Category: Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/03/21 – 05/09/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Wesley Brown, with Douglas Kearney, & Tragic Magic via Skylight Books – Online Event   

Wesley Brown, in conversation with poet Douglas Kearney, will read and discuss his book, Tragic Magic.

Wesley Brown is the author of three novels, a collection of short stories, Dance of the Infidels, and four produced plays. Tragic Magic is the story of Melvin Ellington, a.k.a. Mouth, a Black, twenty-something ex-college radical who has just been released from a five-year prison stretch after being a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. The author structures this first person tale around Ellington’s first day on the outside, haunted by a past that drives him to make sense of choices leading up to this day.

Originally published in 1978, and edited by Toni Morrison during her time at Random House, this Of the Diaspora edition of Tragic Magic features a new introduction by author Wesley Brown.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: Skylight Books – Online event

Date: Monday the 3rd    

Time: 4:30 pm                           

Address: Online event

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-wesley-brown-reads-tragic-magic-douglas-kearney

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2021 LitFest Pasadena May 15-16

By Brian Dunlap

LitFest Pasadena returns for another year, to celebrate the Southern California literary community. However, the 2021 edition is virtual. LITFEST spans two days, Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16. Noon to 6pm. The livestreamed LITFEST will broadcast 12 50-minute panel discussions as well as 10-minute interludes between each panel with pre-recorded readings and short films.

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/26/21 – 05/02/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Speaker Series: Meet Lynne Thompson, New Poet Laureate of Los Angelesvia The Ebell – Online Event 

Lynne Thompson, since being appointed our new Poet Laureate in 2021 by Mayor Eric Garcetti, will share her path to this two year appointment, and discuss her writing and literary works.

Thompson is the author of three books of poetry: Start with a Small Guitar, Beg No Pardon, and Fretwork. She serves on the boards of Cave Canem and the Los Angeles Review of Books, and is chair of the Scripps College Board of Trustees. She has received numerous awards, and other recent work is forthcoming in New York Quarterly, New England Review, the 202 Best American Poetry, among others.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: The Ebell – Online event

Date: Monday the 26th                      

Time: 12 pm                              

Address: Online event

Website:  https://www.facebook.com/events/130483039055644

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L.A. Times 41st Book Prizes Winners Announced

The winning authors were honored in a virtual ceremony hosted by Times Book Editor Boris Kachka

FROM: Los Angeles Times

Tonight, the 41st annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded in a livestreamed virtual ceremony. Hosted by Times Book Editor Boris Kachka, the literary awards recognized 56 remarkable works in 12 categories, championing new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing.

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/19/21 – 04/25/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Virtual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Stories and Ideas 2021 – Online Fiction Event

Join the 26th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, again offered virtually, from April 17 through April 20! Many literary events will be offered, and tickets are FREE!

LA Times’ Main Stage Event features Richard Thompson, in conversation with RJ Smith, who will present and discuss his memoir, Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975.

Richard Thompson is aninternational and longtime beloved musical legend, known for his brilliant songwriting, his extraordinary guitar playing, and his haunting voice. In this long-awaited memoir the British folk musician takes us back to the 1960s, a period of great change and creativity—both for him and the world at large. Thompson is the author of Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975.

RJ Smith has been a senior editor at Los Angeles Magazine. a contributor to Blender, a columnist for Village Voice, a staff writer for Spin, and a writer for many  journals, His book, The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, was among the  New York Times’ “One Hundred Notable Books of 2012.” He is the interviewer for this event.

NOTE: The bookseller for this event is Skylight Bookstore.

Where: Los Angeles Times – Online events (see details & tickets available at Eventbrite link)

Date: Monday the 19th          

Time: 5 pm    

Address: Online events (see site)      

Website: https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/project/2021-event-richard-thompson/

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/12/21 – 04/18/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Indre Viskontas & How Music Can Make You Better via CalTech Live: Behind the Book – Online Event           

Indre Viskontas combines a passion for music with scientific curiosity. She is a Professor of Sciences and Humanities at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, is a working opera singer, and serves as the Creative Director of Pasadena Opera.

Dr. Viskontas will be interviewed by Maya Jasper White, CalTech’s Director of Chamber music, about her book, How Music Can Make You Better, where she investigates what music is, and how it can change us for the better—from deep in our neurons to across our entire society.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: CalTech’s Behind the Book Series – Online event

Date: Monday the 5th            

Time: 5 pm                                

Address: Online event

Website:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1096485427429412

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/05/21 – 04/11/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Monday Funday: April Poetry Month – LAPL Online Kids Event       

You can win a free poetry book when you join us for Monday Funday, celebrating National Poetry Month!

We’ll do Mad Libs, solve riddles, and experiment with writing our own poems. Please have your paper and pencils ready.

NOTE: Details, registration, and link at site.

Where: Los Angeles Public Library – Online Event

Date: Monday the 5th                                                

Time:  4 pm – 5 pm   

Address: Online event (see site)       

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/monday-funday-april   

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