L.A. Zine Club at Van Nuys Branch Library, LAPL – Online Zoom Event
Join us for Zine Club on Zoom, where members of our group meetup in a virtual space to co-work, chat, and share inspiration for whatever projects we’re working on. Zine Club is based on the idea of gathering together to create zines, share zines we like, zines that we are working on, music to make zines and much more. Bring pens, paper, scissors, glue sticks, magazines, and other supplies to make a zine.
Where: Van Nuys Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 4 pm
Address: Online Zine Event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/la-zine-club-zoom-0
YA Book Club: Best of All Worlds at pages: a bookstore – In-Person Event
Our YA Book Club is a new book club for high schoolers reading young adult fiction. Facilitated by Sienna and Octavia.
This month’s election for discussion is Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel.
Xavier Oaks doesn’t particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad’s pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it’s only for a short time. So, he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only…one morning he wakes up and the house isn’t where it was before. It’s like it’s been lifted and placed…somewhere else.
When Xavier, his dad, and Nia go explore, they find they are inside a dome, trapped. And there’s no one else around.
Until, three years later, another family arrives.
Is there any escape? Is there a reason they are stuck where they are? Different people have different answers—and those different answers inexorably lead to tension, strife, and sacrifice.
In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds to a heart-stopping pitch by drawing a story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity’s eventual fate.
Kenneth Oppel is the bestselling author of Skybreaker and Airborn, a Printz Honor Book. He lives in Toronto with his family and can be found online at http://www.kennethoppel.ca.
RSVP for further information.
Where: pages: a bookstore
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://pagesabookstore.com/event/2026-06-01/ya-book-club
LA Poet Society Hosts Heartbe at Writing Circleat Bodevi Wine & Espresso Bar – In-Person Event
Join LA Poet Society for the Heartbeat Writing Circle held every first Monday of month at Bodevi Wine & Espresso Bar in San Fernando.
A safe writing space for all humans.
No prior writing experience required.
Where: Bodevi Wine & Espresso Bar
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Address: 909 San Fernando Rd., San Fernando, CA 91340
Website: Instagram Page
Mystery Book Club: The Catch at Lake Los Angeles Library, LACL – In-Person Event
Join us to discuss this month’s selection, The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward. The book is available at the circulation desk for checkout. For adults.
Where: Lake Los Angeles Library, LACL
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 16921 East Avenue O, #A, Palmdale, CA 93591
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/16285659
Rupo 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 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Sign-ups are at 6:30 pm 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 1st
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 3575 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92501
Website: Facebook Page
Alison Kinney, with Sarah Mesle, & United States of Rejection: A Story of Love, Hate, and Hope at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Alison Kinney, in conversation with Sarah Mesle, will discuss United States of Rejection: A Story of Love, Hate, and Hope.
This book is a love-hate story about personal and political relationships in the United States, told through the intimate stories of both the rejectors and the rejected: lovers, families, neighbors, and a nation and its people. Although we’re taught not to care about others’ opinions, rejection always hurts, and it hurts some people a lot more than others. To prove it, this book marshals contemporary neuroscience, the Founding Fathers’ rejection advice, and four centuries of personal narratives, many of them hilarious, many more heartbreaking. These rejection and acceptance stories span loving and disastrous American first encounters, soldiers and dancers rejected on front lines and chorus lines, playground bullies invoked before the Senate, and generations of lovers and patriots battling or swiping right to defend their loved ones and their country.
Alison Kinney is assistant professor of writing (nonfiction) at Eugene Lang College, The New School. She is the author of the books Hood and Avidly Reads Opera. Her writing on culture, history, science, and social justice has appeared in many publications, online or in print, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, Lapham’s Quarterly, The New York Times, The Guardian, Harper’s, and Gay Magazine. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm (Doors at 6 pm)
Address: 8818 W. Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://booksoup.com/event/2026-06-01/alison-kinney
Monday Night Fiction Workshop with Raquel Baker at 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 is passionate about discussing everything related to the craft and social significance of literature!
Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Zoom Online Event (see site)
Website: Free Workshop Page
Lit Angels: Morning Writing with Francesca Lia Block at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Do you want to find creative inspiration and overcome writer’s block in a supportive and peaceful community setting? Are you interested in writing professionally or for personal growth and healing but unsure where to begin?
Come join acclaimed author and writing instructor Francesca Lia Block for a brief intro and 40 minutes of free writing on any topic without judgement. Afterwards, you will be able to share a bit about your process and ask Francesca questions about your writing.
Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories, and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits LIT ANGELS, a literary journal available on Substack. Her latest novel is House of Hearts now out in paperback. https://www.francescaliablock.com/
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 10 am – 11 am
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
The Darkest Hour Book Club: My Husband’s Wife at Agoura Hills Library, LACL – Online Event
Join us to discuss My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney. Copies available at the library. For adults.
My Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
Where: Agoura Hills Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 2 pm – 3 pm
Address: 29901 Ladyface Ct., Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/
Women and Books Book Club: Swimming Lessons at West Hollywood Library, LACL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Join us to discuss Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller. For adults.
This is a hybrid event and will be hosted in-person in the Community Meeting Room at West Hollywood Library as well as on Zoom. Please register at the link below to receive the link to the meeting via email.
Co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood Women’s Advisory Board, Women and Books Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month to discuss literary works by and focused on women.
Please contact the library to borrow a print copy of the book. eBook is available through Libby app/OverDrive.
Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their marriage, but instead of giving them to him, she hides them in the thousands of books he has collected over the years. When Ingrid has written her final letter she disappears from a Dorset beach, leaving behind her beautiful but dilapidated house by the sea, her husband, and her two daughters, Flora and Nan.
Twelve years later, Gil thinks he sees Ingrid from a bookshop window, but he’s getting older and this unlikely sighting is chalked up to senility. Flora, who has never believed her mother drowned, returns home to care for her father and to try to finally discover what happened to Ingrid. But what Flora doesn’t realize is that the answers to her questions are hidden in the books that surround her.
Where: West Hollywood Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 625 N. San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/1577768
AIRC Book Club: Calling for a Blanket Dance at Norwalk Library, LACL – In-Person Event
Join us to explore American Indian/Alaska Native topics and literature with the AIRC Book Club, hosted quarterly by the American Indian Resource Center. June’s book club selection is Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah. For ages 18 and up.
Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah follows Ever Geimausaddle as he navigates intergenerational trauma, multiethnic identities, family, and community. This emotional debut novel features 12 different perspectives, spans 5 decades, and takes place in Oklahoma.
Copies of the book are available for checkout at Norwalk Library’s Information Desk and may also be downloaded as an eBook or audiobook at LACountyLibrary.org.
Where: Norwalk Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 12350 Imperial Hwy., Norwalk, CA 90650
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/16475003
Feminist Book Club: Heart Lamp at Cellar Door Bookstore, Riverside – In-Person Event
Join us to discuss Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq.
Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Gregg Barios Book in Translation Prize
A monumental first collection in English from Banu Mushtaq: lawyer, activist, champion of Muslim women, and winner of India’s highest literary honors.
In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humor, these portraits of family and community tensions testify to Mushtaq’s years as a journalist and lawyer, in which she tirelessly championed women’s rights and protested all forms of caste and religious oppression.
Written in a style at once witty, vivid, colloquial, moving and excoriating, it’s in her characters—the sparky children, the audacious grandmothers, the buffoonish maulvis and thug brothers, the oft-hapless husbands, and the mothers above all, surviving their feelings at great cost—that Mushtaq emerges as an astonishing writer and observer of human nature, building disconcerting emotional heights out of a rich spoken style. Her opus has garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well India’s most prestigious literary awards; this is a collection sure to be read for years to come.
Banu Mushtaq is a writer, activist. and lawyer in the state of Karnataka, southern India. Mushtaq began writing within the progressive protest literary circles in southwestern India in the 1970s and 1980s: critical of the caste and class system, the Bandaya Sahitya movement gave rise to influential Dalit and Muslim writers, of whom Mushtaq was one of the few women. She is the author of six short story collections, a novel, an essay collection and a poetry collection. She writes in Kannada and has won major awards for her literary works, including the Karnataka Sahitya Academy and the Daana Chintamani Attimabbe awards. Previously translated into Urdu, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam, the first book-length translation of her work into English is Heart Lamp: Selected Stories, which has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. ‘Red Lungi’, a story from Heart Lamp, has been published in the Paris Review. Deepa Bhasthi is a writer and literary translator based in Kodagu, southern India. She translates from Kannada and also publishes essays and cultural criticism.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://cellardoorbookstore.com/event/2026-06-02/feminist-book-club-heart-lamp
The Darkest Hour Book Club: My Husband’s Wife at Agoura Hills Library, LACL – Online Event
Join us online to discuss My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney. Copies available at the library. For adults.
Please email Adult/Teen Librarian, Katie McGaha, at kmcgaha@library.lacounty.gov for the virtual link.
My Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
Where: Agoura Hills Library, LACL
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/16192868
Laing Rikkers, with Claire Bidwell Smith, & Morning Leaves: Cultivating a Life of Beauty, Meaning, and Joy at Diesel, A Bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us to welcome Laing Rikkers, in conversation with Claire Bidwell Smith, to discuss Morning Leaves: Cultivating a Life of Beauty, Meaning, and Joy
An award-winning blend of reflection, poetry, and nature-inspired art, Morning Leaves invites readers to slow down into the beauty of everyday life. With honesty and warmth, Laing Rikkers offers insights on healing, presence, and hope. Through the lens of nature and creativity, she reveals that in uncertain or chaotic times, there is a path to meaning, connection, and light. Walk with her through the garden of imagination and rediscover your own wellspring of joy.
Laing Rikkers is an author, keynote speaker, executive coach, and trained grief counselor whose work explores healing, resilience, and personal growth through creativity, nature, and community. Drawing on a career shaped by leadership, organizational psychology, and years guiding individuals and teams through change, she leads grief workshops that blend art and reflection, helping participants transform loss into renewed purpose and joy. Her book Morning Leaves reflects this deeply personal and holistic approach, offering readers a compassionate path toward meaning, beauty, and emotional renewal.
Claire Bidwell Smith is a licensed therapist, international speaker, andbestselling author of five books published in 22 countries. Drawing from her personal experience and work in hospice and private practice, she offers compassionate support for all forms of grief. Her books, including Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief and Conscious Grieving, have reshaped how we understand loss. She has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, NPR, and Oprah.
Where: Diesel, A Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Suite 33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: https://dieselbookstore.com/events/2026/06
Latin American Literature Book Club: La Dimension Desconocida por Nona Fernandez at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us for a discussion of La Dimension Desconocida por Nona Fernandez.
Welcome to our newest book club: Latin American Literature Book Club! (Bilingual in Spanish and English).
Bienvenidos a nuestro club de lectura más reciente: ¡Club de lectura de Literatura Latinoamericana! (Dictado en Español e Inglés).
This is a bilingual book club meant for those who want to expand their knowledge in Latin American literature, no matter your fluency in Spanish or English. For our next meeting, we’ll be discussing La Dimension Desconocida by Nona Fernández at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you all there!
Este es un club de lectura bilingüe pensadeo para todas las personas que quieran expandir sus conocimientos en literatura latinoamericana, sin importar su nivel de fluencia en español o inglés. Hablamos de La Dimension Desconocida por Nona Fernández, el día martes 2 de junio a las 6:30 pm. ¡Esperamos verte ahi!
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Open Mic Readings Every Tuesday at the Aftermath Bar, Sherman Oaks – In-Person Event
CALLING ALL WRITERS! Every Tuesday we’ll be having Open Mic Readings open to the public! Read your poems, fiction, and spoken word at our open mic reading EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT from 7 pm – 10 pm!
Read your poetry, fiction, spoken word, or lyrics.
Free event. 21+
Note: Please RSVP at site.
Where: The Aftermath Bar
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 14537 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Website: Instagram Page
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, with R.K. Russell, & Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, in conversation with R.K. Russell, will discuss his memoir Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging.
A gay Christian’s behind-the-scenes account of evangelical megachurches and eight years in conversion therapy before finding wholeness and authenticity.
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez was an invisible architect behind evangelical Christianity’s digital empire, crafting messages of belonging for some of the most influential megachurches—Hillsong Church, Elevation Church, Willow Creek—all while secretly questioning his own place within the faith.
In a desperate attempt to “fix” himself, he turned to conversion therapy, spending eight years trying to pray the gay away. And he wasn’t alone. More than 700,000 people in the US have undergone some form of conversion therapy. Even though Exodus International, the largest ex-gay organization, closed in 2013, the practice still thrives in many conservative religious communities. After years of this harmful “therapy,” Schraeder Rodriguez’s sexuality never changed. But his faith did. The more time he spent in evangelical Christianity, the more he witnessed the hypocrisy of institutions that claimed to love everyone while quietly pushing people like him into silence. But Schraeder Rodriguez wouldn’t remain silent. Instead, he forged a new path, discovering a vibrant faith beyond the constraints of non-affirming theology and finding a community that embraced his whole self.
Conversion Therapy Dropout is a behind-the-scenes look at megachurch culture, the hidden harm of non-affirming Christian spaces, and the ongoing impact of conversion therapy on gay Christians. This isn’t just a coming-out story—it’s about what happens after. About rebuilding a life outside the only world you’ve ever known. And the radical act of stepping into the light after being told your whole life to stay in the shadows. Sometimes, the greatest act of faith isn’t holding on—it’s letting go.
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez spent almost a decade in gay conversion therapy—all while working behind the scenes at some of the most influential Evangelical Christian megachurches. After embracing his identity as a gay Christian and stepping away from church work, he co-founded Church Clarity, an organization that helps queer people find affirming faith communities. His story and work have been featured by TIME, The Advocate, NBC, VICE, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Religion News Service, and Newsweek. Born in the Midwest, he now calls New York City home, where he continues his work as a writer, digital strategist, and advocate for queer people of faith.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 W. Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://booksoup.com/event/2026-06-02/timothy-schraeder-rodriguez
Book Launch: Erica Hendry, with Lovell Holder, & Let’s Not Go Overboard Here at Chevalier’s – In-Person Event
Erica Hendry, in conversation with Lovell Holder, will discuss Let’s Not Go Overboard Here: A Novel.
Join us for a celebratory book launch for Erica Hendry’s debut novel, Let’s Not Go Overboard Here. Filmmaker and author Lovell Holder will be joining Hendry.
Let’s Not Go Overboard Here is as twisty as it is hilarious. In it we find Mel, a pop culture obsessive who uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht. The Below Deck fantasy she’d dreamed of being is anything but; as she uncovers cracks in the other passengers’ alibis, Mel’s desperation threatens to crack her own sanity first. Boat? Check. Suspected murder? Check. Hilarious pop-culture references for the reality TV-obsessed? CHECK.
Erica Hendry is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and lives in Los Angeles, where she works as a creative director. Let’s Not Go Overboard Here is her debut novel.
Lovell Holder is a filmmaker who has directed and co-written the feature films Lavender Men and Loserville. As a producer, his movies include The Surrender, Peak Season, Midday Black Midnight Blue, The End of Us, Working Man, and Some Freaks. A graduate of Princeton University and Brown University (MFA), he currently lives in Los Angeles, California and Charlotte, North Carolina. The Book of Luke is his first novel.
Where: Chevalier’s
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 133 N. Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://chevaliersbooks.com/event/2026-06-02/book-launch-lets-not-go-overboard-here-erica-hendry
Other Worlds Book Club at pages: a bookstore – In-Person Event
Our Other Worlds Book Club meets monthly, generally on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.
A new pages book club exploring the nooks and crannies of speculative fiction: fantasy, science fiction, alternative history, horror, and their intersections.
Facilitated by Leo Lukin.
RSVP for further information.
Where: pages: a bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://pagesabookstore.com/event/2026-06-02/other-worlds-book-club
The Sunless Sea Poetry and Spoken Word Show at Qusqo Bistro – In-Person Event
The Sunless Sea Poetry and Spoken Word Show is hosted by De Foreest Wright every first Tuesday of the month at Qusqo Bistro.
RSVP for further information.
Where: Qusqo Bistro
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 11633 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025
Website: Instagram Page
At Skylight: Samantha Allen, with Ilana Masad, & PUCK at Skylight – In-Person Event
Samantha Allen, in conversation with Ilana Masad, will discuss PUCK, a Midsummer Night’s Dream-inspired romcom.
Puck is a reality show producer and agent of chaos with a talent for bringing people together, and tearing them apart.
Meet Puck: the nonbinary, thirty-year-old mastermind behind Homewreckers, a dating show that puts troubled couples through hell—with a little help from their exes. Used to being the one pulling the strings, it shocks Puck when their life undergoes a plot twist of its own and their college roommate Mia announces her engagement to her ex’s best friend, Damon. Having only recently broken up with longtime-boyfriend Zander, and never having had much in common with Damon (who lovesick Lena has always pined after), Mia’s news leaves her friend group reeling—and Puck’s mind whirling.
When they arrive for a week of wedding festivities at an upscale resort in the Appalachian forest, Puck immediately sees that Mia’s marriage will lead to misery, and takes it upon themself to save their friends by rearranging the couples—without anyone finding out. But as Puck comes up against a type-A maid of honor hell-bent on making this wedding happen, it becomes clear that they will have to deliver the greatest stunt of their career. If only they can take their eyes off the bridesmaid. After all, the course of true love never did run smooth…
Written with Samantha Allen’s signature charm, wit, and an irresistible dose of Shakespearian mischief, Puck is the ultimate romcom for our chaotic era, and a celebration of the friendships that carry us through it all.
Samantha Allen is the author of the Lambda Literary Award finalist Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States and a GLAAD Award-winning journalist. Her writing has been published by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, CNN.com, and more.
Ilana Masad is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism whose work has been widely published. Masad is the author of the novels Beings and All My Mother’s Lovers and co-edited the anthology Here For All the Reasons: Why We Watch The Bachelor
Where: Skylight
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-samantha-allen-presents-puck-w-ilana-masad
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong & Parks and Rec at Vroman’s
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong will present and discuss Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit’Rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creators, as well as an introduction by Nick Offerman.
More than fifteen years after Parks and Recreation premiered, it has become a streaming and pop culture staple. It’s beloved for its jokes, characters, and expressions—the show even created a now widely observed holiday, Galentine’s Day. How did it all happen and how did the show transform from a ratings disappointment into a cult classic? Pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong reveals all this and more in the definitive history of the show, which is as full of humor, optimism, and heart as Parks and Recreation itself.
Through new and exclusive interviews, as well as deep insight and smart and entertaining pop culture analysis, Armstrong tells the story of how Parks and Recreation came to be: how it grew from The Office’s success and Obama-inspired optimism, how producers assembled one of TV’s most lovable casts but barely survived a mediocre first season, how the show found its voice by getting more political and more romantic, and how it became a cultural force despite middling ratings during its network run, going on to become a television savior of the Trump era and a modern classic.
Lovingly told and deeply researched, Parks and Rec is the ultimate history of the show that taught us what’s important in life: friends, waffles, and work.
Where: Vroman‘s
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-06-02/jennifer-armstrong
Virtual Cobalt Series & Open Mic: Rick Lupert and featured poet Ngoma – Online Zoom Event
Cobalt Poets Reading & Open Mic presents host Rick Lupert and welcomes guest poet Ngoma.
Ngoma is a performance poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer / songwriter, Artivist and paradigm shifter, who for over 50 years has used culture as a tool to raise socio-political and spiritual consciousness through work that encourages critical thought. A former member of Amiri Baraka’s “The Spirit House Movers and Players” and the contemporary freedom song duo “Serious Bizness,” Ngoma weaves poetry and song that raises contradictions and searches for a solution to a just and peaceful world.
Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday, the 2nd
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: Cobalt Event Page
Tuesday Night Café & Open Mic at Union Center for the Arts – In-Person Event
Tuesday Night Café is offered on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in the spring and summer months in Little Tokyo.
Joyce Kwon is a singer, composer & gayageum player making folk music for folks of the diaspora.
Alex Nauta is a performer, poet, and clown. His training includes time at the Idiot Workshop with John Gilkey, and Spy Monkey with Aitor Basauri. You can catch him in the courtyard of East West Players hanging out with his pals on staff at the Tuesday Night Project (the longest running Asian American open mic in the country), or around the Elysian Theater performing with the Asian-American comedy troupe, Pot Hot.
Danielle Castrence is a member of Hello Noon: an alternative rock band that began in 2015.
jackie chan (the non-problematic version)
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets, and information.
Where: Union Center for the Arts
Date: Tuesday, the 2nd
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm (Doors at 7 pm)
Address: 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: Instagram Page
Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic at COC – COMMUNITY OWNED CENTER in Leimert Park – In-Person Event
2026 SLAM TEAM SHOWCASE tonight!
The nation’s largest weekly spoken word Open Mic event is 26 years strong. DPL is a community space for every poet to be heard. They provide a platform to celebrate poetry while using it as the foundation for creativity, innovation, and expression across an array of media outlets.
$10 suggested donation. Pay what you can. Do NOT line up prior to 7:30 pm Free parking adjacent to the theater.
Masks are encouraged.
Where: COC – COMMUNITY OWNED CENTER, New Leimert Park Location.
Date: Tuesday, the 2nd
Time: 9 pm – 11 pm (Doors at 8:15 pm)
Address: 4276 Crenshaw Blvd., Leimert Park, CA 90008
PARKING:
Street parking: Crenshaw and Degnan
Parking Lot: 3416 W 43rd St Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: Instagram Page
Author Talk: Mary Savig & State Fairs via Virtual Program, LACL – Online Event
Join us for a fascinating discussion with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig on the history and significance of craft at state fairs—from blue-ribbon quilts to sculpted butter cows, and so much more!
A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt. State Fairs: Growing American Craft features more than 100 photos of extraordinary and unconventional crafts from state and tribal fairs, including needlework, basketry, jewelry, ceramics, crop art, butter sculpture, and saddles. The catalog highlights personal stories and regional and cultural traditions, creating a vibrant portrait of American life. Come one, come all! State Fairs has a little something for everyone.
Register now to hear about the fascinating (and often surprising) world of American state fair crafts!
Mary Savig is The Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. She holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Where: Virtual Program,LACL
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: Online Event
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/16432238
Poets Café 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.
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 3rd
Time: 2 pm – 2:30 pm
Address: On-air Event
Website: https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/poets-cafe/
Classics Book Club: The Picture of Dorian Gray at East Los Angeles Library, LACL – In-Person Event
Join us for a discussion of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. For adults.
This month we discuss Oscar Wilde’s classic about outward respectability and inward corruption, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Fascinated by his own beautiful portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian pact to exchange his soul for perpetual youth and beauty. Guided by Lord Henry Wotton, he embarks on a life of corruption, satisfying his desires while still appearing as a respectable gentleman to society. Only Dorian’s portrait shows the signs of his moral decline.
Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk. Space is limited to 10 participants, so pick up your copy soon! The program will take place in the Chicano Resource Center.
Where: East Los Angeles Library, LACL
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Address: 4837 East 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/16433459
Be the Change: Social Justice Writing Workshop with James Coats – Online Zoom Event
Be the Change, a Social Justice Writing Workshop, is held every 1st Wednesday of the month and led by poet and author James Coats.
Workshop is free: name your own price.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Online Event
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event Zoom ID: 826 5843 0669 Password: justice
Website: Instagram Page
History Book Club: Hero of Two Worlds via Cellar Door Bookstore, Riverside – Online via Zoom Event
Join us when we discuss online Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan.
Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist.
As a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero, he helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. After his release, Lafayette sparred with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830.
From enthusiastic youth to world-weary old age, from the pinnacle of glory to the depths of despair, Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of where we come from, and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear.
Mike Duncan is one of the most popular history podcasters in the world and author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic. His award-winning series, The History of Rome, remains a legendary landmark in the history of podcasting. Duncan’s ongoing series, Revolutions, explores the great political revolutions that have driven the course of modern history.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Ocean Park Book Group: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt at Ocean Park Branch Library, SMPL – In-Person Event
This new community-led, monthly book discussion group meets in person at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. The group discusses popular fiction titles.
The titles include:
June 3, 2026: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
Where: Ocean Park Branch Library, SMPL
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 2601 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website: Event Page
Janice Kaplan, with Robert Masello, & What Your Body Knows About Happiness at Diesel, A Bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us to welcome Janice Kaplan, in conversation with Robert Masello, to discuss What Your Body Knows About Happiness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind.
Standing up straight can boost your confidence. Smiling—even when you don’t feel like it—can lift your mood. But why does this work? We tend to think the brain is in charge, telling the body what to feel. New science reveals the opposite is often true: the body reacts first, and the brain follows its lead. With a few simple changes, you can use your body to spark happiness and increase your joy, love and creativity.
In What Your Body Knows About Happiness, New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan dives into groundbreaking research that shows how deeply our physical sensations shape our emotions. With her trademark humor, curiosity, and storytelling, Kaplan translates complex science into fascinating, practical insights you can use every day.
Janice Kaplan is a journalist, TV producer, and the author of fifteen popular books including the New York Times bestseller The Gratitude Diaries and The Genius of Women. Janice was editor-in-chief of Parade magazine and the creator and executive producer of more than thirty primetime network television specials. She has appeared regularly on national TV shows including Today and Good Morning America and is a frequent guest on podcasts and radio shows. An energetic speaker at events around the country, she graduated from Yale University and lives in New York City.
Robert Masello is a journalist, TV writer, and the bestselling author of many novels and nonfiction books. His articles and essays have appeared widely in such publications as New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. His most recent books include an historical thriller, “The Haunting of H.G. Wells,” and the irreverent nonfiction guide “Robert’s Rules of Writing; Second Edition.” A native of Chicago, he now shares a Santa Monica townhouse, close to the beach, with his neighbor’s very independent and highly opinionated cat, Winston.
Where: Diesel, A Bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Suite 33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: https://dieselbookstore.com/event/2026-06-03/janice-kaplan-what-your-body-knows-about-happiness
Special Author Event: Nancy Franklin & I Can’t Stop Laughing at pages: a bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us to welcome Manhattan Beach local, former, and once again, First Lady of Manhattan Beach, and humorous author, Nancy Franklin. Nancy has a multitude of talents and is many things, but on Wednesday, June 3rd we will gather to celebrate the inclusion of one of her very funny pieces in the most recent installment of the bestselling, Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Nancy will be dishing out stories, sharing a video and serving up her famous margaritas. Come for the stories, margaritas and banter. We’re gathering from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, and you can make an 8 pm dinner reservation at one of our many great downtown restaurants.
Laughter is truly the best medicine, and this book is your prescription. Turn off the news, stop all that scrolling, and bring some sunshine back into your life.
Let’s celebrate our ability to laugh at ourselves! We’ve gathered some great storytellers to share the mishaps and misadventures of everyday life, so get ready for some good clean (and not so clean) fun in these true, personal anecdotes.
No one is safe—from family members to friends and colleagues to pets, as they experience the most embarrassing, ridiculous, and surprising moments in their lives…and share them with us!
This is a free event but please consider supporting Nancy and {pages} by ordering a book (or three). RSVPs are appreciated.
Where: pages: a bookstore
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://pagesabookstore.com/event/2026-06-03/special-author-event-nancy-franklin
Memoir Talk: Jason G. Freen, with Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, & Too Precious to Lose at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us to hear Jason G. Green, in conversation with Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, discuss Too Precious to Lose.
A moving and inspiring memoir from a former Obama White House staffer, about his rural Maryland family’s untold history, the merger of three churches—one Black, two white—and how a radical embrace of community became their salvation, and his.
Jason G. Green was raised on fellowship—literally. Fellowship Lane served as a spiritual metaphor throughout his coming of age. A precocious preacher’s kid, Green felt a call to the ministry but ultimately devoted himself to public service. After working on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, the young attorney spent four and a half years serving in the White House as special assistant to President Obama.
However, Green’s government career was cut short by a devastating call. It seemed his beloved ninety-five-year-old grandmother was on her deathbed. At her side, he listened in disbelief while she detailed her life story dating back to her 1918 birth in Quince Orchard, a town that once stood where they now sat, erased by the vestiges of time. How could he have never known the legacy of this robust community that he’d descended from? How could its entire existence have vanished from history but for the memory of a few elders? Green’s historical research uncovered a surprising trove of tales about his newly freed ancestors who built an African American house of worship, and whose progeny, on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, made the brave decision to create an integrated church. Quince Orchard’s lost story is part of what Green calls the texture in the American fabric: the moral leadership of the Black church, the longstanding resilience of the Black community, and the transformative love of the Black family.
Jason G. Green is a Maryland-born community organizer, attorney, storyteller, and entrepreneur. Green served as special assistant to the president, and associate White House Counsel to President Obama, advising on economic and domestic policy matters. Green co-founded SkillSmart, a company that reshapes how communities measure economic impact, and is CEO of EverGreen Labs, where he supports visionary organizations working to expand economic opportunity and strengthen community. Green serves as trustee to the Pleasant View Historic Association and supports its efforts to preserve the historic site. His award-winning documentary, Finding Fellowship, explores the rich history of Quince Orchard and the fight to preserve its legacy. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Yale Law School, Green remains rooted in the work of truth and justice, investing in stories that remind us who we are. He currently spends time between Maryland and Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Ritu, and son, Aidan.
Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey is a political journalist, Pepperdine University professor and prominent convener in the fields of dialogue and social change. Throughout his career, he’s been featured on various media outlets, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC, CNN, CBS News, SiriusXM, and as a daily news anchor for FOX Broadcasting and FOX SOUL. Now he serves as Host & White House Correspondent for A More Perfect Union radio talk show and podcast produced by KBLA.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Poetry Club: Crush by Richard Sikenat Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us for the newest book club at Village Well: The Poetry Club!
Each month, members will read the chosen poetry book and bring their favorite selections to share and discuss. Participation is free; just come with an open mind! Whether poetry is daunting or your passion, we’d love to have you!
Our selection for June is Crush by Richard Siken.
Since winning the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, Crush has become a modern classic. This twentieth-anniversary edition includes a new introduction by award-winning poet Dana Levin and a new afterword by the author.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Los Feliz Writers: Shut Up and Write in Los Feliz at Big Bar, The Alcove – In-Person Event
WRITE | HANG | REPEAT
Every Wednesday we have our weekly @shutupwrite at @bigbaralcove.
Time to focus on your dreams!
Hosted by @literarypixie! We’re looking for a co-host. DM if interested!
Where: Big Bar, The Alcove
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 6:45 pm – 8:15 pm
Address: 1929 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz, CA 90027
Website: Instagram Page
Melissa Clark & Force of Nature at Book Soup – In-Person YA Event
Join us to hear Melissa Clark present and discuss her debut YA novel Force of Nature.
Who is Chloe Lovejoy, really? A straight-C student, a girl with a crush on the cutie from chorus, an all-powerful being responsible for taking care of the planet…or perhaps all three. That’s what Chloe finds out on her sixteenth birthday, when she unexpectedly inherits the role of Mother Nature from her grandmother. Chloe is overwhelmed, to say the least. Then, when the unthinkable happens, and Grandma is no longer around to guide her, Chloe is left to oversee the natural laws of the world all by herself.
Between managing earthquakes and hurricanes, rivals at school, and her not-very-helpful mother, Chloe tries to maintain balance and harmony on Earth and in her everyday life. But someone in the community has an eye toward harnessing her powers for nefarious purposes, which means Chloe needs to dig deep and get her act together before her secret is found out. After all, the universe is depending on her.
Force of Nature by Melissa Clark is an utterly unique coming of age story about a teen girl rising to the occasion, even when she feels completely in over her head.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818. Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://booksoup.com/event/2026-06-03/melissa-clark
RECESS Open Mic: PUA Turns 8 at SIPA HQ, Palms Up Academy – In-Person Event
RECESS Open Mic is at SIPA HQ on Wednesdays.
Come celebrate 8 years of RECESS Mic! There wit be a roster of special performances this year in #HistoricFilipinotown.
Standard mic RSVP; rules and entry apply.
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.
Host: Lady Basco
NOTE: Only self-sign-ups are allowed.
20 slots available; 15 slots for dinner served; remaining slots for faculty.
See site for further details,
NOTE: See site for RSVP, cost, guidelines, and details.
Where: SIPA HQ
Date: Wednesday, the 3rd
Time: 7 pm – 9:30 pm (Doors at 6:30 pm; Open Mic at 8 pm)
Address: 3200 W. Temple St., Ste. 100, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: Instagram Page
At Skylight: Nayantara Roy, with Rufi Thorpe, & Sisters of a Halved Heart at Skylight – In-Person Event
Nayantara Roy, in conversation with Rufi Thorpe, will present and discussSisters of a Halved Heart, a story of two sisters who must navigate a terrible betrayal within their family.
Indian-American Mira Guhathakurta is a poetry editor at a distinguished literary magazine in New York. She reconnects with Jack, an old acquaintance from college, and feels as if she might have found her soulmate. All that remains is for Jack to meet her family: her beloved father and sister Joy, a high-powered lawyer. But when Joy commits an unthinkable act of betrayal, the sisters are impossibly fractured and their father’s heart is broken. As the sisters navigate their tumultuous relationship and Mira starts over, it turns out that Joy isn’t the only one who has been or continues to be dishonest.
In a propulsive story of love and passion and the ultimate pull of family and for fans of The Rachel Incident and The Paper Palace, Sisters of a Halved Heart examines the lengths we will go to in order to make our own narratives of love work out, the lies we tell ourselves, and the ways in which the truth, often right in front of you, can be impossible to see.
Nayantara Roy’s debut novel, The Magnificent Ruins, was a New York Times Editor’s Choice novel of 2024, an LA Times Editor’s Pick, a Washington Post Best Book, a People Magazine Best Book and an Apple best debut among others. The book is currently being adapted for television. In 2018, Roy won the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize for her short story, “8C.” Her plays have been performed internationally, in the UK and India. By day, she is the Senior Vice President of Television at Sandbox Entertainment where she acquires and develops original scripted series. She was born in Kolkata and now lives in Los Angeles.
Rufi Thorpe is the author of four novels, most recently Margo’s Got Money Troubles which was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and the Mark Twain Prize, a Book of the Month pick as well as winner of the Libby Award for Best Bookclub Pick, and is soon to be a series on Apple TV. The Knockout Queen was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award and a Book of the Month pick, and her first novel The Girls from Corona del Mar was long-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the First Novel Prize. Her work has been translated into 18 languages. She received her MFA from the University of Virginia and now teaches at The Book Incubator, an online MFA alternative program. She lives in California with her husband and two sons.
NOTE: See site to RSVP.
Where: Skylight
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 1818 N Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Anansi Writers Workshop & Book Launch 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. Hosted by Jessica Gallion aka “Yellawoman.”
- 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm — Formal workshop
- 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm — In Honor of Regina Higgins: poems, stories & comments about Regina & other recent ancestors
- 9:05 pm – 10:00 pm — Open mic.
Regina Higgins lived in West Covina, grew up in Los Angeles, and carried Southern roots from the city of Memphis. She expressed herself creatively through poetry, art and jewelry making. She began writing seriously at The World Stage Anansi Writer’s Workshop in Leimert Park, in 2001, where the community of writers encouraged her in truth-telling and witness. Regina’s poems have appeared in numerous anthologies, including Voices from Leimert Park: Redux. She collaborated in the creation of several jazz and spoken word CDs. She published two chapbooks, and featured through Southern California venues. Her performative, passionate poetry style was full of love, humor and everyday life issues, expressed in a voice unique to her lived experience.
Suggested: $10.00 Donation via PayPal: The World Stage Gallery.
NOTE: See site for further details and any change in the schedule. Contact on Instagram @ _yellawoman.
Where: The World Stage (use left rear entrance)
Date: Wednesday, the 3rd
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: Instagram Page
Story Salon LA at Art Parlor, Valley Village – In-Person & Virtual Hybrid Event
Los Angeles’s longest running storytelling venue is now a hybrid event!
An alternative to stand-up clubs + self-conscious performance spaces
Story Salon challenges you all to tell stories in 90 seconds! Can you do it? If you can, join us!
Tickets can be purchased early with the link in bio or at storysalon.com.
Theme: TBA
Where: Art Parlor
Date: Wednesday the 3rd
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Doors at 7 pm)
Address: 5302 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA 91607
Website: Instagram Page
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop with Martin Jago via 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 on the site.
The workshop can sometimes reach high levels of attendance, which means not everyone will get a chance to read every session.
Martin Jago is a British American poet based in Los Angeles. Author of Photofit (Pindrop Press, 2023) and a forthcoming chapbook, Black Plastic Blues (Finishing Line, 2026), his writing has appeared widely in literary magazines like Agenda, Acumen, The Moth, LIT Magazine, Presence, The Penn Review, The High Window, The Indianapolis Review, Tupelo Quarterly, and Sierra Nevada Review, among others. He holds a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford where he was an F.H. Pasby Prize finalist.
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets, and information.
Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Date: Wednesday, the 3rd
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: Free Workshop Page
Poetry Reading & Open Mic by Two Idiots Peddling Poetry with Ben Trigg and guest poet Alysha Wise at The Ugly Mug – In-Person Event
Host Ben Trigg welcomes Alysha Wise to read and discuss her work.
Alyesha Wise is an award-winning poet, educator and speaker from Camden, N.J. Currently a resident of Los Angeles, she is the Director of Programming for Street Poets, Inc., an organization mostly serving injustice-impacted youth with mentorship and arts programming. A recipient of a 2025 Los Angeles Preservation Award, Alyesha has been featured on platforms and in publications such as OWN TV, BET, LA Times, Bustle, Afropunk, PBS, Buzzfeed and more. Other collabs include the ACLU, The Shabazz Center, The Nantucket Project, Brave New Films, and the Google Interstellar Project. Ron Howard once wrote about Alyesha’s work, “Very Powerful.” My Older Brother, A Famous Rapper, is Alyesha’s latest book of poetry, released in fall 2025 by El Martillo Press.
$5 cover fee, cash only
Where: The Ugly Mug, Orange
Date: Wednesday, the 3rd
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 261 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92866
Website: Facebook Page
Lit Angels: Morning Writing with Francesca Lia Block at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Do you want to find creative inspiration and overcome writer’s block in a supportive and peaceful community setting? Are you interested in writing professionally or for personal growth and healing but unsure where to begin?
Come join acclaimed author and writing instructor Francesca Lia Block MWF 9-10 am and TuTh 10 am for a brief intro, discussion of her highly-effective 12 Question method, and 40 minutes of free writing on any topic without judgment. Afterwards you will be able to share a bit about your process and ask Francesca brief questions about your writing.
Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits LIT ANGELS, a literary journal available on Substack. Her latest novel is House of Hearts now out in paperback. https://www.francescaliablock.com/
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 9 am – 10 am
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Monthly Open Mic Night at Anaheim Central Library – In-Person Event
Join us every first Thursday of the month from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for Open Mic Night at the Anaheim Central Library. Poets, singers, songwriters, storytellers, writers, comedians, dancers, supporters, and listeners are welcome! Each event includes a featured performance by a published poet or musician.
Performer sign-ups begin at 4:15 p.m. The event is held in the multi-purpose room on the basement level. Hope to see you there!
Where: Anaheim Central Library
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 500 W. Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805
Website: https://anaheim.libcal.com/event/15552901?hs=a
Inlandia Institute’s Indie Author Fair at Arts Walkat Riverside Main Library – In-Person Event
Local indie authors will have their books to share and sell. There will be a variety of genres represented. From poetry to comics to children’s books, we’ll have it on June 4th!
Join us for a fantastic Arts Walk night at the library.
Contact Information:
Isabel Quintero
isabel@inlandiainstitute.org
Where: Riverside Main Library
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 5 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 3900 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 902501
Website: Event Page
Palabra at the Cheech & Open Mic at Arts Walk at Riverside Main Library – In-Person Event
Palabra at The Cheech is a series that celebrates the wonderful tradition of floricanto, poesía, and the spoken word. Join us for our open mic poetry series co-hosted by Donato Martinez, featuring poets Missy Fuego, Jonathan Kermah aka KERM, and Paul S. Flores.
Doors open at 6 pm
Sign-ups begin at 6 pm
Featured Poets 7 – 8 pm
Open Mic 8 – 9 pm
Donato Martinez (@donatomartinez1) was born in small pueblo, Garcia de la Cadena, Zacatecas, Mexico and immigrated to USA at six years old. He teaches English composition, Literature, and Creative Writing at Santa Ana College. He has also taught classes in Chicano Studies. He has also been a co-coordinator of the Puente Program for 25 years and has presented workshop sessions at both the regional and state level. He has also spoken at many motivational and educational conferences. He hosts and curates many artistic events that feature poetry and music at his campus or in the community. He is also a poet and writes about his barrio upbringing, his community, his culture, and his Chicano identity. He has a self-published collection with three other Inland Empire poets, Tacos de Lengua. His full-length collection of poetry, Touch the Sky, was published in 2023 by El Martillo Press. He loves the outdoors and is inspired by music and books and other artistic expressions, and his children, Gabriel and Abigail. He was recently recognized as the Distinguished Faculty of the Year at Santa Ana College in 2024. Find Donato on Instagram.
Paul S. Flores is a San Francisco artist of Mexican and Cuban-American descent who has built a national reputation for interview-based theater and bilingual spoken word. He integrates indigenous and Latino healing practices to tell the stories of real people impacted by immigration and systemic inequalities. Flores appeared on Season 3 and 4 of HBO’s Def Poetry. He is the author of the play “PLACAS: The Most Dangerous Tattoo,” and the novel Along the Border Lies. His work has played across the United States and internationally in Cuba, Mexico, and El Salvador. Paul teaches Theater at the University of San Francisco. He produces Paseo Artistico Bilingual Artwalk for Acción Latina in San Francisco’s Mission District. His debut book of poetry We Still Be was published by El Martillo Press and won on the 2024 American Book Award. He lives in San Francisco with his children.
Jonathan Kermah aka KERM is a Ghanaian, Black American writer, super-powered poet, and audio engineer born in Burbank, California and raised in parts of Tennessee and Massachusetts. In just a short period of time, he’s brought his wordplay wizardry and impassioned performances to stages all over LA County. The comic book loving KERM is a shapeshifter and reality warper with the pen, writing from different perspectives, ranging from insects to hip-hop legends, sometimes leaving his audience transformed in the process. His words have been seen in Heard Magazine, The Valley Advocate, as well as the Ringer.com. His recently published book of poetry, Heal My Heroes: a superpowered KERM joint is available now.
Meliza Bañales aka Missy Fuego (she/they) is the author of six books, a Lambda (Lamb-da) Literary Award Finalist, and a Slam Champion. One of the founders of Poetry Slam in the United States since 1996, they are the 2025 Winner of the BlackBerry Peach Spoken & Written Word Contest and the current Los Angeles Erotica Slam Champion. They have served as a Tin House Summer Fellow in YA Fiction, a one-time Los Angeles LGBTQ Center Summer Fellow in Performance, and have had performance exhibitions at The Broad, The Museum of Craft Contemporary, and SOMArts. Their seventh book, You Really Should Be More Considerate: Stories of Young Adulthood is anticipated at the end of 2026. They write for Voyage LA Magazine and cause radical trouble in their hometown of Los Angeles.
Where: Cheech Museum
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Address: 3581 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 902501
Website: https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/palabra-at-the-cheech-4/
Special Author Event: Kady Eshleman & Into the Depths I Go at pages: a bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us to welcome Kady Eshleman who will be discussing her new book Into the Depths I Go.
In a small island town shaped by whispered legends, Hallie Spooner’s family is known for believing in impossible creatures—especially her father, who’s ridiculed for insisting the sea holds secrets no one wants to admit.
Hallie has spent her life trying, and failing, not to believe. Not in magic. Not in myths. Not in anything that would dare set her apart. Then a boy drifts into town one summer, restless and fleeting as the tide, and she lets herself fall into the beautiful uncertainty of first love. It’s intoxicating, and far more dangerous than she realizes.
As Hallie navigates the trials and tribulations of this first love, her brother uncovers unsettling truths about their family’s past—truths that suggest the island’s legends are more than superstition. When old loyalties surface, and long forgotten secrets rise up from the depths, Hallie finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a perilous game driven by greed and revenge, forced to confront the reality of lost love and a legacy she never asked to inherit.
Some stories don’t stay buried, and the sea has a way of calling back its own.
Kady Eshleman is a Manhattan Beach-based writer, editor, and real estate agent with a Master’s degree in English Literature. She is the author of two children’s books in the Kippi the Conqueror series and is debuting her first YA novel.
As the owner of Key Edits, Kady works with writers and students to refine novels and strengthen college essays. When she’s not writing or editing, she enjoys helping people find their place in the community she calls home.
Where: pages: a bookstore
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Website: https://pagesabookstore.com/event/2026-06-04/special-author-event-kady-eshleman
Author Event: Luke Goebel, with Susan Straight and Kate Gale, & Kill Dick at Zibby’s Bookshop – In-Person Event
Join us to welcome Luke Goebel, in conversation with Susan Straight and Kate Gale, to discuss Kill Dicka literary thriller that plunges into the chaos of Los Angeles, where addiction, privilege, and corruption combust.
At nineteen, Susie Vogelman should be coasting: she’s an NYU dropout with no responsibilities, endless prescription pills, and a Brentwood estate to waste away in. But Los Angeles has other plans. A string of brutal murders targeting addicts spreads through the city, and Susie’s ivory tower begins to crumble. The headlines point too close to home: her father’s ties to an opioid empire, a sinister secret society, and her own complicity in the systems holding it all together.
Then there’s Peter Holiday, a disgraced professor running a rehab scam so audacious it’s almost admirable. When their lives collide, Susie and Peter are dragged into a web of privilege, corruption, and violence, where every escape leads deeper into the rot.
Dark, satirical, and razor-sharp, Kill Dick is a modern literary thriller that unflinchingly dissects wealth, exploitation, and the perilous line between survival and self-destruction.
Luke Goebel is an acclaimed author and screenwriter celebrated for his unflinching honesty and innovative storytelling. A recipient of the prestigious Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize and the Joan Scott Memorial Fiction Award, his debut novel, Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours, garnered critical acclaim for its innovative and precisely lyrical, profoundly resonant exploration of love, grief, and the restless search for identity. Goebel also co-wrote Eileen, starring Anne Hathaway and McKenzie Thompson, and Causeway, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry (who received an Oscar nomination for his performance). He is known as well as his role as co-editor at The New York Tyrant and work with Tyrant Books. He lives in Pasadena, CA with his wife, fellow author Ottessa Moshfegh.
Susan Straight has published nine novels, including Mecca, A Million Nightingales, and Highwire Moon, and one memoir, In the Country of Women. She’s been a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the National Book Award, among other honors, and received the Lannan Prize, the O. Henry Award, the Edgar Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Her fiction has been translated into ten languages. She was born in Riverside, California, where she lives with her family.
Dr. Kate Gale is co-founder and Publisher of Red Hen Press, Editor of the Los Angeles Review. She is author of several books of poetry including The Loneliest Girl and The Goldilocks Zone from the University of New Mexico Press in 2014. She wrote the libretto Rio de Sangre, for the opera with composer Don Davis, which had its world premiere October 2010 at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. She has a forthcoming memoir, Little Soldiers from Zando.
Where: Zibby’s Bookshop
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 1113 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403
Website: Eventbrite Page
Book Launch: Hafeez Lakhani, with Natashia Deon, & Abundance at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us for a conversation with author Hafeez Lakhani as he presents his debut novel Abundance, which follows two generations of a Muslim Indian family grapple with what parts of life we control and what we must humbly accept in pursuit of the American dream—for readers of Min Jin Lee, Mohsin Hamid, and Ayad Akhtar. Hafeez will be joined by author Natashia Deón.
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Two generations of a Muslim Indian family grapple with what parts of life we control and what we must humbly accept in pursuit of the American dream—for readers of Min Jin Lee, Mohsin Hamid, and Ayad Akhtar
In suburban Miami, sixty-year-old Sakeena—co-owner of a Dunkin’ franchise along with her husband, Ramzan—has nine months to live unless she consents to an organ transplant. Thirty years ago, at Ramzan’s behest, she left her beloved Rawalpindi, India, for the United States. In the years that followed, she compromised her belief in naseeb, the Muslim notion of destiny, and acquiesced to fertility treatments. This time, she is adamant that she should live as intended—without medical intervention. As her health deteriorates, Ramzan desperately seeks to reunite their grown children with the hope of convincing Sakeena to extend her life.
But there are complications. Eldest daughter Fareen is consumed by an important business deal that, if successful, will land her a highly desired (and lucrative) promotion. Meanwhile, youngest son Adnan is living abroad and unable to return to the States due to his own unscrupulous business practices, a pattern stretching back to his adolescence. If they have any hope of saving their mother’s life, the siblings must take extraordinary action to wrestle with their life choices, actions that reveal the always-present tension between ambition and fate.
Brought to life by prose that captures the spirit of contemporary Miami as effortlessly as it conveys the challenges of running a Dunkin’ franchise, Abundance is a beautiful, moving read from an exciting new American voice.
Hafeez Lakhani was born in Hyderabad, India, and raised in suburban South Florida. His fiction and essays have appeared in Crazyhorse, Exposition Review, Salt Hill Journal, Tikkun, The Cortland Review, and The Southern Review, among other publications. He has received fellowships from PEN America and the Center for Fiction, has been recognized twice with a Notable Essay in Best American Essays.
Natashia Deón is an NAACP Image Award Nominee, practicing criminal attorney, and college professor. A Pamela Krasney Moral Courage Fellow, Deón is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, Grace, which was named a Best Book by The New York Times. She is also the author of The Perishing, a nominee for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards in Fiction. Deón has been awarded fellowships by PEN America, Prague Summer Program for Writers, Dickinson House in Belgium, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Justine Bateman, with Steve Agee & Fame: The Hijacking of Reality at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Author Justien Bateman, in conversation with Steve Agee, will discuss Fame: The Hijacking of Reality.
Fame is woven into our lives in ways that may have been unimaginable in years past.
And yet, is fame even real? Contrary to tangible realities, fame is one of those “realities” that we, as a society, have made. Why is that, and what is it about fame that drives us to spend so much time, money, and focus to create the framework that maintains its health?
Mining decades of experience, writer, director, producer, and actress Justine Bateman writes a visceral, intimate look at the experience of Fame. Combining the internal reality-shift of the famous, theories on the public’s behavior at each stage of a famous person’s career, and the experiences of other famous performers, Bateman takes the reader inside and outside the emotions of Fame. The book includes a sixteen-page, full-color photo insert to highlight her analysis and a brand-new preface to the paperback edition.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818. Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://booksoup.com/event/2026-06-04/justine-bateman
Book Launch: Devandra Banhart & Four Nose Jobs a Day at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
Join us for a special celebration and book signing for Devendra Banhart’s new collection of poetry Four Nose Jobs a Day! There will be poetry readings from Devendra Banhart. There will be limited edition merch and ceramics made and designed by Devendra! Music from friends, scents and cocktails.
Devendra Banhart is an American singer-songwriter, visual artist and poet. He was born in Texas and grew up in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco to pursue a musical career. In 2002, Banhart released his debut album and he is best known for his albums in the late 2000s such as Cripple Crow and Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. He has since expanded his career to incorporate his interest and training in the visual arts. He is the author of Four Nose Jobs a Day! (The Unnamed Press, 2026).
Preorder the book OR the book+vinyl bundle now and use checkout code PICKUP atunnamedpress.com for free in-person pickup at our North Fig Books event!
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 6040 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Book Event: Authors Dhonielle Clayton, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk, & Nicola Yoon, moderated by Jumata Emil, & Breakout at Reparations Club – In-Person Event
For Thurgood Marshall Academy’s best and brightest—five friends who’ve been thick as thieves since kindergarten—this spring break is all about forgetting: they want nothing more than to wash away last year’s tragedy, and the human-shaped hole it left in their friend group.
It’s a hole the new kid, Anthony Brooks, seems to fit right into. So, when he invites the Five to join him on a private island for a week at his dad’s luxury resort, they agree with zero hesitation. No one’s counting on a freak tropical storm swooping in and killing the vibe. And speaking of killing, they’re also ill-prepared for the mounting collection of dead bodies…including (another) one of their own.
As their dream trip unravels, everything they tried to leave behind—secrets, lies, betrayals, dead best friends—seems to be washing up on the shore of their lives for everyone to see. Will any of them make it out alive?
From the bestselling, award-winning team behind Blackout and Whiteout—DHONIELLE CLAYTON, TIFFANY D. JACKSON, NIC STONE, ANGIE THOMAS, ASHLEY WOODFOLK, AND NICOLA YOON—comes a thriller that begs the question: is it possible to outrun the worst thing you’ve ever done?
Where: Reparations Club
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 3054 South Victoria Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Website: Eventbrite Page
At Skylight: Kate Rose Weiner and Kailea Rose Lofton, with Kyle T. Mays, & Compassion in Crisis at Skylight – In-Person Event
Kate Rose Weiner and Kailea Rose Lofton, in conversation with Kyle T. Mays, will discuss Compassion in Crisis.
Crisis looms large in daily life. From failing public health infrastructure to resource shortages, endless wars, and melting ice caps the crisis in education is inseparable from the crisis in loneliness, spurred on by the interests and fantasies of a small group of wealthy individuals, for whose sake whole swaths of our planet burn. The name for this compounding disaster is polycrisis.
Confronted with this situation, Kate Rose Weiner and Kailea Rose Loften began collaborating on what would become Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities, a book that presents a strategy for catastrophe guided by values of curiosity and communal care. Knowing this is work with long-growing roots, Weiner and Loften gather a choir of organizers, educators, and healers from across North America to speak to their experiences responding to disaster. Compassion in Crisis is a book of energizing dialogues and clear-eyed checklists for everything from water purification to somatic practices. Readers will learn how to prepare baby formula in an emergency, how to best use stinging nettle or chamomile flowers for first-aid, alongside tips for paying attention to the different responses of our nervous systems to stress.
For many, the word “prepper” conjures images of underground bunkers and rural compounds; it’s an endeavor of individuals. The kind of preparedness such ideologies offer focuses on the survival of one, cut off from (or outright against) their neighbors. Compassion in Crisis affirms that true preparedness is the practice of honoring change, learning to steady ourselves and what we love in the face of it, and remembering that the world we want only follows from acting as if we live there already.
Kailea Rose Loften is a mother of Tahltan, Kaska, and Black American ancestry. She is the coeditor for the community publisher Loam and has guided climate change policy with an emphasis on Indigenous rights, previously serving as a Climate Commissioner for the City of Petaluma, California.
Kate Rose Weiner is a writer, editor, and publisher working at the intersections of culture and climate justice. She is the coeditor of community publisher Loam and the director of Loam Library, a mobile library committed to bringing the power of print to the people. Kate’s work is shaped by her studies in environmental art, social practice, and community herbalism.
Kyle T. Mays is an Afro-Indigenous (Saginaw Chippewa) writer and scholar. He is a professor of African American studies, American Indian studies, and history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author or co-author of four books, including Rethinking the Red Power Movement (with Sam Hitchmough), City of Dispossessions: Indigenous Peoples, African Americans, and the Creation of Modern Detroit, An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, and Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes: Modernity and Hip Hop in Indigenous North America.
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Where: Skylight
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 7 pm – 9:45 pm
Address: 1818 N Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Unmodern Love: An Evening of Poetry with Four Poets at Beyond Baroque – In-Person Event
L.A. based poets Derrick C. Brown (Los Feliz Poet Laureate), Brendan Constantine, Aman K. Batra, and Micah Bournes read from their new collections in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
Derrick C. Brown’s new collection A Little Grief Break (Write Bloody Publishing) collects three decades honing in his unique poetic style with sharp humor, bar-stool philosophy, and the raw immediacy of performance.
Brendan Constantine’s The Opposite Games (Red Hen Press) is his fifth collection, presenting a framework of odes, lists, memoirs, and classroom assignments, where the poet asks us to think critically about how we define and understand each other.
Aman K. Batra’s Stolen Thing produces a lyrical meditation on hyphenated identity. This collection traces the subtle ways xenophobia and cultural erasure surfaces—at a concert, during a Fourth of July celebration, and relationship patterns.
Micah Bournes’s Don’t Look Away (Sideshow Media Group) is a book linked to his hip-hop album “Til We All Free” and a song by song breakdown containing protest and social justice themes behind each track.
Derrick C. Brown is an award-winning poet, storyteller, comic and president of Write Bloody Publishing. His innovative fusion of poetry and comedy earned Paste Magazine’s Comedy Album of the Year (2023). The New York Times praises his work as “a rekindling of faith in the weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words.” A former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, Brown has authored ten poetry collections and four children’s books, winning the Texas Book of the Year award for Poetry. He serves as the 2025/26 Poet Laureate of Los Feliz.
Aman K. Batra is a Punjabi-American poet from Artesia, California. A TEDx speaker and National Poetry Slam finalist, she has toured across the U.S. and internationally. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and a BA in English from UCLA. Her work has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Button Poetry, and All Def Poetry. As an educator and creative facilitator, she leads arts-based programs and designs workshops rooted in storytelling, poetic craft, and intergenerational healing.
Micah Bournes was born kicking and screaming. His art indulges life to the fullest, unafraid of hot topics, his music and poetry confronts fear like bare feet on scorching coals. Born and raised in Long Beach, he finds beauty in each grain of sand between his toes. Micah’s passionate performance is a roundhouse to the heart, a necessary kick in the butt, encouraging each of us to shed the shackles of bootstraps, laces, socks, and shoes. To ground our heels in the soft soil of Mother Earth and learn to walk in liberation.
Brendan Constantine is poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in many standards, including Poetry, Best American Poetry, The Nation, and Poem a Day. A popular performer, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the United States and Europe, also appearing on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered,’ TED ED, numerous podcasts and YouTube. His fifth collection The Opposites Game is out now from Red hen Press. He currently teaches at the Windward School and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Date: Thursday, the 4th
Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm (Doors at 7 pm)
Address: 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Website: Eventbrite Page
Poetry Diet Open Mic at The Living Room, DTLA – In-Person Event
An intimate open mic night for poets, storytellers, and lovers of the spoken word.
Poetry Diet Mic Night is a weekly open mic dedicated to language, rhythm, and truth-telling. Set inside The Living Room DTLA, this night creates space for poets, writers, and creatives to share their work in an intimate, supportive atmosphere.
Whether you’re stepping to the mic or just soaking it all in, expect thoughtful performances, real energy, and a room that listens.
Hosted by: Kerm
Music by: DJ Stardust
🎤 Open mic sign-ups available
🕯️ Intimate lounge setting
🍸 Bar open
Where: The Living Room, DTLA
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Address: 1014 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA (Door 123)
Website: Instagram Page
Weekly Pajama Storytime at Once Upon a Time, Montrose – In-Person Kids & Family Event
Our most popular story time is ready to delight and dazzle! This is also the prime time to see Pippi Longstocking, our bookstore cat in action.
There is a large FREE parking lot off Florencita Dr. as well as metered parking along Honolulu Ave. and Montrose Ave.
Free to attend.
NOTE: Free to attend.
Where: Once Upon a Time
Date: Friday, the 5th
Time: 9:30 am
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: Once Upon a Time Event Page
English/Spanish Storytime at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Bilingual Storytime! Exposing your children to multiple languages is highly beneficial for their learning and development, and what better way to do it than through this fun activity where we will read a wonderful story in both English and Spanish.
¡Hora de cuentos bilingüe! Exponer a tus hjijos a varios idiomas es de gran beneficio para su aprendizaje y desarrollo, y qué mejor que hacerlo en esta divertida actividad en donde leeremos un maravilloso cuento en inglés y en español.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
André M. Carrington & The Black Fantastic and Audiofuturism at Cellar Door Bookstore, Riverside – In-Person Event
You saw him here at Cellar Door Bookstore for the incredible anthology he edited, The Black Fantastic, and now author and UCR associate professor of English andré m. carrington is coming back to talk about his newest book, Audiofuturism: Science Fiction Radio Drama and the Black Fantastic Imagination on Friday, June 5th at 6:00.
Audiofuturism uncovers the vibrant, overlooked history of radio adaptations that placed Black speculative writing before mass audiences, showing how sound shaped the politics and pleasures of twentieth- and twenty-first-century culture. While adaptation studies has long privileged film and sound studies has centered Black music, andre m. carrington redirects attention to radio drama to demonstrate how performance translates the Black fantastic imagination into an audible cultural heritage. Drawing on scripts, surviving recordings, production files, and author archives, the book reconstructs how radio made listeners hear literature differently and how those sonic interpretations reverberate through American Studies, media history, and Black literary traditions.
andré carrington is a scholar of race, gender, and genre in Black and American cultural production. His first book, Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction (Minnesota, 2016) interrogates the cultural politics of race in the fantastic genres and fan cultures. He is editor of The Black Fantastic, the Library of America anthology of contemporary short speculative fiction by Black authors. His forthcoming book, Audiofuturism, on radio adaptations of Black speculative texts. He is past recipient of fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard and the National Humanities Center. His writing appears in journals, books, and blogs including Verso and Black Perspectives. He lives in Riverside and he enjoys birding.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://cellardoorbookstore.com/audiofuturism
Monthly Open Mic Night at Tía Chucha’s Central Cultural & Bookstore – In-Person Event
Share your palabra, song, or any form of expression up on the mic. All languages and ages are welcome. Sign-ups will be available upon arrival.
Where: Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Address: 12677 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar, CA 92508
Website: Event Page
Paperback Book Launch: Emily St. James & Woodworking at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us for the paperback launch of Woodworking, a debut novel by Emily St. James.
Join local author and screenwriter Emily St. James for the paperback launch of her debut novel Woodworking.This book is a story of a trans high school teacher in rural South Dakota who befriendsthe only other trans woman she knows: one of her students.
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An unforgettable and heartwarming book-club debut following a trans high school teacher from a small town in South Dakota who befriends the only other trans woman she knows: one of her students.
Erica Skyberg is thirty-five years old, recently divorced—and trans. Not that she’s told anyone yet. Mitchell, South Dakota, isn’t exactly bursting with other trans women. Instead, she keeps to herself, teaching by day and directing community theater by night. That is, until Abigail Hawkes enters her orbit.
Abigail is seventeen, Mitchell High’s resident political dissident and Only Trans Girl. It’s a role she plays faultlessly, albeit a little reluctantly. She’s also annoyed by the idea of spending her senior year secretly guiding her English teacher through her transition. But Abigail remembers the uncertainty—and loneliness—that comes with it. Besides, Erica isn’t the only one struggling to shed the weight of others’ expectations.
As their unlikely friendship evolves, it comes under the scrutiny of their community. And soon, both women—and those closest to them—are forced to ask: Who are we if we choose to hide ourselves? What happens once we disappear into the woodwork?
Emily St. James is a writer and cultural critic. This is her first novel. Her journalism and criticism have appeared in The New York Times, Vox, and The A.V. Club, and her writing for television has been featured on the Emmy-nominated series Yellowjackets. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Lyrical Flames: Features & Open Mic with Lida Parent Harrisat The Shit Art Club – In-Person Event
Lyrical Flames is a celebration of creativity and self-expression. With a diverse lineup of talented poets, comedians, and musicians, join them for a fun-filled evening of laughter, inspiration, and connection. Don’t forget, you can share your own talents as well. Hosted by Lida Parent Harris.
Gia Civerolo is a Los Angeles-based poet, photographer, producer, educator, and special needs advocate. She self-published her first full-length collection, She Confuses Lovers, Movies, Angels & Poems. Her book of poetry won a 2025 International Impact Award. She was the winner of the first-ever CLI Alumni of the Year Award in 2024.
Ocea Lei (they/she) is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist, spoken word poet, and community-focused human rights activist. They are a proud two-spirit, gender non-conforming, and queer storyteller who uses art and skating to cultivate spaces of joy, belonging, and resilience.
Larry Love is a spoken word poet, activist and youth mentor who is passionate about pushing for positive social change. He is a playwright, producer and director of original spoken word musical stage plays that center on the dynamics of love and relationships.
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Richard McDowell is a poet, performer, social activist for the advancement of women and women’s rights, storyteller, public speaker, educator, editor, and author of 21 books, including: Poetry As Spiritual Practice (Free Press/Simon and Schuster), an Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller featured for a month at Deepak Chopra’s website.
Where: Lyrical Flames at Shit Art Club
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 130 #. 4th St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website: Instagram Page
Book Event: Alex Elle, with Ashley Blaine Featherson, & The Company We Keep at Reparations Club – In-Person Event
Join Rep Club for the LA launch of The Company We Keep: Friendship, Connection, and Redefining What It Means to Grow Together, with NYT bestselling author Alex Elle, in conversation with Ashley Blaine.
The Company We Keep is a call to reflection and action, offering readers permission to evolve in their friendships—and reminding us that the people we surround ourselves with are not only mirrors, but key companions on the lifelong journey of healing, self-trust, and belonging. Elle shares her unflinching journey of learning to stop abandoning herself in the name of loyalty, to take ownership of the energy she brought into relationships, and to tell the truth—even when it cost her comfort.
Alexandra Elle is a writer, certified Breathwork coach, and restorative writing teacher. In her work, Alex aims to build community and healing practices through language. She is the author of several books and journals, including, most recently, How We Heal and After the Rain. She has been featured by prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, NPR, Good Morning America, ABC News, Essence, The Cut, MindBodyGreen, BET, and Forbes, among others. Alex teaches workshops, courses, and retreats to assist others in finding their voices and create clarity in their lives and relationships. She lives in Maryland with her family.
Where: Reparations Club
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90016
Website: Eventbrite Page
Book Event: Jenna Voris, with Reagan Revord, & The Long Con at The Ripped Bodice – In-Person Event
Janna Voris, in conversation with Reagan Revord, will present and discuss The Long Con
A book signing will follow the event, which is ticketed and includes the book.
Where: The Ripped Bodice
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 3806 Main St., Culver City, CA 90232
Website: https://www.therippedbodice.com/
At Skylight: Danny Jensen, with Jean Trinh, & Unique Eats and Eateries in Los Angeles at Skylight – In-Person Event
Danny Jensen, in conversation with Jean Trinh, will discuss Unique Eats and Eateries in Los Angeles.
Whether you’re just visiting or have lived in Los Angeles your entire life, in Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles: The People and Stories Behind the Food (Paperback) you’ll learn the surprising stories and fascinating people behind these and many more one-of-a-kind eateries. From historic delis, diners, and food halls to experimental innovators, multigenerational immigrant-founded businesses, and mission-driven restaurants helping to improve people’s lives, this book dives deep into the places that make Los Angeles special.
You’ll head to 27th Street Bakery for legendary sweet potato pies baked by a gold medal Olympian. Ignite your imagination where Walt Disney found inspiration at the Tam O’Shanter. Get served by a robot at Kouraku, the oldest ramen shop in the United States. And learn about the matriarch behind the Yucatán-style tacos at the James Beard Award–winning Yuca’s.
Local author Danny Jensen takes you on a guided tour of many of L.A.’s most unexpected and iconic restaurants. Along the way, you’ll uncover new places to eat and a fresh perspective and deeper appreciation for the ones you know.
Danny Jensen has spent 16 years writing about the incredible food and people of Los Angeles. He’s also the author of LA Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for Los Angeles’s Hidden Treasures; Secret Los Angeles: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure; and 100 Things to Do in Los Angeles Before You Die. His writing and photography have appeared in Time Out, Thrillist, PBS, and elsewhere.
Jean Trinh is a James Beard Award-nominated writer based in Los Angeles. She writes about food, travel, art and culture. Sometimes, personal essays, too. Her essays have appeared in Los Angeles Times and Wired. She is currently working on a memoir, and is a 2025 alum of Tin House’s and PEN America’s renowned writing workshops.
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Where: Skylight
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 7 pm – 9:45 pm
Address: 1818 N Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Book Event: Kevin Sampsell, with Michelle Tea, & Baby in the Night at Stories Books & Café – In-Person Event
Kevin Sampsell, in conversation with Michelle Tea (Little F), will present Baby in the Night.
Kevin Sampsell is the editor and publisher of Future Tense Books, and has worked with numerous influential small press authors since 1992. Also known for his work as an events coordinator and “small press champion” at Powell’s Books, he has hosted over 1,000 authors since 1998 and curates the annual Smallpresspalooza marathon reading. His book of poems and collages, I Made an Accident was published by Clash Books in 2022. His stories and essays have appeared in publications and websites such as Southwest Review, Diagram, Salon, The Rumpus, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Paper Darts, Joyland, X-R-A-Y Magazine, Hobart, Longreads, Best Sex Writing 2012, and Best American Essays 2013.
Where: Stories Books & Café
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://www.storiesla.com/events/5212320260605
Dr. Darby Saxbe, with Ken Bensinger, & Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Dr. Darby Saxbe, in conversation with Ken Bensinger, will discuss and sign Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives.
When we talk about the transformative experience of birth and child-rearing, we almost always focus on mothers. While biomedical research oversamples men, the opposite is true when it comes to research on birth and parenting. In the past few decades, studies have proliferated on how women’s bodies and brains change as they begin their families. Headlines and movie plotlines revolve around overworked moms—often accompanied by the image of inept dads muddling through a diaper change. The antiquated, but persistent, implication is that moms are “natural” parents, instinctive and nurturing, and dads are better left to the boardroom and golf course. With DAD BRAIN: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives (Flatiron; June 9, 2026), psychologist and researcher Darby Saxbe leverages 15 years of studying fathers to do a deep dive into the science behind fatherhood—and what she finds will upend the way we think about men as parents.
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Where: Vroman’s
Date: Friday the 5th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-06-05/dr-darby-saxbe
SWAAM Spoken Word Art & Music Event at Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center – In-Person Event
SWAAM Spoken Word Art & Music is offered every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month and hosted by Loranzo Frank.
Featured guests: TBA
Tickets at Eventbrite.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Date: Friday, the 5th
Time: 8 pm – 12 am
Address: 4305 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: https://www.depoet.info/swaam
Rapp Saloon Reading Series: First Fridays Open Mic with host Cynthia Alessandra Briano Featuring Carlos Ornelas at Rapp Saloon, Santa Monica – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
First Fridays at Rapp Saloon is celebrating 10 years and has an Open Mic & Featured Readers every 1st Friday of the month.
First Friday: Cynthia Alessandra Briano, Host
This is a hybrid event, live in-person while offering a Zoom option for our performers and guests.
Carlos Ornelas is a MesoAmerican poet and author from Lynwood, California. He’s a member of California Poet In The Schools, Community Literature Initiative, Sims Library of Poetry, Chicano Renaissance and WordWorks. Ornelas is the author of Villain’s Vernacular and Ketchup: Sopa de Gato.
“A word is worth a thousand pictures.”
NOTE: See site or flyer for details.
Where: Rapp Saloon at HISUA
Date: Friday, the 5th
Time: 8 pm – 11 pm
Address: 1436 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: Instagram Page
LARB Presents: LITLIT, the Little Literary Fair 2026 (Day 1 of 2) at Sci-Arc in the Arts District – In-Person Event
LITLIT, the Little Literary Fair, returns in June 2026 for two full days of free access to West Coast presses, literary organizations, as well as panel and workshop programming. Join us June 6 – 7 at SCI-Arc in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. RSVP today!
Each year, the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) hosts LITLIT, a free celebration of independent publishers from all over the West Coast. LITLIT offers local presses and literary arts organizations an opportunity to share their perspectives, books, and goods with Angelenos of all stripes.
PANELS INCLUDE:
Exploring the World of Publishing- 11 am
The Art of Comedic Writing – 1 pm
Reimagining the Stories We Know – 3 pm
LITLIT welcomes vendors from up and down the coast. From presses to magazines to literary organizations, LITLIT highlights emerging and established literary work.
This year’s vendors include:
Abba Zaba Books | A Good Used Book | Afterword Books | Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library | Antiphony: A Journal & Press | Apus Literature | Artbook Bookstore | Atelier Éditions | Beyond Baroque | Colour Bloc Creativ | Con Todo Press | David Kordansky | David Zwirner Books | DoppelHouse Press | Double Negative | Errant Press | Future Tense Books | Great Oak Press | Hat & Beard Press | Heavy Manners Library | Hesse Press | Hexentexte | Heyday | Hinchas Press | Hyldyr | Inlandia Institute | Insert Press | Inventory Press | ITNA | Kaya Press | Luhz Press | Magra Books | Martian Press | Material Editions | New Ritual Press | New York Review of Architecture | Paper Chase Press | Para Lllevar Magazine | Pelekinesis | Semiotext(e) | Slant’d | Sming Sming Books | The Lit Club | The Pop-Hop Books Co-op | The Wax Paper | Two Lines Press | Type Eighteen Books | Wave Books | What Books Press | Write Bloody Publishing | X Artists’ Books | You Have Friends | Zocalo Public Square
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Sci-Arc
Date: Saturday, the 6th
Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Address: 960 E 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: https://lareviewofbooks.org/events/
Between Drafts Story Lab at Underdog Bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us for the first Between Drafts Story Lab at Underdog Bookstore!
This lab is designed for writers looking for manuscript feedback that is grounded, honest, and respectful.
How does it work?
Writers will bring in up to 2,000 words of their work for feedback. Each writer will receive a 30-minute slot that includes a reading, silent reflection, open discussion, and response time. There are four submission slots available, with others welcome to critique, provide feedback, and enjoy the creative talents of our local writing community.
Sign-up now!
Where: Underdog Bookstore
Date: Saturday, the 6th
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Address: 312 Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016
Website: https://www.underdogbookstore.org/events/between-drafts
گروه کتابخوانی فارسی در کتابخانه وست ول Persian Book Club at West Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
RSVP:
تماس بگیرید roya.rahimi@lapl.org برای اطلاعات بیشتر با ایمیل
Description:
:کتاب خود ا به اشتراک بگذارید
کتابی را که خواندید به دیگران هم معرفی کنید
تحلیل کتاب/ بحث و گفتگوی دوستانه
Where: West Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 19036 Vanowen Street, Reseda, CA 91335
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-persian
Saturday Morning Book Discussion: Maggie at Palms – Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Join us for wide-ranging conversations. Copies available at reference and as ebooks. We continue reading from the “100 Notable Books of the Year” from the New York Times.
Jun. 6: Maggie, or a Man and a Woman Walk into the Bar by Katie Yee.
Where: Palms – Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 2920 Overland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/saturday-morning-book-discussion
Book Club: The Little Liar at Los Feliz Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Join us for the discussion of the novel The Little Liar, by Mitch Albom.
Where: Los Feliz Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: 1874 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-15
Book Lovers Weekend (Day 1 0f 2) at Crafted Port of LA – In-Person Event
Join us for a weekend for book lovers!
This event will be held on June 6 and June 7, 2026.
Kids story time, book swap, creative workshops, and local authors!
Where: Crafted Port of LA
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 11 am – 5 pm
Address: 112 East 22nd Street, San Pedro, CA, 90731
Website: https://www.craftedportla.com/calendar/book-lovers-weekend-h933e
Bilingual Storytime: Mike Alfaro, with Gerardo Guillén & The Unbreakable Piñata at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us for a special bilingual storytime featuring the author and illustrator of The Unbreakable Piñata!
The Unbreakable Piñata blends bilingual English and Spanish text to support early language learning while keeping story time exciting and active. A perfect board book for toddlers and preschoolers, it’s designed to build curiosity, participation, and joy in reading.
Mike Alfaro is a writer, creative director, and pop-culture fanboy. Born and raised in Guatemala, he moved to California after turning 18 in search of the American dream. How cliché. Since then, he’s created several successful ad campaigns for major U.S. brands and also launched the viral Instagram account @millennialloteria. He is happily married and currently developing a movie based on his experiences as a Hispanic millennial immigrant.
Gerardo Guillén is a creative director with a background in art direction and advertising, who has created stories, experiences, and products for national brands. He accidentally became an illustrator in 2018 while helping launch Millennial Lotería. Now, he doodles full-time from home in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Musical Storytime: Pasadena Conservatory of Music & This Is a Moment by Micah Player at Vroman’s – In-Person Kids Event
Join us to hear the Pasadena Conservatory of Music put on a special musical storytime with featured book: This Is a Moment by Micah Player. Caregivers and children aged 3-9 will enjoy story, creative movement, and a mini-concert!
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-06-06/musical-storytime
Washington Irving Literary Fest at Washington Irving Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Join us for a celebration of all things stories. We’ll have creative crafts and fun activities. Kick off your summer adventures by signing up for Summer Reading. Whether you love books, art, or being creative and community there will be plenty to explore. Come celebrate stories, imagination, and a summer full of reading fun.
This event is for all ages.
Where: Washington Irving Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm
Address: 4117 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90018
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/washington-irving-literary-fest
Kids Graphic Novel Book Club: One Crazy Summer at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Kids Event
Participants will discuss One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Wiliams-Garcia and Sharee Miller (illustrator).
Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She’s had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California.
But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers.
Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer.
This beloved Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award–winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters has been adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel for a new generation, with vibrant art by Sharee Miller.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Address: 1473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Last Booksale + Street Vendor Fundraiser at Montoya Books – In-Person Event
Join us for the last book sale and street vendor fundraiser for Montoya Books in Boyle Heights.
All Books: $1 – $5 (Everything Must Go)
COFFEE + WINE + SNACKS
Come hang for our last ever event! All funds will be given to a local street vendor 🩷🩷🩷Join us for coffee, wine, snacks, and good times. Thank you to the Boyle Heights community for supporting our lil shop the last 3 years!
Where: Montoya Books
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 1 pm – 5 pm
Address: 259 S. Anderson St., Boyle Heights, CA 90033
Website: Instagram Page
San Pedro Library Book Club: Straight at San Pedro Regional Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Join the San Pedro Library Book Club as we discuss the Dick Francis mystery novel Straight. The book takes us into the exciting worlds of horse racing and the precious gems trade, and into the lives of people who use violence to gain an advantage in both.
Where: San Pedro Regional Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Address: 931 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro, CA 90713
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/san-pedro-library-book-club-9
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! The Central Library Creative Writing Group meets every other Saturday for fellowship, feedback, and snacks. Meetings start out with a short writing prompt exercise, then writers are invited to share up to five pages of their work for feedback from the group. 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.
Where: Central Library, LAPL, Meeting Room B
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/creative-writing-group
Saturday Afternoon Poetry: Poetry Writing Workshop led by Heather Romero-Kornblum via Zoom – Online Event
Join us for a Poetry Writing Workshop led by Heather Romero-Kornblum. (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning sun for Four Feathers Press online edition: SUN by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 pm, June 19th).
Where: Saturday Afternoon Poetry
Date: Saturday, the 6th
Time: 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Address: Online Zoom Event
Website: https://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
Merrill Joan Gerber & Someone Should Know This Story: Selected Stories at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Join us to hear Merrill Joan Gerber discuss her book, Someone Should Know This Story: Selected Stories.
‘Someone Should Know This Story’ is both the name of this book and the wish of my heart,” writes Merrill Joan Gerber in the introduction to this retrospective collection of twenty-five stories written over a period of four decades, many of which won awards and appeared in widely read periodicals such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Redbook, and Mademoiselle. Gerber takes her teacher Andrew Lytle’s advice to “follow the thread back into the labyrinth” of the heart and its secrets. Finding its starting place with the crises of everyday family life-its conflicts, betrayals, confinements, and its devastating losses-she and her characters constantly reencounter themselves and the persistent yearning to “convey to others what we are” with grace and breathtaking honesty.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Saturday, the 6th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-06-06/merrill-joan-gerber
In-Person Poetry Workshop with Yesika Salgado at Location in Burbank – In-Person Event
Join Yesika Salgado for an in-person writing workshop to be held at an address in Burbank on June 6, 2026.
Register via email on flyer. we have limited capacity! 🥭✨
Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles-born Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, culture, city, and fat body.She is a two-time National Poetry Slam finalist, Long Beach Slam Champion, and recipient of the 2020 International Latino Book Award in Poetry. She is the author of Corazon, Tesoro, and Hermosa.
Where: Email: TOTHEBLOOMWORKSHOP@GMAIL.COM
Date: Saturday, the 6th
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: Burbank, CA (Email for address (see above))
Website: Instagram Page
PondWater Presents: A Little Chaos and Anarchy! at Private Location in Covina – In-Person Event
Join Joanne Qualey Baines and PondWater Society for A Little Chaos and Anarchy.
Bring some poems, some instruments, a song. We’ll see how it goes, what I know is that we are very good at entertaining each other!
As usual:
There will be wine and cheese, coffee and baked goods.
There will be breaks, in case you’ve come a long way, and need a break.
If you would like to stay for dinner, you are welcome. A $10.00 donation towards the dinner would be most appreciated.
Everyone is welcome, but you should probably know that this is not a child safe environment. This is a place to celebrate being adults. We’ve made it!
Where: PondWater Society
Date: Saturday, the 6th
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address: 16504 E. Masline St., Cobina, CA
Website: Facebook Page
Inlandia Institute’s Indie Author Fair at Riverside Main Library – In-Person Event
Local indie authors will have their books to share and sell. There will be a variety of genres represented. From poetry to comics to children’s books, we’ll have it on June 4th!
Join us for a fantastic Arts Walk night at the library.
Contact Information:
Isabel Quintero
Where: Riverside Main Library (Arts Walk)
Date: Thursday the 4th
Time: 5 pm – 8 pm
Address: 3900 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501
Website: https://riversideca.gov/calendar/event/inlandias-indie-author-fair-arts-walk
Book Launch: Cheryl Leutjen & Party on Purpose at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
Cheryl Leutjen will discuss her book Party on Purpose: Your Complete Guide to Eco-Chic Entertaining.
Dress like the Roaring 20s, boogie in your Disco 70s finest, or rep the MySpace Era with pride. Any decade, any vibe. Costumes optional. Dancing à la your decade optional.
Tough times are exactly when we need to gather—with our people, with intention, and with really good snacks. Because that’s exactly what this book is about: gathering with intention, celebrating with joy, and proving that you don’t have to choose between a great party and your values.
Books available for purchase and signing. Light refreshments. Probably a lava lamp. Definitely, a disco ball.
RSVP
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address: 6040 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Blackout Poetry Workshop at The Open Book, Pasadena – In-Person Event
Get creative and join our Blackout Poetry workshop!
All supplies provided. Free to attend.
RSVP in our LInktree.
Where: The Open Book, Pasadena
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 5 pm – 6 pm
Address: 300 E. Colorado Blvd. Space #161, Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: Instagram Page
Monthly Open Mic Night with Reggie Peralta at LibroMobile – In-Person Event
Join us every 1st Saturday of the month, 6 pm – 8 pm for our community open mic hosted by Santa Ana’s own Reggie Peralta!
A Santa Ana native, Reggie Peralta has many interests but they usually lead him back to writing. He has contributed book and film criticism for LibroMobile and The Grindhouse Cinema Database, political editorials for the Libertarian Party of Orange County’s blog, and publishes short stories and poetry on Substack at Reggie The Writer. In 2023, his short story “The Katzenjammer Crisis” was published in Santa Ana Literary Association’s Zoo-Fi: an Anthology of Zoological Fiction. While his writing spans many genres and subjects, his general sensibility can be summed up as “funny, but somehow also kinda sad.”
Whether you’re a poet, musician, storyteller, or just here to listen, this space is for you. Step up to the mic or come support local voices!
RSVP
Where: LibroMobile
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 1150 S. Bristol St. #A3, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Website: https://www.libromobile.com/event-details/monthly-open-mic-with-reggie-peralta-1-2026-06-06-18-00
The Griot Café with Tommy Domino at Shades of Afrika, Long Beach – In-Person Event
Join host Tommy Domino for The Griot Café, which is held every 1st Saturday of the month inside Shades of Afrika, Long Beach.
Enjoy open mic, spoken word, music and poetry.
Music vibes: DJ PW
$10 cash only
Where: Shades of Afrika, Long Beach
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 8 pm (Doors at 7:30 pm)
Address: 1001 E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA 90802
Website: Instagram Page
Bad Behavior: CHIRLA Fundraiser (Event 1 0f 3) at Story Salon LA – In-Person Event
Join us for an evening of stories hosted by Richard Tanner to benefit CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights).
Featuring: Michael Lambert, Vicki Kirschenbaum, Joshua Behen, with a special musica guest for each of 3 shows.
Where: Story Salon LA
Date: Saturday the 6th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 5402 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA, 91607
Website: Instagram Page
LARB Presents: LITLIT, the Little Literary Fair 2026 (Day 2 of 2) at Sci-Arc in the Arts District – In-Person Event
LITLIT, the Little Literary Fair, returns in June 2026 for two full days of free access to West Coast presses, literary organizations, as well as panel and workshop programming. Join us June 6 – 7 at SCI-Arc in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. RSVP today!
Each year, the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) hosts LITLIT, a free celebration of independent publishers from all over the West Coast. LITLIT offers local presses and literary arts organizations an opportunity to share their perspectives, books, and goods with Angelenos of all stripes.
PANELS INCLUDE:
Zine Making Workshop – 12 pm
Archiving Los Angeles – 1 pm
Finding Form – 3 pm
LITLIT welcomes vendors from up and down the coast. From presses to magazines to literary organizations, LITLIT highlights emerging and established literary work.
This year’s vendors include:
Abba Zaba Books | A Good Used Book | Afterword Books | Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library | Antiphony: A Journal & Press | Apus Literature | Artbook Bookstore | Atelier Éditions | Beyond Baroque | Colour Bloc Creativ | Con Todo Press | David Kordansky | David Zwirner Books | DoppelHouse Press | Double Negative | Errant Press | Future Tense Books | Great Oak Press | Hat & Beard Press | Heavy Manners Library | Hesse Press | Hexentexte | Heyday | Hinchas Press | Hyldyr | Inlandia Institute | Insert Press | Inventory Press | ITNA | Kaya Press | Luhz Press | Magra Books | Martian Press | Material Editions | New Ritual Press | New York Review of Architecture | Paper Chase Press | Para Lllevar Magazine | Pelekinesis | Semiotext(e) | Slant’d | Sming Sming Books | The Lit Club | The Pop-Hop Books Co-op | The Wax Paper | Two Lines Press | Type Eighteen Books | Wave Books | What Books Press | Write Bloody Publishing | X Artists’ Books | You Have Friends | Zocalo Public Square
NOTE: See site or flyer for details.
Where: Sci-Arc
Date: Sunday, the 7th
Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Address: 960 E 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: https://lareviewofbooks.org/events/
Sunday Storytime: Books and Cookies with Chudney – Story and Song at Children’s Book World – In-Person Kids/Family Event
Join Chudney Ross and Books and Cookies for another wonderful Saturday morning music & story celebration!
Come join with Books and Cookies to read, sing, learn and connect!
About Books and Cookies: Books and Cookies is rethinking the way we share books and build community around literacy! At our high energy, interactive story time events, we bring books to life through movement, music, instrument and parachute play and more!
Where: Children’s Book World
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 10:30 am – 11 am
Address: 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Website: https://childrensbookworld.com/event/2026-06-06/books-and-cookies-chudney-story-and-song
826LA@Hammer: Worldbuilders: Adventure Architects at Hammer Museum – In-Person Kids/MG Event
Using Collective Journey Storytelling students will learn how to plan a story where instead of just one hero doing everything, a whole group works together to make change. Students will create their own story where a community works together, and the audience gets to move through the story like they are inside the adventure.
Led by Justin Stucey, a Los Angeles–based experiential designer and creative producer with a 25-year career, spanning collaborations with Walt Disney Imagineering, Meow Wolf, BMW Americas, MTV, and others.
See website for RSVP & guidelines.
Where: Hammer Museum
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Website: https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2026/826lahammer-worldbuilders-adventure-architects
Book Lovers Weekend (Day 2 0f 2) at Crafted Port of LA – In-Person Event
Join us for a weekend for book lovers!
This event will be held on June 6 and June 7, 2026.
Kids story time, book swap, creative workshops, and local authors!
Where: Crafted Port of LA
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 11 am – 5 pm
Address: 112 East 22nd Street, San Pedro, CA, 90731
Website: https://www.craftedportla.com/calendar/book-lovers-weekend-h933e
Lit Angels: Morning Writing with Francesca Lia Block at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Do you want to find creative inspiration and overcome writer’s block in a supportive and peaceful community setting? Are you interested in writing professionally or for personal growth and healing but unsure where to begin?
Come join acclaimed author and writing instructor Francesca Lia Block MWF 9-10 am and TuTh 10 am for a brief intro, discussion of her highly-effective 12 Question method, and 40 minutes of free writing on any topic without judgment. Afterwards you will be able to share a bit about your process and ask Francesca brief questions about your writing.
Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits LIT ANGELS, a literary journal available on Substack. Her latest novel is House of Hearts now out in paperback. https://www.francescaliablock.com/
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Author Panel: Mexicans in Horror at Café con Libros Press – In-Person Event
Join us for a fright-filled afternoon as three Southern Californian writers of Mexican descent: Daniel A. Olivas (Chicano Frankenstein), Natalie Sierra (Beyond the Grace of God) @pandorademise and David A. Romero (The Enemy Sleeps) @davidaromerospokenword discuss how they blend the iconography and tropes of horror with the genres of science fiction, romance, and mystery to craft unique and compelling novels! Readings followed by Q&A.
Daniel A. Olivas, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, is a fiction writer, poet, playwright, book critic, and attorney. He is the author of 13 books and editor of two anthologies. Daniel’s books include Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (University of New Mexico Press, 2025), My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions (University of Nevada Press, 2024), Chicano Frankenstein: A Novel (Forest Avenue Press, 2024), Crossing the Border: Collected Poems (Pact Press, 2017), and Things We Do Not Talk About: Exploring Latino/a Literature through Essays and Interviews (San Diego State University Press, 2014).
Natalie Sierra (she/they) is the third poet laureate of Pomona, California. She is a poet, author, and editor. Natalie is the president of Café Con Libros Press, a nonprofit bookstore in downtown Pomona.
David A. Romero is a Mexican-American poet, novelist, and publisher from Diamond Bar, CA. He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of El Martillo Press. Romero is the author of the novel The Enemy Sleeps (El Martillo Press, 2026) and the books of poetry My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press, 2020) and Diamond Bars 2 (Moon Tide Press, 2024).
Presented by El Martillo Press @elmartillopress. Moderated by David A. Romero.
Pop-up vendors Bravo Alty Table @bravoaltytable and Jeannette Jurado Design
Where: Café con Libros Press
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 2:30 pm – 4 pm
Address: 280 W. 2nd St., Pomona, CA, 91766
Website: Instagram Page
Bad Behavior: CHIRLA Fundraiser (Event 2 0f 3) at Story Salon LA – In-Person Event
Join us for an evening of stories hosted by Richard Tanner to benefit CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights).
Featuring: Michael Lambert, Vicki Hirschenbaum, Joshua Behen, with a special musica guest for each of 3 shows.
Where: Story Salon LA
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 5402 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA, 91607
Website: Instagram Page
Ticketed: Matt Haig, with Lian Dolan, & Midnight Train at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Join us to hear Matt Haig, in conversation with Lian Dolan, discuss his book, Midnight Train: A Novel.
When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?
No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there.
The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were.
For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.
Before he gave it all away.
He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything.
A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.
Matt Haig is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the novels The Midnight Library, The Life Impossible, and How to Stop Time, along with four other novels, the acclaimed memoirs Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, and several award-winning children’s books. His work has been published in fifty territories across the world.
This is a ticketed event at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Tickets include one entry and one copy of The Midnight Train to be handed out at check-in.
A public book signing will follow the presentation.
Questions? email promo@vromansbookstore.com or call us at (626)449-5320.
RSVP: tickets link at site
Where: Vroman’s Off-site at Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Date: Sunday, the 7th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Writer’s Group at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
Join us on the first Sunday of every month for Writer’s Group.
Bring paper and a pen, bring your laptop, bring a prompt to share, bring a project to work on or just come prepared to free-write among other writers, and perhaps exchange projects and feedback!
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 4:30 pm – closing
Address: 5402 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA, 91607
Sunday Jump’s Open Mic Series at Pilipino Workers Center – In-Person Event
Welcome to our 14th season of Sunday Jump! Join us in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles in the Pabelonia Community Sisters Room on the first floor of @pwcsc every first Sunday of the Month until November. Open mic sign-ups start at 4:30 pm and the event will be 5pm – 7 pm.
Arrive early to get a taste of all the action, good eats, support local businesses, and sign up for a chance to get on stage. Streaming every show live on Twitch and YouTube – link in bio!
This year our seasonal theme is: Heat Rising 🔥
Heat is a powerful form of energy, vital for survival. It is supplied from the sun, the stove for a home-cooked meal, the hugs we give each other, redistributed through touch and connection. It is light, warmth, and care in times of turmoil. It can be found in the fire ignited within ourselves. Fire can burst into chaos, a symbol for uprisings and revolution, but also renewal. It rises and inspires change. It can also burn out and in the aftermath, allow growth and new life to emerge.
Each month, we will have a connecting theme regarding heat and just like us, whether individually or together – the different processes it may go through to rise up.
Performance features:
See website link for more details.
Where: Pilipino Workers Center
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address:153 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://www.sundayjump.com/programs/
Poetry Reading: Catching Fire Anthology at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Join us for a reading from the contributors to Catching Fire: The Los Angeles Wildfires, a collection of poetry exploring the devastation of our recent fires and our resilience in recovery.
Reserve your seat on EVENTBRITE!
Fueled by dry conditions and relentless Santa Ana winds rushing over the landscape with speeds upwards of 100 miles per hour, everything bending to the will of the wind, the spark of Los Angeles’s January 2025 fires exploded into an unprecedented gut wrenching apocalypse.
In this superbly curated collection, edited by award—winning L.A. poets S.A. Griffin and Richard Modiano, contemporary poets and writers from L.A. and beyond explore the intense horror of devastating loss, the helplessness of watching from across the country, the grief in the aftermath, and the resolve to rise again together from the ashes.
Phil Abrams (Pacific Palisades) has been delighting film and television audiences for over 30 years with his matchless, endearing work. With over 170 episodic television and film credits, Phil is a go-to favorite of many of the industry’s top producers and directors. He is also a respected audition coach, The Audition Physician.
Land Flowers (Baldwin Hills) is a Jamaican-American poet, author, essayist and musician based in Los Angeles. His poetry has been featured in publications such as Sparring Artists Literary Anthology #2. He attended Santa Monica College, where he studied philosophy. His upcoming album as well as debut poetry collection are set to arrive in autumn of 2026.
S.A. Griffin (Silver Lake) is a Carma Bum, father, husband, Vietnam era veteran of the USAF, co-editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Firecracker Award) and most recently author of Pandemic Soul Music. Editor and publisher of Catching Fire: The Los Angeles Wildfires, publishing on his Rose of Sharon imprint since 1988.
Susan Hayden (Santa Monica) is author of Now You Are a Missing Person, a Kirkus Reviews’ Best Indie Book of 2024. Published in numerous anthologies, including From Venice to Venice: Poets of California and Italy, Beat Not Beat and The Black Body. She is Creator/Producer of Library Girl, now in its 17th year.
Steve Hochman (Santa Monica) has covered music for 40 years, most prominently with the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, KPCC and KQED. Currently he’s a featured writer in SPIN, New Orleans’ OffBeat and the Bluegrass Situation, and serves as a frequent moderator of events at the Grammy Museum.
Tom Laichas (Venice) is author of Three Hundred Streets of Venice California. His work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Plume, The Los Angeles Times, The Irish Times and Blue Unicorn. Featured American poet at the High Window Review (UK), his work has won awards from Jabberwock Review, Puerto del Sol, and Prime 53.
While active with the Poetry Project in New York, Richard Modiano (Mar Vista) came to know Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, William S. Burroughs, and Ted Berrigan. From 2010 to 2019 he served as Executive Director of Beyond Baroque. Joe Hill Prize for labor poetry and a Pushcart Prize nominee, his collection The Forbidden Lunchbox is published by Punk Hostage Press.
K.R. Morrison (San Francisco) is a poet who splits her time between the Bay Area and Southern California. She is three-time Puschart nominee. Her first collection Cauldrons is available from Paper Press Books.
Jim Natal (Los Angeles) is a poet and literary presenter and the author of five full-length poetry books including Spare Room: Haibun Variations and Memory and Rain as well as the chapbook Étude in the Form of a Crow. A new collection, Everything Changes Everything, is forthcoming in 2026.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: Event Page
Bad Behavior: CHIRLA Fundraiser (Event 3 0f 3) at Story Salon LA – In-Person Event
Join us for an evening of stories hosted by Richard Tanner to benefit CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights).
Featuring: Michael Lambert, Vicki Hirschenbaum, Joshua Behen, with a special musica guest for each of 3 shows.
Where: Story Salon LA
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 5402 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village, CA, 91607
Website: Instagram Page
Queer Romance Book Club: Maurice at The Ripped Bodice LA – In-Person Event
Join us for the Queer Romance book club discussion of Maurice by author E.M. Forrester. This meeting will be led by bookseller Elizabeth and everyone is welcome.
Where: The Ripped Bodice, LA
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 7:15 pm
Address: 3806 Main St., Culver City, CA, 90323
Website: https://www.therippedbodice.com/events-and-tickets
The Dazed + Confused Poetry Club and Open Mic at The Glendale Room – In-Person Event
Join us for the Dazed + Confused Poetry Club every first Sunday of the month. Presented by Fernando Funes and featuring booked poets and an Open Mic.
$5
Where: The Glendale Room
Date: Sunday the 7th
Time: 8:30 pm
Address: 127 Artsakh Ave., Glendale, CA, 91206
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