Grand Opening of New L.Á. Literary Space
By Brian Dunlap
Saturday in Boyle Heights. Cesar Chavez Ave. The grand opening for South Central poet and Dryland founder Viva Padilla’s literary arts venue Re/Arte.
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They Tried Every Trick In The Book
After a year of pivoting to online sales, virtual readings, gofundme pages and even book mobiles, local bookstores reopen with a little trepidation.
By Dorany Pineda
FROM: L.A. Times
For the first time since the pandemic swept through the United States, Jazzi McGilbert saw glimmers of normalcy last month.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/28/21 – 07/04/21
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Howard Paar, with Denice Hamilton, & Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel via Book Soup – Online Event
Author Howard Paar, in conversation with author Denise Hamilton, will present and discuss his book, Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel.
Top Rankin’ captures the spirit of LA in 1980, and is populated with real-life characters from the music world in Los Angeles, New York and London, when everything’s changing, from the decadent, diverse punk rock scene to the violent, hard-core scene. Although club owner James Dual wants no part of that, his efforts are thwarted from every direction.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Monday the 28th
Time: 6 pm
Where: Online event
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As Bookstores Struggled With COVID-19, This Culver City Shop Was Just Opening
A new Culver City bookstore opened it’s doors in January, as others struggled with COVID-19. Continue reading As Bookstores Struggled With COVID-19, This Culver City Shop Was Just Opening
LA poet laureate Lynne Thompson on the ‘kernels of poems’ inside all of us
By Kathryn Barnes
FROM: Greater L.A.
Lynne Thompson is LA’s 2021 poet laureate. The program is a partnership between the Department of Cultural Affairs and the LA Public Library that aims to enhance the city’s appreciation of the literary arts and reach people who have limited exposure to creative writing.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/21/21 – 06/27/21
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Kathy Freston & Gene Stone & 72 Reasons to Be Vegan via Book Soup – Online Event
Authors Kathy Freston & Gene Stone will present and discuss their book, 72 Reasons to Be Vegan: Why Plant-Based. Why Now.
72 Reasons to Be Vegan: Why Plant-Based. Why Now informs us that if we adopt a vegan diet you can enjoy better sex, save money, ward of diseases, and help save the planet, etc. This book answers all the questions about a vegan diet from the perspective of what one would gain, rather than what one would give up.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Monday the 21st
Time: 6 pm
Where: Online event
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/14/21 – 06/20/21
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Lisa Taddeo, with Stephanie Danler, & Animal via Book Soup – Online Event
Author Lisa Taddeo, in conversation with author Stephanie Danler, will present and discuss his new book, Animal.
Animal illustrates one woman’s exhilarating transformation for prey to predator, in this debut novel from the author of Three Women. Lisa Taddeo presents the story of Joan, who has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. It’s a depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 6 pm
Where: Online event
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/lisa-taddeo-conversation-stephanie-danler-discusses-animal
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Publication News: Cynthia Guardado
Poet and Professor Cynthia Guardado announces acceptance of latest poetry collection. Continue reading Publication News: Cynthia Guardado
Mark Lipman to Release Latest Book. It’s About Culver City.
Mark Lipman’s latest book, “Dear Culver City,” is about the challenges facing a modern day Mayberry, like Culver City. Continue reading Mark Lipman to Release Latest Book. It’s About Culver City.
Poet Laureate of West Hollywood Brian Sonia-Wallace, Receives Award From Academy of American Poets
By Brian Dunlap
Last week the American Academy of Poets announced its 2021 Poet Laureate Fellows, including West Hollywood Poet Laureate, Brian Sonia-Wallace. Sonia-Wallace, along with 22 other individual awardees “serve as Poets Laureate of states and cities across the U. S. and will be leading public poetry programs in their respective communities in the year ahead,” the Academy said in a press release. The Fellows will each receive $50,000 (or $25,000 each in the case of the shared Poet Laureate position in Montana) for a combined total of $1.1 million. In addition, the Academy will provide $100,000+ total to 14 local 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that have agreed to support the Fellows’ proposed projects.
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