Another busy week in the Los Ángeles literary community, with in-person and virtual events. In=person events are at local bookstores, Re/Arte in Boyle Heights, Sims Library of Poetry in South Central. etc. Some local writers reading this week: poet Daniel Jose Ruiz, Brendan Constantine, Tommy Domino, V. Kali, Hiram Sims, October BLU and more. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/26/21 – 08/01/21
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)
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/12/21 – 07/18/21”
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
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
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/28/21 – 07/04/21”
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
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/14/21 – 06/20/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online
The 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 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 form 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 (tickets at Eventbrite)
Date: Monday the 31st
Time: 7:30pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online
Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/31/21 – 06/06/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Speaker Series: Meet Lynne Thompson, New Poet Laureate of Los Angelesvia The Ebell – Online Event
Lynne Thompson, since being appointed our new Poet Laureate in 2021 by Mayor Eric Garcetti, will share her path to this two year appointment, and discuss her writing and literary works.
Thompson is the author of three books of poetry: Start with a Small Guitar, Beg No Pardon, and Fretwork. She serves on the boards of Cave Canem and the Los Angeles Review of Books, and is chair of the Scripps College Board of Trustees. She has received numerous awards, and other recent work is forthcoming in New York Quarterly, New England Review, the 202 Best American Poetry, among others.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: The Ebell – Online event
Date: Monday the 26th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/130483039055644
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/26/21 – 05/02/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Women’s History Month: Tessa Boase & Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved the Birds via The Ebell of Los Angeles – Virtual Event
Author Tessa Boase will present and discuss her book, Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved the Birds, in England as she tells the intriguing story about woman’s love affair with plumes. For fifty years Etta Lemon was the driving force behind the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and where she led in 1889, the Audubon Society would follow author and former investigative journalist Boase will bring to life the untold story of women, birds, hats—and votes.
NOTE: Details at event link
Where: The Ebell – Online Event
Date: Monday the 15th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://facebook.com/events/817217392241006
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/15/21 – 03/21/21”
Another busy week of literary events in L.Á. Workshops, open mics, book clubs, readings, a kids events or two. Local writers reading this week are: on Thursday local poet Richard Ferguson and local writer Lynell George. Get to your computer L,Á. and support your local literary community! Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/01/21 – 03/07/21
Another busy week of literary events in L.Á. Workshops, open mics, book clubs, readings, a kids events or two. catch Tod Goldberg discusses his new book of short stories The Low Desert: Gangster Stories via Skylight or poet Kevin Young via USC Visions and Voices. Or read a poem or two at the Definitive Soapbox and other open mics this week. Get to your computer L.Á. and support your local literary community. #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/22/21 – 02/28/21
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