Edward J. Larson at Santa Monica College

Join us to hear renowned author, professor, lawyer, and 1988 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson read from his work and studies. Larson is the author of Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion.

Where: HSS 165, Santa Monica College

Date: Tuesday the 12^th

Time: 11:15 am

Address: 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90402

Website:   http://smc.edu/AboutSMC/Pages/Events.aspx

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Poets & Allies for Resistance at Sidewalk Café

Join us for a LABOR DAY poetry event by Poets & Allies for Resistance, hosted by Khadija Anderson, with an Open Mic and featuring:

Regina Higgins is a writer, audiobook and performance artist.

Marvin Dorsey is a member of the writing group, Emerging Urban Poets, in Pasadena, and is a member of the reading ensemble The Inner Four. He has produced six chapbooks over the years and is included in several anthologies highlighting poets of the San Gabriel Valley.

Bring 1-2 poems about social justice or come to listen!

Where: Sidewalk Café HTS

Date: Monday the 4^th

Time: 7:30 pm

Address: 2057 N. Los Robles Ave., Altadena, CA 91104

Website:   http://www.facebook.com/events

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T. Jefferson Parker at Vroman’s Bookstore

Join us to hear T. Jefferson Parker discuss and sign The Room of White Fire, a stirring new thriller from the bestselling and award-winning author, who is admired by fans of Michael Connelly and C.J. Box. In this new book a P.I. must hunt down a soldier who is damaged by war, dangerous, and on the run. Roland Ford—a former cop, then a marine, and now a private investigator—is good at finding people. But when asked to locate Air Force veteran Clay Hickman, he realizes he’s been drawn into something deep and dark. Why does a shroud of secrecy hang over Hickman’s disappearance, and why is Ford getting a different story from everyone involved? What begins as just a job becomes a life-or-death obsession for Ford, forcing him to contend with chilling questions about truth, justice, and the American way.

Where: Vroman’s Bookstore

Date: Monday the 28^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

Website:   http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/t-jefferson-parker-discusses-and-signs-room-white-fire

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Teen Zine-Making Workshop at Central Library–Teen Event

Teen’Scape program presents a creative workshop on the DIY art of writing poetry, drawing mini-comics, collaged illustration, self-publishing, and making zines.

Where: Central Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 19^th

Time: 4 pm

Address: 630 W. 5^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071

Website:   http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/zine-making-workshop

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Man of the Year: A Memoir at Book Soup

Lou Cove, with Joel Stein, discusses and signs Man of the Year: A Memoir, which tells the story of a family in the 1970s. After his eighth move in twelve years, Lou figures he should resign himself to teenage purgatory of tedious paper routes, school bullies, and unrequited lust for girls he likes. But the arrival of an old friend of Lou’s father from California leads him to juggle the perils of adolescence with the pursuit of Hollywood stardom.

Where: Book Soup

Date: Monday the 12^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Website:   http://www.booksoup.com/event/lou-cove-joel-stein-discusses-and-signs-man-year-memoir

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The Big Read Finale at North Hollywood Regional Library

In our last branch library meeting to celebrate The Big Read this year, join us to read a poem by Emily Dickinson. Actors, poetry lovers, students, and children are invited to join us and participate.

Where: North Hollywood Regional Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 1^st

Time: 3 pm

Address: 5211 Tujunga Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601

Website:   http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/read-emily-dickinson-poem

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The Idiot at ALOUD Reading Series, Central Library

Join us to hear author and New Yorker staff writer
, in conversation with author Steve Hely, read from and discuss her delightfully refreshing coming-of-age story, The Idiot. Batuman is also the author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, and this debut novel begins in 1995, when email is new and Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. The author discusses this off-kilter journey into adulthood and her recent reporting from Turkey with Steve Hely, comedic author, TV writer and co-host of the podcast The Great Debates.

FREE / Reservations recommended.

The reading and Q&A starts at 7:15 pm; stand-by seating at 7 pm.

Where: Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library

Date: Monday the 20^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 630 W. 5^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071

Website:   http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/the-idiot-a-novel/

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LAMBDA LIT FEST Los Angeles to be held at Various Locations, March 6-12, All Week (see below)

The First Annual LAMBDA Literary Festival, a celebration of contemporary voices honoring and expanding on the rich, diverse tradition of LGBTQ writers and letters in the Southland will be held from March 6-12, 2017. All events are FREE and open to the public! No reservations are required, but tickets for some events are available through Eventbrite via website.

Learn more at www.LambdaLitFest.org  and below at each event’s individual listing.

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