News From the L.Á. Literary Community
Texas based FlowerSong Press is quietly building an impressive list of local writers and other book news from Poet Astrid and others. Continue reading News From the L.Á. Literary Community
Author: Brian Dunlap
Brian Dunlap is a native Angeleño capturing the city’s stories hidden in plain sight. He’s the author of the chapbook Concrete Paradise (Finishing Line Press, 2018) and the winner of a Marvin Bell Memorial Poetry Prize from december magazine judged by former Los Ángeles Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez. He's also the Editor-in-Chief of Los Angeles Literature, an independent online magazine covering the Greater Los Ángeles literary community.
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/23/20 – 11/29/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Learning Circle: The 1619 Project via John C. Fremont Branch Library – Online Event
A Learning Circle is an opportunity to learn together. Join us as we study The 1619 Project, an ambitious undertaking by The New York Times to reexamine the legacy of slavery and the repercussions that exist to this day.
Email jcfrmt@lapl.org for participation details and related book list.
Where: John C, Fremont Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 23rd
Time: 1:30 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/learning-circle-1619-project
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Kindred Spirits
In Lynell George’s “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky,” she uncovers the psyche of author and Pasadena native Octavia E. Butler. Continue reading Kindred Spirits
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/16/20 – 11/22/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
South to Freedom & Professor Alice L. Baumgartner via Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom Online Event
Join us as Professor Alice L. Baumgartner, in conversation with historian Albert Brossard and Institute Director William Deverell, discusses her new book, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War.
Where: Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom & Facebook Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 16th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1706751046153577
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David Ulin Talks USC’s New Literary Journal ‘Air/Light’ And Its Focus On Southern California
By Peter Larsen
FROM: Orange County Register
While considering a name for the new literary journal “Air/Light,” editor David Ulin recalled a magazine piece he’d read years ago in which a climatologist described the unusual way that air transforms light in Southern California.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/20 – 11/15/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books via Studio City Public Library – Online Event
Join us for a Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books. Each workshop has three sessions, so please register for only one. Join us for an offering of the Innovation Lab’s ”Belonging” series, taught by Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans, which is designed to help immigrant communities develop their voices, self-confidence, and self-esteem. See details at site.
To register for this event, email Emilie at eaaronson@lapl.org
Where: Studio City Public Library – Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 5 pm
Address: Simi Valley Public Library – Online event
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America’s Oldest Children’s Bookstore is Struggling in the Pandemic. But There’s Hope
By Mary McNamara
FROM: Los Angeles Times
Once upon a time, in the hills above Los Angeles, where owls hoot, bear cubs frolic and deer trip daintily down the street, there lived a family with two little girls, named Jessica and Amelia, who loved to read.
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POETRY: Mowing Down Statues and Tipping Sacred Cows
In poet Matt Sedillo’s book “Mowing Leaves of Grass” he discusses lived experience, a Chicano growing up in the barrio, all while critiquing American society and history. Continue reading POETRY: Mowing Down Statues and Tipping Sacred Cows
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/02/20 – 11/08/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
NaNoWriMo Workshop Series via Simi Valley Public Library – Online Event
Join us for a Virtual NaNoWriMo Workshop series, with session #1, “Getting Started,” and start brainstorming your new novel!
This annual event is a creative writing project in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript during the month of November, to jump start their project. Join our virtual workshops to collaborate with others, for feedback and fun.
To register for this event, email Stephanie Erbe @ simivalleylibrary.org.
NOTE: Other libraries also offer November novel writing events, so check listings.
Where: Simi Valley Public Library – Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 2nd
Time: 4 pm – 5 pm
Address: Simi Valley Public Library – Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1128883287514193
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Brian Sonia-Wallace Is Named West Hollywood’s New Poet Laureate
by Henry E. (Hank) Scott
FROM: WHEOville.com
The West Hollywood City Council last night officially designated Brian Sonia-Wallace as the city’s poet laureate. Sonia-Wallace is the fourth person to assume the position, which was created in 2014.
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