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Literary Long Beach

Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/20/21 – 09/26/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Stuart Neville & The House of Ashes via Vroman’s – Online Event

Join us to hear author Stuart Neville, present and discuss his novel, The House of Ashes, a chilling and gorgeous portrait of violence and resilience, told in two voices.

Sara Keane’s husband, Damien, has uprooted them from England and moved them to his native Northern Ireland for a “fresh start” in the wake of her nervous breakdown. Sara, who knows no one in Northern Ireland, is jobless, carless, friendless–all but a prisoner in her own house. When a blood-soaked old woman beats on the door, insisting the house is hers before being bundled back to her care facility, Sara begins to understand the house has a terrible history her husband never intended for her to discover. As the two women form a bond over shared traumas, Sara finds the strength to stand up to her abuser and Mary–silent for decades–is ready to tell her story.

NOTE: See Site for details and registration.

Where: Vroman’s – Online Event

Date: Monday the 20th

Time: 1 pm

Address: Online (see site)

Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/upcoming-events

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/13/21 – 09/19/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Daniel Barban Levin, with Selina Fillinger, & Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir via Book Soup – Online Event

Join us to hear Danile Barban Levin, in conversation with actress and playwright Selina Fillinger, discuss his book, Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir.

In September 2010, a sophomore named Talia Ray asked her roommates at Sarah Lawrence College if her father could stay with them for a while. No one objected,

Talia’s father. Larry Ray, was just released from prison after three years for a custody dispute. He arrived from a communal house called Slonim Woods and stayed for the whole year.  Over time, the forceful and intense Ray convinced the young women he alone could help them “achieve clarity,” and eventually they moved to an apartment in Manhattan, beginning years of manipulation and abuse.

Danile Barban Levin was one of the original residents of Slonim Woods 9, and Ray coached him through a difficult break-up, slowly drawing him into his web. After two years of escalating physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, Daniel found the strength to break away.

In April 2019, a New York Magazine story, “The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence,” exposed Ray’s crimes to the world, and in February 2020 he was finally indicted on charges of extortion, sex trafficking, forced labor, and money laundering.

This brave, lyrical and redemptive memoir spans the two years Daniel Barban Levin spent in the grip of a megalomaniac, and reveals how a group of friends were led from a campus into a cult without the world even noticing.

NOTE: See Site for details and registration.

Where: Book Soup – Online Event

Date: Monday the 13th

Time: 6 pm

Address: Online (see site)

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/daniel-barban-levin-conversation-selina-fillinger-discusses-slonim-woods-9-memoir

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/16/21 – 08/22/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Jordan Ifueko & Redemptor Book Launch via Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person/ Outside Event

Celebrate an In-Person book launch for Redemptor, by Jordan Ifueko, the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Raybearer.

In this story Empress Redemptor sits on Aristar’s throne, but must appease the sinister spirits of the dead. Tarisai must now anoint a council of her own, coming into her full power. She must then descend into the Underworld, a sacrifice to end all future atrocities. She is determined to survive, but fears the pressure may consume her. Now she must decide to die for justice…or to live for it.

For health and safety reasons, this event will take place both inside and outside the store, per guidelines available at website.

NOTE: See Site for details and book purchase.

Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore

Date: Monday the16th             

Time: 5 pm

Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020

Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/redemptor

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/02/21 – 08/08/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Monday Art Block Writing Workshop via DSTL Arts –Contact DSTL for details

Join DSTL Arts for a new Monday Art Block Writing Workshop. This long-running series of writing workshops is about to resume, and details and registration will be available at site. Submissions are also underway for new publications.

NOTE: See Site for details and registration.

Where: DSTL Arts

Date: Monday the 2nd              

Time: 6:30 pm

Address: Registration available at site.

Website: https://www.dstlarts.org/calendar

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/12/21 – 07/18/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Treehouse Event: Jamal Yogis & Matthew Allen & Mop Rides the Waves of Change via Skylight Books & LA Public Library –  Online Kids Event   

Skylight Treehouse and the LA Public Library present an interactive kids event celebrating author Jamal Yogis and illustrator Matthew Allen’s new picture book, Mop Rides the Waves of Change. This event is presented in partnership with the band Punk Rock Marthas.

The second in the Mop Rides series finds surfer kid Mop and his friends in a quest to save the ocean with mindfulness, surfing, and a band—The Coconut Heads.

Where: Skylight Bookstore Online Kids Event (see site)

Date: Monday the 12th            

Time: 11 am

Address: Skyllight Books Online 9see site)

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/treehouse-and-la-public-library-present-jaimal-yogis-author-mop-rides-waves-change-and

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/05/21 – 07/11/21

Another busy week in Los Ángeles literature. More and more events are returning to in person gatherings. Check the list to find out which events are in person. Also, local authors featuring this week are: Yesika Salgado, Janet Fitch and Steph Cha is in conversation with Rosecrans Baldwin, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/05/21 – 07/11/21

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/28/21 – 07/04/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Howard Paar, with Denice Hamilton, & Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel via Book Soup – Online Event

Author Howard Paar, in conversation with author Denise Hamilton, will present and discuss his book, Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel.

Top Rankin’ captures the spirit of LA in 1980, and is populated with real-life characters from the music world in Los Angeles, New York and London, when everything’s changing, from the decadent, diverse punk rock scene to the violent, hard-core scene. Although club owner James Dual wants no part of that, his efforts are thwarted from every direction.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event

Date: Monday the 28th                       

Time: 6 pm 

Where: Online event

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/howard-parr-conversation-denise-hamilton-discusses-top-rankin%E2%80%99-punkska-noir-novel

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/21/21 – 06/27/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Kathy Freston & Gene Stone & 72 Reasons to Be Vegan via Book Soup – Online Event

Authors Kathy Freston & Gene Stone will present and discuss their book, 72 Reasons to Be Vegan: Why Plant-Based. Why Now.

72 Reasons to Be Vegan: Why Plant-Based. Why Now informs us that if we adopt a vegan diet you can enjoy better sex, save money, ward of diseases, and help save the planet, etc. This book answers all the questions about a vegan diet from the perspective of what one would gain, rather than what one would give up.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event

Date: Monday the 21st                       

Time: 6 pm 

Where: Online event

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/kathy-freston-gene-stone-discuss-72-reasons-be-vegan-why-plant-based-why-no

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/14/21 – 06/20/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Lisa Taddeo, with Stephanie Danler, & Animal via Book Soup – Online Event

Author Lisa Taddeo, in conversation with author Stephanie Danler, will present and discuss his new book, Animal.

Animal illustrates one woman’s exhilarating transformation for prey to predator, in this debut novel from the author of Three Women. Lisa Taddeo presents the story of Joan, who has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. It’s a depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event

Date: Monday the 14th                        

Time: 6 pm 

Where: Online event

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/lisa-taddeo-conversation-stephanie-danler-discusses-animal

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/17/21 – 05/23/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Brad Stone, with Nick Bilton, & Amazon Unbound via Live Talks LA – Online Event  

Author and Bloomberg News writer Brad Stone, in conversation with Nick Bilton, will discuss his new book, Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire.

Amazon Unbound is an unvarnished picture of Amazon’s unprecedented growth, and its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, revealing the most important business story of our time.  Brad Stone is also the author of The Everything Store, Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon and The upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley.

Almost ten years ago the author captured the rise of Amazon, an internet pioneer quietly changing the way we shop online. Ever since, Amazon has expanded exponentially, inventing novel products, acquiring and diversifying into new a areas and disrupting countless industries while its valuation has soared to over a  trillion dollars, with an empire that spans the globe.  This book also probes the evolution of Bezos himself, an unvarnished portrait of a man and company we couldn’t imagine modern life without.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this ticketed event.     

Where: LiveTalks LA – Online event

Date: Monday the 17th    

Time: 6 pm 

Address: Online event

Website:  https://livetalksla.org/events/brad-stone-with-nick-bilton/

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