednesday will be a poetry contest with a $200 prize for the poet winner, via unanimous vote.
Every 4th Wednesday will be an art contest with a $200 prize for the artist winner, via unanimous vote.
$2 entrance fee
Where: East Los Angeles Rising Youth Club
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
Time: 8 pm – 9:45 pm
Address: 324 N. McDonnell Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Website: N/A
Poetry Reading & Open Mic by Two Idiots Peddling Poetry with Ben Trigg and Gues TBA at The Ugly Mug – In-Person Event (Check for Details)
Host Ben Trigg and Two Idiots Peddling Poetry at the Ugly Mug on Wednesday Nights will feature TBA.
CHECK TO VERIFY THIS DATE
$4 cover fee, cash only
NOTE: See site for further details.
Where: The Ugly Mug, Orange
Date: Wednesday, the 27th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 261 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92866
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events
Spectacular Storytime at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Kids Event
Spectacular Storytime is our most popular story time and is ready to delight and dazzle! This is also the prime time to see Pippi Longstocking, our bookstore cat in action.
Open to all ages. Free to attend.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore
Date: Friday, the 29th
Time: 9:30 am
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/spectacular-story-time-104
Plaid Friday Book Sales at Underdog Bookstore – In-Person Event
Cozy up in your favorite plaid and snag amazing deals on pre-loved treasures at Underdog Bookstore. They’re pulling out all of their back stock for tons of used books for children and adults starting at just $1.
- Buy 2 Get 1 Free on all used books
- Free used book with every new book purchase
- Wear plaid for 10% off all books
Where: Underdog Bookstore
Date: Friday, November 29th
Time: 10 am – 8 pm
Address: 312 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016
Website: https://www.underdogbookstore.org/events/plaid-friday-book-sale
Small Business Saturday at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Support us along with other local independent and small businesses in your community! On Saturday, November 30th from 10:00am to 7:00pm, we’ll be celebrating Small Business Saturday!
Before we opened Cellar Door back in 2012, I sat down with my kids and asked them if they were okay taking this risk. Both agreed, and my son said that he couldn’t imagine growing up without his trips to Imagine That!
Having an indie bookstore in his community, a place to talk about books, find new ones, a place where they knew his name and the kinds of books he liked, made a huge difference. There are lots of communities without indie bookstores, so I don’t have to imagine what that’s like, but I think we deserve better. It’s about community, learning and understanding.
After the 2016 election, many of you came to the store, mostly in shock. When George Floyd was murdered by the police and protests erupted all over the world, you came in to learn, to understand that our world was not what you had thought it to be, and for many of you, that it was exactly what you knew it to be for far too long. When the pandemic hit, you ordered books to help you understand, to help you get through that time of fear and isolation. We mailed and delivered books to you because even though our country didn’t understand that bookstores are essential, we did and so did you.
Conversations on Palestine, climate change, immigration, income inequality, LGBTQ rights, health care, book banning and so much more need to continue. We don’t have to agree, but our right to have these books and these conversations is important, and Cellar Door is one of the places it can happen, even when universities are shutting down these conversations, even if the government itself tries to stop these conversations, we will have them here. So I invite you to join us on Small Business Saturday, and every other day for that matter.
Stay tuned for announcements here and on our social media about potential special events at Cellar Door Bookstore on that day.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 10 am – 7 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com
Small Business Saturday Market at Underdog Bookstore – In-Person Event
Join them at the monthly Underdog Bookstore vendor market on Small Business Saturday where you can shop local authors, artists, vendors and more. This free all-ages event is made possible thanks to the generosity of their sponsors and donors.
Where: Underdog Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Address: 312 S Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016
Website: https://www.underdogbookstore.org/events/small-business-saturday-market
Small Business Saturday & Holiday Open House at Flintridge Bookstore – In-Person Event
Support us by celebrating Small Business Saturday at our Holiday Open House,
Where: Flintridge Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 11 am – 3 pm
Address: 858 Foothill Blvd., Flintridge, CA 91011
Website: https://www.flintridgebooks.com/virtualandin-store
Ezra Edmond & My Friend Levar at Vroman’s – In-Person Kids Event
Celebrate the joy of reading and imagination with Ezra; he loves discovering new picture books with his friend LeVar Burton, whom he knows from TV!
Ezra’s friend LeVar always has a book to share. From playing in the snow, to decorating eggs, to eating pancakes with Paul Bunyan–Ezra and LeVar explore all different kinds of stories. Through imaginative play they discover new worlds, learn to be curious, and revel in reading. One day young Ezra meets LeVar Burton in real life! Soon afterward, Ezra discovers that his friends know LeVar from TV, too.
This joyous celebration of the impact that LeVar Burton had on kids during his years on television stems from the author’s real-life admiration of LeVar Burton and their chance meeting when Ezra was a child.
Ezra Edmond is a debut author, illustrator, director, and animation producer with big ideas. His animated short, Blewish, was featured in several film festivals and celebrates being both Black and Jewish. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, trying new foods, telling stories, spending time with his friends, family, and dog, Sherman.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 11 am
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2024-11-30/ezra-edmond-discusses-my-friend-levar
Small Business Saturday at Bel Canto Books Retro Row, Long Beach – In-Person Event
Get into the holiday spirit and celebrate Small Business Saturday at all Bel Canto Books locations with special sales, holiday merchandise, and goodies.
For more information, visit https://www.instagram.com/belcantobooks/.
Join with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/div-kdej-dnz
Or dial: (US) +1 423-588-1451 PIN: 896373218#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/div-kdej-dnz?pin=2433527768563&hs=7
Learn more about Meet at: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720
Where: Bel Canto Books
Date: Sunday the 30th
Time: 12 pm – 8 pm
Address: 2106 E 4th St., Long Beach, CA 90814
Website: https://belcantobooks.net/events
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 wish to read, sign up when you arrive.
Our featured speaker will be Beverly Higginson. Born in Vancouver and raised in Los Angeles, Beverly majored in drama at Cal State L.A. Though she has received three acting awards, she has never won the Oscar of her childhood dreams.
A lifelong writer, Beverly has published prose in The Sun, Income Opportunities, and Inscape Literary Magazine, and poems in Spectrum #13 and Changes—The Green Poets Anthology. She has written and published biographies of both her husband and her father and is currently working on a memoir. She describes poetry writing as a challenge: “Those who do it well have a special gift.” Beverly and her husband live in Eagle Rock.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday, the 30th
Time: 1 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/open-mic-poetry-8
Indie Author Panel & Open Mic: Getting Our Voices Heard at Brentwood Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Curious about indie or self-publishing? Not sure where to begin? Join us to hear how some of our local authors are getting their stories heard—and get inspired to share yours, too!
Bryan Mahoney, former LA Times and Burbank Leader columnist and cofounder of The Quill & Pint Writers Group, will lead a discussion with writers across diverse genres and publishing paths. Discover their journeys through the publishing world, learn how they overcame challenges, and hear how they brought their stories to life with their flair and style. Gain practical tips, personal insights, and creative possibilities for your writing path.
Meet the authors afterward and enjoy an open mic session. Sign up for an open-mic timeslot at the door.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Donald Buce Kaufman – Brentwood Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday, the 30tp
Time: 2 am
Address: 11820 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/getting-our-voices-heard-indie-author-panel
Mystery Book Club: Rem at West Los Angeles Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
We meet on the first Sunday of each month to discuss a mystery, thriller, or suspense book picked by the group. For current titles, please contact the West LA Library at westla@lapl.org or 310-575-8323.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday, the 30th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 11360 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-book-club-32
When Tony met Shemp: The influence of Three Stooges slapstick violence on The Sopranos: Burt Kearns & Ray Richmond in conversation at Book Soup – In-Person Event
The violence was shocking, but the comedy made it palatable. What applies to the Three Stooges has also been said about one of the greatest television series of all time. The Sopranos creator David Chase admitted, “I am a huge Laurel and Hardy fan, but (writer and director) Terence Winters is a Three Stooges guy, and Terry is one of the best at depicting violence.”
Burt Kearns, author of Shemp!, the biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, and Ray Richmond, author of The Sopranos: The Complete Visual History, discuss how the violent slapstick of the Three Stooges—and Shemp’s portrayal of mobsters in his solo career—influenced Tony Soprano and his “Stooges with guns.”
Where: Book Soup
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/burt-kearns-ray-richmond
Saturday Afternoon Poetry: Special Event – Online Event
Featured: Poets published on the Kingfisher Poetry Forum 2 website.
Don Kingfisher Campbell hosts and curates these events.
Where: Saturday Afternoon Poetry
Date: Saturday, the 30th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Website: https://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
Words: A Literary Reading & Open Mic at The Glendale Room – In-Person Event
Words…A Literary Reading & Open Mic is hosted by Eric Blumfeld.
Come hear LA’s finest writers share their words. Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry. featured Spot + 10 Open Mic Spots (6 mins)
Don Kingfisher Campbell hosts and curates these events.
Where: Saturday Afternoon Poetry
Date: Saturday, the 30th
Time: 3:30 pm – 5 pm
Address: 127 Artsakh Ave., Glendale, CA 91206
Website: https://www.theglendaleroom.com/calendar
Indies First Celebration: Macy Eleni, with Serena Morris & Second Chances: The Ultimate Guide to Thrifting, Sustainable Style, and Expressing Your Most Authentic Self at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Become a thrifting queen and discover the exciting world of secondhand shopping with this comprehensive guide from TikTok style star Macy Eleni.
Macy Eleni is a thrifting expert. Bargain hunting since she was a teen who was short on cash and long on a desire to express herself, she knows that staying on trend without breaking the bank—or increasing your carbon footprint—is not only easy, but also thrilling.
Second Chances is a unique guide to a one-of-a-kind, circular wardrobe. Eleni’s superpower is sniffing out great finds and here she walks you through the art of in-person discovery at thrift stores and vintage shops, estate sales and flea markets, yard sales and antique stores—and online resale platforms. This book will teach you how to organize your existing wardrobe, evaluate pieces you find, and manifest your dream closet.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/indies-first-macy-eleni
Boozy Book Fair Afterhours at Chevalier’s Books – In-Person Event
Join us for a Boozy Book Fair and Holiday Catalog launch, with free wine & refreshments, free gift-wrapping, and free tote bag.
See site for details.
Where: Chevalier’s Books
Date: Saturday the 30th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/event/2024-11-30/afterhours-book-fair-holiday-catalog-launch
Melrose Trading Post Event by Greenway Arts Alliance at Melrose Trading Post at Fairfax H.S. – In-Person Event
The Melrose Trading Post is a pioneering arts-based marketplace held every Sunday at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, CA with 275 local creative small business vendors, delicious food booths and local live music.
MTP was founded in 1997 with a mission to champion small businesses, art and community. The market funds Greenway Arts Alliance’s arts education programming and provides employment and leadership development opportunities for students at Fairfax High School.
NOTE: Check every Sunday for story time and reading events
Where: Melrose Trading Post, Greenway Main Stage at Fairfax HS
Date: Sunday, the 1st (Every Sunday)
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
Address: 7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Website: https://melrosetradingpost.org/tickets/
Lit Angeles – Mindful Mornings: Journaling Workshop at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Growth Club is a dynamic community for high achievers redefining success on their terms.
Join us for a weekly journaling event to reflect, write, and connect with our inner selves and each other. Designed for those who seek to slow down and find clarity in the chaos of everyday life.
We’ll guide you through prompts that inspire deep introspection and personal growth. Whether you’re a seasoned journaler or new to the practice, this event is a safe haven to express your thoughts, set intentions and uncover the wisdom within.
Bring your favorite journal and a pen and be ready to dive into an enriching experience that nurtures your mind, body, and soul.
NOTE: See site for guidelines and details.
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Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Sunday, the 1st
Time: 10 am – 11 am
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. 1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events
Inlandia Institute at Alternative Gift Fairat First United Methodist Church, Riverside – In-Person Event
Riverside’s Alternative Gift Fair features vendors selling hand made crafts, with proceeds supporting non-profit causes. Some of our traditional vendors are Heifer International, United Methodist handcrafts, 10,000 Villages, Human Migration Institute, The Guatemala Project, handmade paper flowers, Riverside Food Coop food and jams, books and cards from the Inland Communities Fellowship of Reconciliation and Soroptimist International baskets. Homemade soup, music and community will complete the fair. This is a Riverside holiday tradition! First United Methodist Church is the host, and there is plenty of free parking. The fair falls very early and very close to Thanksgiving this year. Make sure you are in town for the fun!
Where: Inlandia at First United Methodist Church, Riverside
Date: Sunday the 1th
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://inlandiainstitute.org/events/?yr=2024&month=12&dy=&cid=mc-3d5a35dc491e7c24858a2c2a1c6047be
Tantra Barz #2 (Workshop) at The Wicked Wolf, Long Beach – In-Person Event
Writing workshop series on first Sundays in the Wrigley district at the Wicked Wolf 5-7 pm PST. It’s $15 with a $5 drink ticket.
Led by Beach City Poetress https://www.instagram.com/beachcitypoetress/
Where: The Wicked Wolf
Date: Sunday, the 1st
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address: 2332 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
Website: https://www.lbpoetry.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/beachcitypoetress/
Queer Romance Book Club: Nightmare Before Kissmas at The Ripped Bodice – In-Person Event
Participants will discuss The Wolf & The Nightmare Before Kissmas by author Sara Raasch.
Bookseller Binta leads this event and focuses on romance novels from widely across the genre, featuring LBBTQIA authors.
Everyone is welcome.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: The Ripped Bodice
Date: Sunday the 1st
Time: 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 3806 Main Street, Culver City, CA 90323
Website: https://www.therippedbodicela.com/events-and-tickets
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