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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/04/22 – 07/10/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Monday Night & Wednesday Workshops at Beyond Baroque – On Hiatus This Week

The two free online Poetry Writing Workshops offered by Beyond Baroque on Monday and Wednesday, by Raquel Baker and Jose Hernandez Diaz, respectively, are on hiatus this week only.

Where: Beyond Baroque – Online events (tickets at Eventbrite)

Date: Monday the 4th and Wednesday the 6th

Times: 7:30 pm & 8 pm

Address: Zoom Online (cancelled)

Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html  

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/27/22 – 07/03/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Quantum Book Club: The Candle and the Flame at The Book Jewel – In-Person Event

The Quantum Book Club reads selections from literary fiction and nonfiction, on the last Monday of every month. Join us to discuss the June selection, The Candle and the Flame, by Nafiza Azad.

This sophisticated debut novel combines basic Islamic concepts and Middle Eastern mythology in a YA fantasy set in a city along the along the Silk Road that is a refuge for those of all faiths, where a young woman is threatened by the war between two clans of powerful djinn.  This book weaves an immersive tale of magic and the importance of names; fiercely independent women; and, perhaps most importantly, the work for harmony within a city of a thousand cultures and cadences.

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Where: The Book Jewel

Date: Monday the 27th

Time: 6 pm

Address: 6259 W. 87th St., Los Angeles, CA 90045

Website: https://www.facebook.com/BookJewelBookstore/photos/pcb.731164534965353/731164484965358/  

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/20/22 – 06/26/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Cleyvis Natera, with Steph Cha, & Neruda on the Park at Skylight Bookstore – In-Person Event

Cleyvis Natera, iin conversation with Steph Cha (Your House Will Pay), will discuss his new novel, Neruda on the Park, a beautifully layered portrait of family, friendship, and ambition. 

Neruda on the Park weaves a rich and vivid tapestry of community as well as the sacrifices we make to protect what we love most, announcing Cleyvis Natera as an electrifying new voice.

The Guerreros have lived in Nothar Park, a predominantly Dominican part of New York City, for twenty years. When demolition begins on a neighboring tenement, Eusebia, an elder of the community, takes matters into her own hands by devising an increasingly dangerous series of schemes to stop construction of the luxury condos. Meanwhile, Eusebia’s daughter, Luz, a rising associate at a top Manhattan law firm who strives to live the bougie lifestyle her parents worked hard to give her, becomes distracted by a sweltering romance with the handsome white developer at the company her mother so vehemently opposes.

As Luz’s father, Vladimir, secretly designs their retirement home in the Dominican Republic, mother and daughter collide, ramping up tensions in Nothar Park, racing toward a near-fatal climax.

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

Where: Skylight Bookstore

Date: Monday the 20th

Time: 7 pm – PST

Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-cleyvis-natera-presents-neruda-park-steph-cha

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/06/22 – 06/12/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

World Literature Book Club via West Valley Regional Library, LAPL – Online Event

Join this Book Club for a spirited and engaging discussion of the world’s best short stories! All selections are from The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story (New York, 2021), ed. John Freeman. This month’s selections are:

  • June 6 – The Great Silence by Ted Chiang (2015)
  • June 13 – The Midnight Zone by Lauren Groff (2016)

This group meets every Monday morning (excluding holidays). 

NOTE: See site for Zoom link and details. 

Where: LAPL Online event

Date: Monday the 6th  

Time: 10 am

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website:  https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/world-literature-book-club-40

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/30/22 – 06/05/22

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Book Talks: Judith Freeman & MacArthur Park, with Barbara Feldon & Getting Smarter via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Event

Longtime friends Judith Freeman and Barbara Feldon will discuss their newest books, the novel MacArthur Park and the memoir Getting Smarter, respectively.

Judith Freeman is a novelist and non-fiction writer whose most recent novel, MacArthur Park, is set in Los Angeles and the rural West. Friends Jolene and Verna share complicated ties that have crystallized over time. Beginning when they were girls discovering their needs and desires, their ongoing stories have been inextricably linked. But when Verna marries Vincent, Jolene’s ex-husband, their paths may have finally, permanently diverged. Now, on a trip to their hometown in Utah, they are forced to confront both the truths and falsehoods of their memories of each other and of their early friendship.

Barbara Feldon is best known as “Agent 99” on the 1960’s TV series, Get Smart. She is the author of Living Alone and Loving it! and various essays. Her memoir Getting Smarter relates her dramatic and sometimes zany adventures with a glamorous Frenchman, her initiation into show business, and the fun of working in Hollywood.

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

Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore

Date: Monday the 30th  

Time: 4 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VJDEnKimRl6AwuRjBHEuYA

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/02/22 – 05/08/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

World Literature Book Club: Story Selections via Central Library, LAPL – Online Event

Join us for a spirited discussion of the world’s best short stories! All selections are from The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story (New York, 2021) ed. John Freeman. This month’s selections are:

May 2: St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell (2007)

May 9: The Last Thing We Need by Claire Vaye Watkins (2010) 

May 16: Ken Liu: Selection to be Announced

May 23: The Dune by Stephen King (2011)

NOTE: See site for event details and Zoom link.        

Where: West Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online event

Date: Monday the 2nd

Time: 10 am

Address: LAPL – Online Event

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/world-literature-book-club-36

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/25/22 – 05/01/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Teen Book Bites: Neurodiversity in Young Adult Fiction via Central Library, LAPL – Online Teen YouTube & FB Event

Teens may join our librarians online as they share books for teens that celebrate neurodiverse characters in YA literature.

Watch past episodes on YouTube for more book recommendations.

NOTE: See site for RSVP & event details. 

Where: Central Library, LAPL – Online YouTube & FB event

Date: Monday the 25th

Time: 3 pm

Address: LAPL – Online (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/teen-book-bites-neurodiversity-ya  

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/18/22 – 04/24/22

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A Celebration of Chicano Culture with Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez at El Camino College – In-Person Event

Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez, a primary figure of the Chicano Movement and founder of the Raza Unida Party, will speak on identity and activism.

Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez, the author of numerous books on Chicano culture, including The Eagle Has Eyes: The FBI Surveillance of Cesar E. Chavez of the United Farmworkers Union of America, 1965-1975 (2019), is a primary figure of the Chicano Movement and founder of the Raza Unida Party. He will speak on identity and activism in an afternoon presentation.

NOTE: See site for event details. Free and open to the public.

Where: El Camino College, Haag Recital Hall

Date: Monday the 18th

Time: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Address: 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506

Website: https://www.elcamino.edu/events/chicano-culture/?fbclid=IwAR0dx-dYqSwBISli5SWXVqcSBVykwbZK3kwb2hwhAdOE88hwoT8K_28UvmQ

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/05/22 – 04/10/22

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Mac Barentt & Marla Frazee Present The Great Zapfino via Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Kids Zoom Event

Two bestselling and popular children’s book creators, author Mac Barnett and illustrator Marla Frazee will present their sweet, inspiring story, The Great Zapfino, for children ages 5 and up, about a runaway circus performer.

When The Great Zapfino climbs to the top of the circus platform, all eyes are on him, waiting for his incredible leap. But Zapfino is afraid of heights! He can’t take the pressure and flees, boards a plane, and runs away to start a new life. 

In the city, Zapfino starts work as an elevator operator in a tall building but soon learns you can never really outrun your fears. When disaster strikes, can Zapfino find the strength to be great?

NOTE: See site for RSVP, link and details. 

Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Kids Event – Zoom Online

Date: Tuesday the 5th

Time: 5 pm

Address: Once Upon a Time Bookstore – Online Zoom Event (see site)

Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/great-zapfino

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/28/22 – 04/03/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events

Vroman’s Local Author Day, Kids Edition: Eshelle Williams & Brian Carmody at Vroman’s – Online Kids & YA Event

Dr. Eshele Williams is the author of But Mommy, Our Last Name Isn’t Foster, which explains the feelings behind the words that help children understand a unique way of being a family — a foster family. With warm words and poignant pictures, Dr. Williams uses her lived experience to shine a sensitive light on this unique way of being a family. 

Brian Carmody is the author of My Magic Summer; With the Moon Maidens. This story is set in summer of ’94, and Connor Whelan is excited to spend the last three months before his senior year with his uncle in Texas. Aware this trip is due to his mom’s cancer treatments, he still hopes this will be a season of magic. 

NOTE: See site for RSVP and event details.        

Where: Vroman’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event

Date: Monday the 28th

Time: 6 pm

Address: Vroman’s Online (see site)

Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/vromans-live-presents-local-author-day-kids-edition  

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