Los Ángeles Writers Publish in 2021
Los Angeles Literature’s annual list of “Los Ángeles Writers Publish” is here. Over the past year Los Angeles writers and the community have been busy producing or announcing the forthcoming publication of powerful literature and getting recognized for it. The list attempts to be comprehensive, but if a publication has been missed, Los Angeles Literature apologizes. Continue reading Los Ángeles Writers Publish in 2021
45 Annual Writers Week at UCR
The 45th Annual Writers Week returns to UC Riverside in February, featuring writers at all stages of their careers. Check out the schedule events. Continue reading 45 Annual Writers Week at UCR
Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/13/21 – 12/19/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Tween Book Club & Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library via Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Online Kids Event
Please join our Adult Book Club to read and discuss author Chris Grabenstein’s book, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.
This story is about twelve 12-year-olds who escape into a futuristic brilliant library after a night of nonstop fun.
NOTE: See site for book event details. Contact Jennifer Murphy at jmurphy@lapl.org to join via link.
Where: Palms Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Date: Monday the 13th
Time: 4 pm – 5 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/tween-book-club-0
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Step Off: Mowing Leaves of Grass – The Matt Sedillo Episode
Listen to political poet Matt Sedillo talk about politics and his poetry, the origins of his poetry career and everything in-between. Continue reading Step Off: Mowing Leaves of Grass – The Matt Sedillo Episode
Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/06/21 – 12/12/21
As the year winds down, it’s another busy week in the Los Ángeles literary community. A mixture of online and in-person events, readings, a book club, open mics, workshops, and even a YA and kids event. Some local writers reading this week are: poets traci kato-kiriyama, Amanda Gorman, Thelma Reyna and Connie Williams, among other writers. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/06/21 – 12/12/21
Interlitq’s Californian Poets Interview Series: Mike Sonksen, Poet, Performer, Journalist, and LA Tour Guide, interviewed by David Garyan
An interview with poet, L.Á. native, tour guide, journalist and professor, Mike Sonksen. Continue reading Interlitq’s Californian Poets Interview Series: Mike Sonksen, Poet, Performer, Journalist, and LA Tour Guide, interviewed by David Garyan
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/29/21 – 12/05/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Quantum Book Club & Laura Dean via The Book Jewel – In-person YA Event
Please join Quantum Book Club to discuss our November selection, the graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamki & Rosemary Verero-O’Connell.
This is a sweet, spirited tale of young love that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. This graphic novel won several awards for excellence.
NOTE: See site for book purchase & event details.
Where: The Book Jewel – In-person Event
Date: Monday the 29th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 6259 W. 87th St., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Website: https://www.thebookjewel.com/events or https://www.facebook.com/BookJewelBookstore/photos/595324735216001
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After I Saw That Wall, I Read the Book
By chance and serendipity Michael Sedano ends up reading “…After…” by Carolina Rivera Escamilla. Continue reading After I Saw That Wall, I Read the Book
Bookfair, Sims Library of Poetry
By Brian Dunlap
The first annual Sims Library of Poetry Bookfair took place on November 20. Authors and presses set up shop in the library’s courtyard selling books, selling poetry, making connections and building community. Promoting the most important aspects of literature: what makes us human; telling our own truths, our own narratives; bluntly speaking truth to power.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/22/21 – 11/28/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Book Club Bonanza: Indigenous Voices via LAPL Teen Event – Online Event
Join Los Angeles Public Library for a Teen Book Club Bonanza reading and discussion of two indigenous voices and their books:
The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills, is a tale of lives that may be haunted by grieving. Shelley has inherited her family’s ability to catch ghosts in her hair and help them along, both animals and people. But what happens if we can’t have what we want – our loved one to stay?
A Girl Called Echo: Volume 1, by Katherine Vermette, features compelling illustrations and a female main character who is caught in the foster care system. She discovers her Metis heritage first-hand, while slipping back and forth through time.
NOTE: See site to for details. Email teens@lapl.org from your school email address at least one hour before the program to request the link.
Where: Los Angeles Central Library, LAPL – Online Event
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 4:30 pm – 6 pm
Address: LAPL Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-bonanza-indigenous-voices
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