Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/21/25 – 7/27/25

Another busy week in Los Angeles Literature. The biggest event is the “Poets Say ICE Out of LA” resistance through poetry and community event Wednesday, featuring 15+ poets reading and organizations sharing information on how to fight back against the ICE raids and stand up for immigrant rights in Greater Los Ángeles. Local writers featuring this week include: Luivette Resto, VOTH, Brendan Constantine, Cory “Besskepp” Cofer, Solany Lara and Sandy Shakes, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/21/25 – 7/27/25

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/21/22 – 11/27/22

Book Club Bonanza and Indigenous Voices: YA Reads A Snake Falls to Earth via Central Library, LAPL – Online Teen Event

This book club for teens will read a YA fiction book to read to celebrate Indigenous Voices month, and today will have an activity related to this month’s selection, A Snake Falls to Earth, by Little Darcie Badger.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEWBERY AWARD HONORAMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD HONORNATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST, among others.

In this work of Indigenous futurism, the author draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family.

Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She’s always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories.

Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake.

Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli’s best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven’t been in centuries.

NOTE: See site for link and details. 

Where: Central Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 14th    

Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-bonanza-indigenous-voices-0

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