The first Community News of the year. It’s been a busy and fullfilling first half of 2026 in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. New bookstores have opened, Book festivals abound, and more. Let’s get caught up. Continue reading Community News
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Susan Suntree, Pastiche Queen, Alma Rosa Azul, Elissa Sussman and Joss Richard, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/29/26 – 7/05/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles including the 5th Annual Zine Fiesta at South Gate Museum and Art Gallery Sunday. Local writers reading this week include: Judith Pacht, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Teresa Mei Chuc, Lisbeth Coiman, Nancy Lynée Woo, F. Douglas Brown and Violetta Balkoff, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/22/26 – 6/28/26
Another week full of events including two literary festivals: 6th Annual Queer Writers Festival and the Monrovia Pride Book Festival, Saturday. Local writers reading this week include: CB Lee, Pam Concepcion, Andres “RHIPS” Rivera, Rhys Langston and Gail Wronsky, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/15/26 – 6/21/26
Another busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community with three literary festivals/book fairs this weekend: Hermanos y Libros Book Festival in Glendale, Spring Arts Tower Takeover at the Last Bookstore downtown. and Goats & Ghosts in Arcadia. Local writers reading this week include: Micah Tasaka, Daniel Romo, Georgia K. Boone, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal and Lisa See, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/08/26 – 6/14/26
A busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. This weekend is the annual LitLit: The Little Literary Festival Downtown and Book Lovers Weekend in San Pedro. Plus, Inlandia Institute’s Indie Author Fair on Thursday in Riverside. Local writers reading this week include: Missy Fuego, Land Flowers, Larry Love, Susan Straight, Los Angeles Poet Laureate Brendan Constantine and Tom Laichas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/01/26 – 6/07/26
Sunday Jump recently hosted its first annual “Caution! Writers at Play” literary festival at the Pilipino Workers Center in Historic Filipinotown. The half-day community gathering brought together emerging and established Los Angeles writers for a dynamic mix of workshops, panels, and performances. Read the full recap of the festival for more. Continue reading A Literary Festival in Historic Filipinotown
This week, there is no list of weekly literary events. The list will return next week. There are still plenty of literary events all across Greater Los Ángeles and Los Angeles Literature has provided some of the highlights. Continue reading No List of Weekly Events
The 12th installment of Los Angeles Literature’s interview series “The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work” features actor and performance poet Sean Hill. Continue reading The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work – Sean Hill
An incredibly busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community as book festival season continues. The continuation of the Fifth Annual Pomona Poetry and Book Fest takes place at the Pomona Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, the First Annual Sunday Jump Literary Festival in Historic Filipinotown is on Sunday, and the Black Children’s Book Fest is hosted by Malik Books at the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Mall on Sunday. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/18/26 – 5/24/26
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