Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week are: Sha’quan Lewis, Jervey Tervalon, Natalia Molina and Ivette Ocampo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/05/24 – 02/11/24
The new weekly list of literary events. They include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids and a teen event. Local writers reading this week are: LADY KDAY, Anastasia Helena Fenald, Brandi Wells, Maestro, James Coats and bridgette bianca, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/29/24 – 02/04/24
The Literary community ramps up this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events, including the Orange County Poet Laureate Celebration introducing the new Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez. Local writers reading this week are: F. Duglas Brown, Teresa Mei Chuc, Brenda Vaca, Maestro, Bill Cushing and Lynne Thompson, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/22/24 – 01/28/24
The year’s second list of weekly events. This week’s events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Biran Sonia Wallace, Glendale Poet Laureate Raffi Joe Wartanian, Arielle Estoria and Melissa Niles, among others Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/08/24 – 01/14/24
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a teen and several kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Sandy Shakes, Angelina Sáenz, Andrea Lee, Susan Hayden, Mike Sonksen, Pam Ward, Ceasar K. Avelar, and Noel Alumit, among others. Get out there in-person or virtually L.Á. and support your local literary community! #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/11/23 – 09/17/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and YA event or two. Local writers reading this week are: Justin Torres, Seqouia Mercier, Anastasia Helena Fenald and Shy But Flyy, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/06/23 – 03/12/23
An update on the eviction of independent Cellar Door Books in Riverside. Continue reading Friends of Cellar Door Books
Cellar Door Books opened 10 years ago when there were no independent bookstores in Riverside, CA. Nestled into the Eastside of the Canyon Crest Towne Center, near Canyon Crest Dr., the bookstore opened before their shelves where full. The community was eager for a new bookstore and once the doors opened owner Linda Nurick said, “people came in almost as if they were going to find a book they wanted to buy simply to support us.”
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A very busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops all throughout the L.Á. area. There is even a few kids events. Local writers reading this week are: poets Michael C. Ford, Richard Modiano, Suzanne Lummis, novelists Allie Rowbottom, Max Evans, poets William Archila, Cynthia Guardado and Brian Dunlap, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/16/23 – 01/22/23
As we are now in the holiday season, literary L.Á. is slowly winding down for the year. This week however, there are still open mics, readings, book clubs, workshops and a teen event. From Orange County to Long Beach, to the Westside, The Valley, the Eastside and beyond. Local Writers reading this week are: Brian Dunlap, Christian Lozada, Cynthia Guardado, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jesse Hoffman, Benin Lemus, Rocio Carlos and Pete Hsu, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/28/22 – 12/04/22
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