Why So Many Readers Are Turning to Octavia Butler’s Apocalypse Fiction Right Now
“Earlier this month, Octavia Butler’s novel ‘Parable of the Sower’ made it onto the New York Times’ bestseller lists 27 years after its original publication.” Why does her books continue to resonate with readers today? Continue reading Why So Many Readers Are Turning to Octavia Butler’s Apocalypse Fiction Right Now
Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/14/20 – 9/20/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
UNMUTE! is a month-long generative workshop for writers at all levels. Each week, participants will meet LIVE with poet and writer Brendan Constantine for ninety minutes, to discuss and explore approaches to poetry and discover ways to practice perpetual astonishment. Each class will end with at least one “no pressure” assignment, designed to liberate your own style. Dates of workshop: Sept. 14th, 21st, 28th, and Oct, 5th.
NOTE: See course details and costs at: https://awfulgoodwriters.com/courses/brendan-constantine-unmute/?fbclid=IwAR3DL0iNNdBJCoFn5KrMZw6_L3ua3DBb-NuEOn9miK12vaX1bD0BC-np7DE
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Dryland Expands Its Mission
By Brian Dunlap
It’s been five years since “Dryland: A Literary Journal Born in South Central Los Angeles,” published its first issue. Since Founding Editor-in-Chief, Viva Padilla, set out to publish “the best poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of the Los Angeles literary underground, and to prioritizing Black and POC artists, writers, and poets,” as it states on the journal’s website.
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Community Service During COVID-19
FROM: L.A. County Library Library Staff Step Into New Roles We’ve always been dedicated to serving the communities of LA County, but now more than ever, with doors to our buildings closed to the public since mid-March, Library staff have met the challenges LA County faces head-on, using their unique and diverse skills to step into new roles to bring essential services to communities during … Continue reading Community Service During COVID-19
Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/07/20 – 9/13/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Philosophy Discussion Group & Critique of Pure Reason via Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Join Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library’s Zoom link as we continue our discussion of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Newcomers are welcome.
NOTE: Email ayosco@lapl.org for participation details. Confirm at site due to holiday.
Where: Arroyo Seco Branch Library, LAPL – Online event
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/philosophy-discussion-group-1
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/31/20 – 9/06/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Bilingual Storytime via Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, LAPL Instagram Online – Kids Event
Join the Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library’s Instagram online link for the Bilingual Storytime event, to enjoy stories, rhymes and songs in Spanish and English.
Where: Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, LAPL Zoom online
Date: Monday the 31st
Time: 3 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/bilingual-storytimela-hora-de-cuentos-bilingüe
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I ASKED THE BLUE HERON (2017)
By J.T. The L.A. Storyteller
FROM: Medium
To come to terms with one’s status as a survivor is to relive the moments that nearly ended one’s life. To collect those moments and offer them to the world is to relieve their weight on one’s mind so new possibilities in one’s life may take shape. Lisbeth Coiman, an Afro-Venezuelan poet and writer, has embarked on this process in a particularly relevant reading journey for working-class people in cities like Los Angeles, especially for migrants from Latin America.
Literary History: American Sonnets: PolyVocality and Code Switching With Wanda Coleman and Terrance Hayes
In Wanda Coleman’s National Book Award Winning poetry, she code switches in over 1,000 poems, as she wrote about the real Los Ángeles, becoming the UNofficial Poet Laureate of Los Áangeles. Continue reading Literary History: American Sonnets: PolyVocality and Code Switching With Wanda Coleman and Terrance Hayes
Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/24/20 – 8/30/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Teens Speak Up Against Injustice: The Assignment via American Jewish University Online Event
Join us on Zoom to heat how a chance meeting in a bookstore propelled author Liza Wiemer to write her book, The Assignment, which explores how two teens found the courage to speak up against antisemitism and hatred.
NOTE: See site for details and ticket information.
Where: American Jewish University – Online event
Date: Monday the 24th
Time: 4 pm – 4:45 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/398268867839936
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Griffith Park Finally Gets The Book It Deserves. Take A Hike With Its Author
by Nate Rogers
FROM: L.A. Times
Cresting an overlook on the Condor Trail in Griffith Park, Casey Schreiner wants us to stop to listen to the chimpanzees. “They’re a little bit chattier now than they were when I was writing the book,” he says, as the hollering echoes up from the Los Angeles Zoo in the canyon below. “It may be because they haven’t had visitors in a while.”
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