Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/28/22 – 12/04/22
As we are now in the holiday season, literary L.Á. is slowly winding down for the year. This week however, there are still open mics, readings, book clubs, workshops and a teen event. From Orange County to Long Beach, to the Westside, The Valley, the Eastside and beyond. Local Writers reading this week are: Brian Dunlap, Christian Lozada, Cynthia Guardado, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jesse Hoffman, Benin Lemus, Rocio Carlos and Pete Hsu, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/28/22 – 12/04/22
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/21/22 – 11/27/22
Book Club Bonanza and Indigenous Voices: YA Reads A Snake Falls to Earth via Central Library, LAPL – Online Teen Event
This book club for teens will read a YA fiction book to read to celebrate Indigenous Voices month, and today will have an activity related to this month’s selection, A Snake Falls to Earth, by Little Darcie Badger.
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In this work of Indigenous futurism, the author draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family.
Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She’s always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories.
Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake.
Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli’s best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven’t been in centuries.
NOTE: See site for link and details.
Where: Central Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-bonanza-indigenous-voices-0
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Nothing Doings
Author and USC Professor Percival Everett’s new novel, “Dr. No,” is a parody of 007 movies in the screwball comedy mode. The premise: an inverted Goldfinger. Continue reading Nothing Doings
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/14/22 – 11/20/22
MOIRA First Press Reading Series & Chloe Martinez at Woodbury University – In-Person Event
The olive is among the oldest known cultivated trees in the world, grown before the written language was invented. In California, there are many isolated trees or fragments of old groves, such as the trees that still stand on the Woodbury campus. Traditionally, after harvest, oil was pressed in screw or hydraulic presses. The paste was subjected to increasingly high pressures with subsequent degradation in the flavor of the oil. Thus, the “first press” of oil was considered the most flavorful and desirable. ~ the Olive Oil Source, 2018.
Chloe Martinez will be the featured guest at this second event in this year’s series. is a poet and a scholar of South Asian religions. She is the author of the collection Ten Thousand Selves (The Word Works) and the chapbook Corner Shrine (Backbone Press). Her work has appeared in Ploughshares, POETRY, Prairie Schooner, Shenandoah, Beloit Poetry Journal and elsewhere. She works at Claremont McKenna College. See more at www.chloeAVmartinez.com.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines and details.
Where: Woodbury University
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 4 pm – 6 pm
Address: 7500 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504
Website: https://www.moriaonline.com/first-press-reading-series
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Building Community Through Workshops and Writing
“I find myself helping writers improve their metaphors, identify their narrative arc, and helping them organize their manuscript.” Continue reading Building Community Through Workshops and Writing
Never Static
“[Will Alexander is] a poet and a philosopher; he writes theory, theater, and aphorisms; he has released 10 works in the last two years;” he’s written hybrid books and every genre one can think of under the sun. Continue reading Never Static
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/07/22 – 11/13/22
World Literature Book Club via West Valley Regional Library, LAPL – Online Event
This Book Club hosts a discussion of the world’s best short stories. All selections are from The Best Short Stories 2021-The O. Henry Prize Winners, edited by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
This month’s selections are:
Nov. 7 – Antediluvian by Ben Hinshaw
Nov. 14 – Grief’s Garden by Caroline Albertine Minor
Nov. 21 – To the Dogs by Jianan Qian
Nov. 28 – Color and Light by Sally Rooney
This group meets every Monday morning (excluding holidays).
This program is repeated at 2 pm by Woodland Hills Branch Library.
NOTE: See site for link and details.
Where: West Valley Regional Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 10 am
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/world-literature-short-stories-book-club-0
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D.J. Waldie, a Onetime Critic of Mike Davis, Praises His Immense Influence
Last week, Los Ángeles chronicler and Marxis Professor MIke Davis, passed at the age of 76. He’s most famous for his book on the social history of Los Ángeles “CIty of Quartz.” Continue reading D.J. Waldie, a Onetime Critic of Mike Davis, Praises His Immense Influence
Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/31/22 – 11/06/22
Trick or Treat Event at Main Library, SMPL – In-Person Kids & Teens Event
Arrive in your Halloween costume at the library’s youth services desk for something fun and frightening! For kids and teens ages 0-17.
NOTE: See site for guidelines, and details.
Where: Main Library, SMPL
Date: Monday the 31st
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
Address: 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=34301
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The Release of Cenizas
The release party for Cynthia Guardado’s second book of poetry, Cenizas. It took her 10 years to complete. Continue reading The Release of Cenizas
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