“ladybug” is the new memoir written by San Bernardino native Nikia Chaney, about how her mother and daughter are afflicted by schizophrenia. It opens with a child speaking in second person “as she observes her mother dissociate.” Continue reading ladybug: We Can Inherit Experiences
“The novel is a family drama set primarily in Inland Valley, a fictional L.A. suburb that’s inspired by the area that Macias, who was raised in Ontario and currently lives in Rancho Cucamonga.” Continue reading Annette Chavez Macias’ Inland Empire Childhood Inspired Her Novel About Mexican American Cousins
NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online Event
This free Monday Night Fiction Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a community writing 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 Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies and Transnational Literatures at CSU Channel Islands. She has published poetry and nonfiction and done readings with the Ventura Poetry Project.
Where: Beyond Baroque – Online event (tickets at Eventbrite) (check to verify)
Date: Monday the 5th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-fiction-workshop-tickets-411567458347
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/05/22 – 09/11/22”
An interview with Mirelle Ortega, a Mexican illustrator and writer for kidlit and Animation based in Los Angeles, CA. Continue reading L.A. Libros Fest: Interview With Mirelle Ortega
“Daniel A. Olivas will be one of the featured authors at the Los Angeles Libros Festival, a free bilingual book festival for the whole family,” on September 23rd at the Central Library. Check out his interview. Continue reading L.A. Libros Fest: Interview With Daniel Olivas
By Brian Dunlap
Due to the passing of my grandmother last week, at the age of 95, there will be no list of weekly events for this upcoming week. That doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of literary events to attend and local writers to support.
Continue reading “List of Weekly Events Back Next week”
Interviews with Get Lit founder Diane Luby Lane, about her nonprofit, and with student poets, teacher Jeanetta Wolfe and poet Luis Rodriguez about the transformative power of poetry and Uni(verse). Continue reading LA Nonprofit Get Lit Brings Poetry, Literature to Students
“Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo will be one of the featured authors at the Los Angeles Libros Festival, a free bilingual book festival for the whole family,” on September 23rd at the Central Library. Check out her interview. Continue reading L.A. Libros Fest: Interview With Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo
NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here
Sara Woster, with Jackie Kashian, & Painting Can Save Your Life at Chevalier’s Bookstore – In-Person Event
Join us to hear Sara Woster, in conversation with Jackie Kashian, discuss and sign her book, Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint.
Artist and founder of The Painting School Sara Woster invites readers into the vibrant world of painting as a creative practice powerful enough to transform our lives.
Weaving soup-to-nuts instruction on how to paint–from choosing the right materials to painting the human body–with her own story of discovering a passion for painting, this book includes:
NOTE: See site for guidelines and details.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm
Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/22/22 – 08/28/22”
News from around the Los Ángeles literary community. Check out what some of the writers, presses and literary arts organizations have been up to and have announced is upcoming. The community is always busy. Continue reading News Around the Community
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