Patrick Duffy at Book Soup

Please join us to hear Patrick Duffy discuss and sign 
When TV unveiled the series “Man from Atlantis” no one knew the how, where and why of Mark Harris. Over time the show’s star, Patrick Duffy, formulated his own version of the history of Mark and his people. Here is the book that gives every reader and fan of the show the life and mythology of Atlantis, who they were and where they came from.

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Where: Book Soup

Date: Monday the 29^th         

Time: 7 pm

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

Website: http://www.booksoup.com/event/patrick-duffy-discusses-and-signs-man-atlantis

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By Melissa Chadburn

From: The Rumpus

I should tell you that although I haven’t known him too long, I became instantly fond of Ben. I live in a small area of Los Angeles along the LA River between Echo Park and Glendale. The river covered in ducks and shopping carts and other long necked birds whose name I don’t know. There is a banner strung between two trees on the island in the center of the LA River that reads ‘River Thug.’ Thursdays is laundry day for the people who live on the island. The River Thug and other squatters ride bikes and the women are mostly toothless and shy. One morning when walking along the river I came across two young homeless women with two adorable dogs. I asked them if they needed dog food and they stayed looking forward as if they hadn’t heard me. The next day on my walk I noticed a sign:

Uptown Word & Arts is back in September with a writer’s workshop for women. Their mission is to create spaces where writers, artists, and the community can engage. To foster literacy development, a passion for literature and the arts, and creative expression. To feature and support authors and artists from underrepresented groups. Promote the community, including small businesses and non-profit organizations. To stay informed of any … Continue reading Upcoming Uptown Word & Arts Event

L.A. Public Library Authors at Chevalier’s Bookstore
Please join us to hear photographer Arnold Schwartzman and architectural historian Stephen Gee discuss and sign . As the Library celebrates its 90^th anniversary, its beautiful building, paintings, murals, sculptures, décor and storied tile work are captured by the lens of Arnold Schwartzman, and its remarkable history is chronicled by Stephen Gee. Many of the colorfully restored artwork and historic images and blueprints were never published before.

Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore

Date: Monday the 22^nd        

Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Address: 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004

Website: http://chevaliersbooks.com

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BY Kaitlyn Greenidge

From: Lenny

I first heard Natashia Deon read from her novel Grace six years ago. She stood at the podium in full silence for 30 seconds, encouraging all of us to lean a little bit closer to her, to listen. And when she finally began reading, I am not exaggerating when I say that I heard people gasp.

Grace is now a novel out in the world. It follows the life histories of three women — an enslaved woman, her daughter, and a Jewish woman, set in the antebellum and post-Emancipation South, a period that most Americans know nothing about but that we point to again and again as proof of American progress. It is an exploration of race, memory, trauma, and joy.

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From: City of West Hollywood

The City of West Hollywood’s City Council, at its regular meeting on Monday, August 15, 2016, unanimously approved Kim Dower as the City of West Hollywood’s next City Poet. Dower was selected through a nominations process and selection committee comprised of local residents and staff members from the West Hollywood Library, the Friends of the West Hollywood Library, and West Hollywood City Hall.

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From: Tíachucha.org

Book Group at Santa Monica Main Library

Please join our Book Group to discuss Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. This book group is open to all, and features an eclectic selection of literary fiction and nonfiction. We meet in the Multipurpose Room on the 2^nd floor.

Where: Santa Monica Main Library, SMPL

Date: Monday the 15^th       

Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm

Address: 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401

Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=19562

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By Jean Ho

From: NPR.org

Novelist Angela Flournoy recently said, “I think it’s an undue burden for the writer of color that’s just trying to get people to care about their book as much as other people’s books, to then also be the one to have the answers.”

Flournoy, writer of the acclaimed novel The Turner House, was speaking on the extent to which writers of color are asked in interviews about publishing’s diversity gap, and challenging the notion that they hold the key to solving the industry’s historic and systemic whiteness.

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This year come celebrate the Leimert Park Village Book Fiar’s 10th anniversary. It’s been decade of bring black literary artiest to Los Angeles.

According to the book fair’s website, “The Leimert Park Village Book Fair was founded in 2007 by Cynthia E. Exum with the goal of promoting literacy and education in Los Angeles. The Leimert Park Village Book Fair was inspired by a project in February 1999 when Ms. Exum partnered with Our Authors Study Club, Inc. to present a ‘Festival of African American Authors’ at Los Angeles Southwest College. Its success in drawing 10 authors participating for an audience of 40 inspired the idea of creating an annual literary event…Leimert Park was chosen as the host venue site because of its importance as the cultural/artistic center of the African American Community in Los Angeles.” Today, the book fair draws more than 200 authors, poets, spoken word artists, storytellers, performers, and literary/educational exhibitor participants – and boasts an audience of over 5,000.

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