by Nardine Saad
FROM: The L.A. Times
The 25th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas has completed its table of contents for the literary celebration’s 2020 pandemic edition.
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Cover to Cover Reading Club for Kids, from October 5th – November 13th – Kids Event
Stop by the Orange Public Library & History Center to sign up for the In-N-Out Cover to Cover Reading Club, which will run until November 13th. Kids ages 4-12 are eligible to participate. For every five books read, each child will receive a Cover to Cover Achievement certificate redeemable for one hamburger, cheeseburger, or gilled cheese. Earn up to three certificates per child, while supplies last.
NOTE: Details available at website link.
Where: Orange Public Library & History Center – Zoom Online Event
Date: Monday the 12th
Time: 10 am – 7 pm
Address: 407 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2399363487036106
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Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS Nick Hornby & Just Like You via Literary Affairs’ Books & Bathrobes – Zoom Online Event Bestselling author Nick Hornby will discuss his novel Just Like You in a book club-style conversation with Julie Robinson in a Zoom online event. This novel is a twenty-first century love story about what happens when the person who makes you … Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/05/20 – 10/11/20
This week there will be no list of events. There are plenty of events out there if you cheek Facebook Events. However, Los Angeles Literature’s list of weekly events will return next week for another week of livestreamed events. Continue reading No List Of Events This Week
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Speaker Series with Alison Rose Jefferson & Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites During the Jim Crow Era via The Ebell of Los Angeles – Online Event
The Ebell hosts author and speaker Alison Rose Jefferson, who will share her research and findings contained in her book, Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era. Our local public places and leisure sites hold a central place in the ongoing freedom rights struggle, and the author describes these cases and efforts in detail.
Where: The Ebell Speaker Series – Online (see site)
Date: Monday the 21st
Time: 12pm – 1 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/269045181101014
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UNMUTE! is a month-long generative workshop for writers at all levels. Each week, participants will meet LIVE with poet and writer Brendan Constantine for ninety minutes, to discuss and explore approaches to poetry and discover ways to practice perpetual astonishment. Each class will end with at least one “no pressure” assignment, designed to liberate your own style. Dates of workshop: Sept. 14th, 21st, 28th, and Oct, 5th.
NOTE: See course details and costs at: https://awfulgoodwriters.com/courses/brendan-constantine-unmute/?fbclid=IwAR3DL0iNNdBJCoFn5KrMZw6_L3ua3DBb-NuEOn9miK12vaX1bD0BC-np7DE
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Philosophy Discussion Group & Critique of Pure Reason via Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Join Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library’s Zoom link as we continue our discussion of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Newcomers are welcome.
NOTE: Email ayosco@lapl.org for participation details. Confirm at site due to holiday.
Where: Arroyo Seco Branch Library, LAPL – Online event
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/philosophy-discussion-group-1
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Bilingual Storytime via Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, LAPL Instagram Online – Kids Event
Join the Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library’s Instagram online link for the Bilingual Storytime event, to enjoy stories, rhymes and songs in Spanish and English.
Where: Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, LAPL Zoom online
Date: Monday the 31st
Time: 3 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/bilingual-storytimela-hora-de-cuentos-bilingüe
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Teens Speak Up Against Injustice: The Assignment via American Jewish University Online Event
Join us on Zoom to heat how a chance meeting in a bookstore propelled author Liza Wiemer to write her book, The Assignment, which explores how two teens found the courage to speak up against antisemitism and hatred.
NOTE: See site for details and ticket information.
Where: American Jewish University – Online event
Date: Monday the 24th
Time: 4 pm – 4:45 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/398268867839936
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Japanese Storytime via Little Tokyo Branch Library Instagram Online – Kids Event
Join us on Little Tokyo Branch Library’s Instagram for Japanese Storytime for children, to enjoy books and activities, such as singing and learning origami, in Japanese.
Where: Little Tokyo Branch Library, LAPL Instagram online
Date: Monday the 17th
Time: 10:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/japanese-storytime
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