Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/14/20 – 12/20/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
LiveTalks Presents: Robert Putmam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett & The Upswing via LiveTalks LA – Online Event
In their new book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again, Robert Putman & Shaylyn Romney Garrett, in conversation with Yancy Sritckler, will discuss how we have gone from an individualistic ”I” society (in the Guilded Age) to a more communitarian “We” society and then back again, and how we can learn from that experience to become a more unified, stronger nation.
NOTE: See site for costs and further details.
Where: LiveTalks LA – Online Event (see site for link)
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 6 pm
Address: LiveTalks LA – Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1644723775701803/ or https://livetalksla.org/events/robertputnam/
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THE 2020 L.A. TACO BOOK GUIDE: 32 L.A.-CENTERED BOOKS TO READ, GIFT, AND GET INSPIRED ON
by Mike SonksenFROM: L.A. Taco If COVID-19 was good for anything, it’s for reading. When the March rain and quarantine came, I got the chance to read all the books I wanted. This book list centers around Los Angeles and overlaps with creative nonfiction, poetry, urbanism, California history, music, and cultural studies. Most of these books came out in 2020, but a few came out … Continue reading THE 2020 L.A. TACO BOOK GUIDE: 32 L.A.-CENTERED BOOKS TO READ, GIFT, AND GET INSPIRED ON
Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/07/20 – 12/13/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
World Literature Book Club via West Valley Regional Branch Library – Online Event
Adults and seniors are invited to join a spirited and engaging discussion every Monday morning (excluding holidays) at the World Literature Book Club.
For the Zoom link and information on the title to be discussed, please email wvally@lapl.org with “World Literature” in the subject line..
Where: West Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/wv-world-literature-book-club
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Book Review: Life—Orange to Pear by John Brantingham
By Kendall JohnsonFROM: Cultural Weekly Once a wise and powerful wizard pulled a small but brilliant gem out of a leather pouch and laid it on the table before a cluster of his closest friends. As they leaned over and and peered into the depths of the tiny gemstone, the mysteries and terrors of the universe were revealed. Such is John Brantingham’s latest collection of … Continue reading Book Review: Life—Orange to Pear by John Brantingham
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/30/20 – 12/06/20
All Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Learning Circle: The 1619 Project via John C. Fremont Branch Library – Online Event
A Learning Circle is an opportunity to learn together. Join us as we study The 1619 Project, an ambitious undertaking by The New York Times to reexamine the legacy of slavery and the repercussions that exist to this day.
Email jcfrmt@lapl.org for participation details and related book list.
Where: John C, Fremont Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 30th
Time: 1:30 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/learning-circle-1619-project
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Moon Tide Wishes You All a Safe and Festive Day of Gratitude
By Eric Morago
FROM: Moon Tide Press
I have thought about how I would start this blog post over and over again—wanting so desperately to dive into giving thanks for all Moon Tide and I have to be grateful for, but also feeling that doing so somehow dismisses what a difficult year it has been for so many. I recognize there will be many this holiday season for which gratitude will be a desert mirage—something their eyes and mind convinces themselves of in order to give them, rightfully so, hope. But for me, gratitude is much more tangible this year than it ever has been.
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Bradbury Noir: The Crimes of a Science Fiction Master
By Cullen GallagherFrom: L.A. Review of Books THE SKELETONS IN Ray Bradbury’s closet are out in Killer, Come Back to Me, a career-spanning collection of the science fictioneer’s crime stories. These 300 pages present a new side to readers who only know Bradbury from such classics as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and Fahrenheit 451 (1953). Published by Hard Case Crime on the occasion of the … Continue reading Bradbury Noir: The Crimes of a Science Fiction Master
News From the L.Á. Literary Community
Texas based FlowerSong Press is quietly building an impressive list of local writers and other book news from Poet Astrid and others. Continue reading News From the L.Á. Literary Community
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/23/20 – 11/29/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Learning Circle: The 1619 Project via John C. Fremont Branch Library – Online Event
A Learning Circle is an opportunity to learn together. Join us as we study The 1619 Project, an ambitious undertaking by The New York Times to reexamine the legacy of slavery and the repercussions that exist to this day.
Email jcfrmt@lapl.org for participation details and related book list.
Where: John C, Fremont Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 23rd
Time: 1:30 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/learning-circle-1619-project
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Kindred Spirits
In Lynell George’s “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky,” she uncovers the psyche of author and Pasadena native Octavia E. Butler. Continue reading Kindred Spirits
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