Los Angeles Literature Events 1/8/18 –1/14/18
Google Expeditions AR at John C. Fremont Branch Library–Adults, Teens, Kids Event
Please join us for our Science Fun, Winter Reading Challenge, as show-and-tell meets augmented reality. Expeditions AR uses Google’s AR technology to map a physical location and place 3D objects, and participants can walk around the objects, get in close to spot details, and step back to see the full picture.
Expeditions include: basic land formations, circulatory system, dinosaurs, DNA/RNA, the ocean floor, phases of the moon, Renaissance art, the solar system, the space race, etc.
Contact the library directly to find out which Expedition is being showcased at this location. This event is recommended for all, ages 5 and up.
NOTE: Check Edendale Branch Library and others for further offerings of this program.
Where: John C. Fremont Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 8th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 6121 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/google-expeditions-ar-augmented-reality-11
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John Brantingham: A Poet Laureate
by Brian Dunlap
Los Ángeles poet and writer John Brantingham has been chosen as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first Poet Laureate.
Los Angeles Literature Events 1/2/18 –1/7/18
HAPPY NEW YEAR: 2018!
Storytime at Hastings Ranch, Vroman’s Bookstore–Children’s Events
Please join us every Tuesday morning at our Hastings Ranch store for Storytime for children.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore, Hastings Ranch
Date: Tuesday the 2nd
Time: 10 am
Address: 3729 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
Website: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/storytime-hastings-ranch-91 /
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Empowering Diverse Writers, Innovaatively
By Agatha French
From: Los Angeles Times
Kima Jones is the founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts, a not-yet-3-year-old, three-person L.A.-based book publicity company whose clients are primarily women of color. Jones is a savvy media strategist and creative force, already counting a Pulitzer Prize winner (Tyehimba Jess’ poetry collection “Oilo”) among her campaigns.
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Endeavor
In Cynthia Guardado’s debut poetry collection “Endeavor,” she’s “penned 53 very personal poems” about survival—surviving a misogynistic world, surviving the fear and violence of white supremacy and surviving the daily trauma of being invisible to the country at large. Continue reading Endeavor
Saying Good By to Dirty Laundry Lit
by Brian Dunlap
Everything must come to an end. Eventually. Los Ángeles writer, author of Grace (Counterpoint, 2016), Natasha Deón, creator of Dirty Laundry Lit, has decided it’s time to end the wildly popular and successful reading series in Hollywood, after seven plus years. It’s best to let Natasha Deón say it in her own words. The following words are taken from a Facebook post she made yesterday.
Los Ángeles Writers Publish in 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, a lot of local writers have published in literary journals and magazines. They even published plenty of books. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, mystery novels, literary noveles, poetry of place, among others, It was definitely a year of publishing success in the Los Ángeles literary community. Here is what and where they published. Continue reading Los Ángeles Writers Publish in 2017
Los Angeles Literary Events
As Christmas and New Years fast approach, the Los Ángeles literary community is taking a vacation. There are no author readings at local independent bookstores around Los Ángeles. Open mics that usually take place the second half of the month have been cancelled. Enjoy the end of 2017 with friends and family. And remember books by local authors such as Cynthia Guardado, Alex Espinoza, Amy Uyematsu, Robin … Continue reading Los Angeles Literary Events
New Open Mic in Pomona
by Brian Dunlap
Friday was the second edition of the open mic Poetry y Pan at Café con Libros in Pomona, hosted by poets and educators Irene Sanchez and Matt Sedillo. The Reading began shortly after 7:30 pm, the Arts District coming to life with music and food. Next door it sounded like a band was playing a familiar Green Day song, kicking off the weekend.
The feature Besskepp had yet to arrive and in the back sat a pink box of pan for readers and audience alike. The population inside the two-month-old lending library appeared close to 15. When things kicked off Matt Sedillo made quick introductions, then announced the first open mic reader.
Remembering Michele Serros: A Writer’s Journey
by Daniel Cano
From: Labloga
In the spring of 2015, I received a telephone call from the Santa Monica College Foundation asking if I would present the SMC distinguished alumna award to writer Michele Serros, who had been a former student of mine.
“Of course,” I replied, sadly. I knew Michele had been fighting cancer, and she was putting up a courageous battle.
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