Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/24/22 – 01/30/22

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

Jami Attenberg, with Patricia Lockwood, & I Came All This Way to Meet You via Skylight Bookstore – Online Event

Jami Attenberg, in conversation with Patricia Lockwood (No One Is Talking About This), will present and discuss her new book, I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home.

From New York Times bestselling author of urban culture Jami Attenberg (All This Could Be Yours, The Middlesteins) comes a dazzling memoir about unlocking and embracing her creativity—and how it saved her life. Always drawn to a life on the road, and often writing about her travels, the author began to reflect on her youthful experiences—the trauma, challenges, and risks taken. Throughout her journeys she refined her craft and learned to trust her gut and, ultimately, herself.

Exploring themes of friendship, independence, class, and drive, this book is a story of finding one’s way home—emotionally, artistically, and physically—and an examination of art and individuality that will resonate with anyone determined to listen to their creativity.

NOTE: See Site for RSVP, book purchase, and event details.

Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online Event

Date: Monday the 24^th

Time: 6:30 pm

Address: Skylight – Online Crowdcast event (see site)

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-jami-attenberg-conversation-patricia-lockwood

Brian DunlapJanuary 24, 2022Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/17/22 – 01/23/22

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

King Day 2022 Celebration for Kids, Teens & Families at California African American Museum LA (CAAM) – On-site Event

Welcome back to CAAM to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day In person!

Our schedule for the day includes:

11:00 am -12:00 pm: King Study Group

Participate in this community reading and discussion about King’s1967 speech, “A Christmas Sermon on Peace.”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Family Story Time

Librarians from the LA Public Library read beloved books about King and change including; Be a King: Dr Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You by Carole Boston Weatherfield and Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by Amanda Gorman, plus lead a fun family activity!

2:00 pm: Musical Performance by ICYOLA

Members of the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and a medley of classic spirituals and original compositions.

Drop in to enjoy open galleries and special programs offered throughout the day.

NOTE: See Site for RSVP, guidelines, and event details.

Where: CAAM – On-site Event

Date: Monday the 17^th

Time: 11 am – 5 pm

Address: 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Website: https://caamuseum.org/programs/kids-teens-and-families/king-day-2022

Brian DunlapJanuary 16, 2022Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/10/22 – 01/16/22

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

Tween Book Club & Escape from Mr. Lemoncillo’s Library via Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Online Kids Event

Join the Tween Book Club for kids ages 9-12 to meet monthly and discuss and share books you’ve read and recommend. The titles are all available through Libby/Overdrive, or check out a copy from your local branch.

Our selection for January 10^th is titled Escape from Mr. Lemoncillo’s Library, by Chris Grabenstein. This book asks the question:Can 12 twelve-year-olds escape form the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created?

NOTE: Contact Jennifer Murphy at jmurphy@lapl.org for Zoom link and event details.

Where: Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Zoom online

Date: Monday the 10^th

Time: 4 pm

Address: LAPL – Online event

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/tween-book-club-0

Brian DunlapJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/03/22 – 01/09/22

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

Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online

This free Monday Night Fiction Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction to read, and to use for critique and discussion. Registration is required.

Raquel Baker earned a PhD in English Literary Studies from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. She is currently Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies and Transnational Literatures at CSU Channel Islands. She also has published poetry and non-fiction, and done readings with the Ventura Poetry Project.

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

Date: Monday the 3^rd

Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm

Address: Zoom Online

Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-fiction-workshop-tickets-23556712661

Brian DunlapJanuary 3, 2022Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/13/21 – 12/19/21

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

Tween Book Club & Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library via Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Online Kids Event

Please join our Adult Book Club to read and discuss author Chris Grabenstein’s book, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.

This story is about twelve 12-year-olds who escape into a futuristic brilliant library after a night of nonstop fun.

NOTE: See site for book event details. Contact Jennifer Murphy at jmurphy@lapl.org to join via link.

Where: Palms Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event

Date: Monday the 13^th

Time: 4 pm – 5 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/tween-book-club-0

Brian DunlapDecember 12, 2021December 12, 2021Leave a comment

Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/06/21 – 12/12/21

As the year winds down, it’s another busy week in the Los Ángeles literary community. A mixture of online and in-person events, readings, a book club, open mics, workshops, and even a YA and kids event. Some local writers reading this week are: poets traci kato-kiriyama, Amanda Gorman, Thelma Reyna and Connie Williams, among other writers. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/06/21 – 12/12/21

Brian DunlapDecember 5, 2021May 26, 2023Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events, Uncategorized

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/29/21 – 12/05/21

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

Quantum Book Club & Laura Dean via The Book Jewel – In-person YA Event

Please join Quantum Book Club to discuss our November selection, the graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamki & Rosemary Verero-O’Connell.

This is a sweet, spirited tale of young love that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need. This graphic novel won several awards for excellence.

NOTE: See site for book purchase & event details.

Where: The Book Jewel – In-person Event

Date: Monday the 29^th

Time: 6 pm – 7 pm

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

Website: https://www.thebookjewel.com/events or https://www.facebook.com/BookJewelBookstore/photos/595324735216001

Brian DunlapNovember 29, 2021Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/22/21 – 11/28/21

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

Book Club Bonanza: Indigenous Voices via LAPL Teen Event – Online Event

Join Los Angeles Public Library for a Teen Book Club Bonanza reading and discussion of two indigenous voices and their books:

The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills, is a tale of lives that may be haunted by grieving. Shelley has inherited her family’s ability to catch ghosts in her hair and help them along, both animals and people. But what happens if we can’t have what we want – our loved one to stay?

A Girl Called Echo: Volume 1, by Katherine Vermette, features compelling illustrations and a female main character who is caught in the foster care system. She discovers her Metis heritage first-hand, while slipping back and forth through time.

NOTE: See site to for details. Email teens@lapl.org from your school email address at least one hour before the program to request the link.

Where: Los Angeles Central Library, LAPL – Online Event

Date: Monday the 22^nd

Time: 4:30 pm – 6 pm

Address: LAPL Online Event (see site)

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

Brian DunlapNovember 21, 2021Leave a comment

Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/08/21 – 11/14/21

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

Gina Shock, with Belinda Carlisle & James Duke Mason, & Made in Hollywood: All Access with the Go-Gos via Book Soup – Online Event

Join us to hear Go-Gos drummer Gina Shock, in conversation with Belinda Carlisle & James Duke Mason, present and discuss her book, Made in Hollywood: All Access with the Go-Gos.

The Go-Gos were the first all-female rock band to write their own songs, play their own instruments, and reach the top of the Billboard charts with their #1 album, Beauty and the Beat. Made in Hollywood is drummer Gina Shock’s personal account of the band, which includes a treasure trove of photos and memorabilia collected bver her 40-year career.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Book Soup – Online Event

Date: Monday the 8^th

Time: 3 pm

Address: Book Soup – Online Event

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/gina-schock-conversation-belinda-carlisle-james-duke-mason-discusses-made-hollywood-all-access

Brian DunlapNovember 7, 2021Leave a comment