Daniel A. Olivas: Our Stories Are Important
FROM: Roanoke Review
Daniel A. Olivas is the author of nine books and editor of two anthologies. His latest books are The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories (University of Arizona Press, 2017) and Crossing the Border: Collected Poems (Pact Press, 2017). Widely anthologized, Olivas has written for many publications, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Guardian, and BOMB. His writing has appeared in many literary journals, including PANK, Fairy Tale Review, MacGuffin, New Madrid, and The Prairie Schooner Blog. He shares blogging duties at La Bloga, which is dedicated to Chicanx and Latinx literature.
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No List of Weekly Events
After a a year like no other which saw the Los Ángeles literary community move online, 2020 has come to an end. This holiday week between Christmas and New Years, the literary community takes a vacation. Events run to barely a trickle. As such, there will be no list of weekly events this week. Next week the list of event will return with the new year.
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Extraordinarios con Lisbeth Carolina Coimen
Interview by Yayett Peralta
Lisbeth Coimen is a L.Á. writer who has wandered the immigration path from her native Venezuela, to Canada, to USA, leaving pieces of her heart scattered in the places she’s lived.
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Poetry Lives Here: The Sims Library of Poetry
By Mike Sonsken
FROM: KCET.org
Over the last three decades, the Los Angeles Poetry community has grown into one of the most diverse and active scenes in this city. Before the pandemic, dozens of readings were held weekly and usually at least four or five simultaneously on the same day in different corners of L.A. County. Nonetheless, in a gentrifying city, with the exception of a few long-term spaces like Beyond Baroque, Skylight Books, Stories or the World Stage, the poetry scene is transitory. Many readings only last a few years before the gallery or coffeehouse hosting it goes out of business or the folks who organize the reading find a demanding job that takes them away from poetry. This is where Hiram Sims comes in.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/21/20 – 12/26/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Tweens Read Graphic Novels Book Club via Northridge Branch Library, LAPL – Online Tween Event
Kids ages 9-12 are invited to a monthly graphic novel book club! Join in the fun as we explore popular graphic novels for tweens. The selection for discussion this month is the award-winning graphic novel, Pie in the Sky, by Remy Lai.
With your library card get free access to the book via OverDrive or the library catalog.
Where: Northridge Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 21st
Time: 4 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/tweens-read-graphic-novels-book-club
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Everything Is Radiant Between The Hates Now Available for Pre-Order
FROM: Moon Tide Press
It’s been quite the year, but Moon Tide Press is beyond grateful to have been able to continue giving the world quality poetry, and the goodness does not stop. So we’re thrilled to announce that the first release of 2021 is now available for pre-order, Everything Is Radiant Between the Hates, by Rich Ferguson.
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A Sad Day In The Los Ángeles Literary Community
Sad news to report from the L.Á. literary community. It was announced yesterday that L.Á. lost a stanch supporter of literature and L.Á. writers, Chevalier’s Books manager Elizabeth Clare Newstat. She has passed away.
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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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