Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/8/23 – 05/14/23

Another week full of literary events. Since May is AAPI Heritage Month, there is the Festival of AAPI Books at Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach Saturday, 10am – 4pm featuring 34 Asian American and Pacific Islander writers. Local writers reading this week include: Savannah Manhattan, Elisabet Salas, Kim Dower, Douglas Manuel, Christian Perfas, Angela Peñaredondo and Nancy Lynée Woo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/8/23 – 05/14/23

Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/19/22 – 09/25/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Book Talk: Gianluca Russo & The Power of Plus via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Event

Author and journalist Gianluca Russo will present and discuss his book, The Power of Plus: Inside Fashion’s Size-Inclusivity Revolution.

Gianluca Russo is a NYLON columnist and freelance journalist who has written for GQ, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Fashionista, Huffington Post, Bustle, Mic, and Vice. His work has primarily focused on plus-size fashion and representation, and he has reported extensively on the subject from covering brand launches to exploring trends within the market and investigating taboo topics within the plus-size community. He lives in Phoenix, AZ.

NOTE: See site for link, guidelines, and details.

Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore

Date: Monday the 19th  

Time: 6 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMYAc1zJS7–AAY1vip8Rg

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/22/22 – 08/28/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Sara Woster, with Jackie Kashian, & Painting Can Save Your Life at Chevalier’s Bookstore – In-Person Event

Join us to hear Sara Woster, in conversation with Jackie Kashian, discuss and sign her book, Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint.

Artist and founder of The Painting School Sara Woster invites readers into the vibrant world of painting as a creative practice powerful enough to transform our lives.

Weaving soup-to-nuts instruction on how to paint–from choosing the right materials to painting the human body–with her own story of discovering a passion for painting, this book includes:

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Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore

Date: Monday the 22nd

Time: 6 pm

Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-painting-can-save-your-life-by-sara-woster-with-jackie-kashian-tickets-397442078957

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