Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/28/24 – 11/03/24

Plenty of literary events this week including Lit Lit 2024, the Little Literary Fair on November 2nd and Beyond Baroque’s yearly fundraiser “The Beyond Gala Event.” Local writers reading this week include: Bryn Wickerd, Suhasini Yeeda, Shonda Buchanan and Viet Thanh Nguyen, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/28/24 – 11/03/24

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/21/24 – 10/27/24

Plenty of literary events this week including the 9th Annual Katipunan Poetry Slam in celebration of Filipino American History Month. Local writers reading this week are: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops, kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week include: David A. Romero, Matt Balane, Muriel Leung, S.A. Griffin, Lory Bedikian and Dare Williams, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/21/24 – 10/27/24

Book Bans and Artificial Intelligence: Why Being a Literary Educator in Southern California is Both Easier and Harder Than Ever Before

Crossroads student Liv Amiri wrote this article about being a literary educator in Southern California amid the book banning, educational censorship and the rise of AI that has exploded across the country since the pandemic. Continue reading Book Bans and Artificial Intelligence: Why Being a Literary Educator in Southern California is Both Easier and Harder Than Ever Before

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/14/24 – 10/20/24

Plenty of literary events this week: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops, kids, YA, and a teen LGBTQIA events. Local writers reading this week include: Brenda Vaca, Matt Sedillo, Cassandra Lane, David Helps, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal and William Archila, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/14/24 – 10/20/24

In Pomona’s Arts Colony, Café con Libros Press is Changing Leadership, but Remains in Good Hands

A change has come to Pomona’s venerable women and people of color-focused Café con Libros Press bookstore with Pomona native and writer Natalie Sierra taking over. What’s in store for the bookstore going forward? Continue reading In Pomona’s Arts Colony, Café con Libros Press is Changing Leadership, but Remains in Good Hands

Not A Podcast: An Interview Series—Episode Four: Books Rule Everything Around Her (Jennifer Baptiste)

Episode 4 of Nikolai Garcia’s interview series Not A Podcast, features Jennifer Baptiste, Houston native, poet, librarian and voice actor. Garcia and Baptiste discuss how she became a poet, how she got the curage to read her poetry at open mics, why she continues to engage in the literary community and more. Continue reading Not A Podcast: An Interview Series—Episode Four: Books Rule Everything Around Her (Jennifer Baptiste)