Another big week with two festivals. The continuation of the month-long LA Get Down Festival at the Greenway Court Theatre in the Fairfax District and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC. Local writers reading this week include: Theresa Robbinson, William Archilla, Connie Johnson, Janet Danielo, Jimmy Vega, Suzanne Lummis and Yesika Salgado, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/13/26 – 4/19/26
The 11th installment of Los Angeles Literature’s interview series “The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work” features poet and speculative fiction writer Bri Stokes. Continue reading The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work – Bri Stokes
A busy week in the Greater Los Angeles literary community. The 10th Annual LA Get Down Festival starts this weekend at the Greenway Court Theatre in the Fairfax District and runs every weekend through April celebrating hip hop and spoken word. Plus, this Sunday is the Viet Book Fest at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana. Local writers featuring this week include: Van Hoang, Cindy Nguyen, Pam Ward, Megan Dorame, Raffi Joe Wartanian and J Saravia, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/06/26 – 4/12/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, an LGBTQIA book club, a teen open mic and more. Local writers reading this week include: Carolina Rivera Escamilla, Eddy M. Gana, Ra Avis, Brendan Constantine and Peter Lechuga, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/30/26 – 4/05/26
A big week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. The Annual Culver City Book Festival is Sunday at the Wende Museum in Culver City from 10 am – 5 pm with venders, author readings, panels and more. Plus, all the typical workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and a few LGBTQIA events. Local writers reading this week include: Nikolai Garcia, Brenda Vaca, Douglas Manuel, Teresa Mei Chuc, Jen Cheng and Ismenia Monchez, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/23/26 – 3/29/26
In February, poetry, laughter, and community filled Stay Studio in Downtown Downey during Poesía for the People, a bilingual Latinx poetry series hosted by Jean Pierre Rueda and Alegria Zuluaga. Continue reading Poesía for the People at Stay Studio in Downey
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Mylo Lam, Brenda Vaca, Peter Lechuga, Kim Dower, Grace Olugin, Julia C. Gaytán and Rachel Howzell Hall, among others. In these troubling times it’s more important than ever to foster literary community. #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/09/26 – 3/15/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Hilda Weiss, Hanna Pachman, Derrick C. Brown, Peggy Dobreer and Sesshu Foster, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 3/02/26 – 3/08/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Ceasar K. Avelar, Hedi El Kholti, Diosa Xochiquetzalcóat, Dorothy Randal-Gray, V. Kali, Mike Sonksen and Myriam Gurba, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/23/26 – 3/01/26
The Los Angeles Public Library canceled a Teen’Scape author talk between Nora Lester Murad and Jeran Matari scheduled for Read Palestine Week last December. Here’s what happened and why this cancellation of two Palestinian authors is still on going.
what followed. Continue reading Los Angeles Public Library Cancel’s 2025 Read Palestine, Still Unresolved
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