Another week of events. They include: readings, workshops, book clubs, kid and teen events. Some local writers reading this week that include: Allan Aquino, Ron L. Dowell, Suzanne Lummis, Mariano Zaro, Bill Mohr, David A. Romero,Torre Brannon Reese and Susan Straight, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/03/25 – 2/09/25
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
Another busy week with a big annual event: Yallwest, a book festival for children’s and young adult books at Santa Monica High on Saturday. There are also other events: readings, open mics, books clubs, workshops and Teen event. Local writers reading this week are: Elyse Hart, Mona Simpson, F. Douglas Brown, Faye Duncan, Vickie Vértiz, Poet Astrid, Jessica Gallion, Almoa Rose Rivera and Brenda Vaca, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/24/23 – 04/30/23
An especially busy week in the Los Ángeles literary community. There are two festivals, the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC (Saturday and Sunday) and the 1st Annual Neenach Poetry Festival near Palmdale-Lancaster (Saturday). Local writers reading and signing at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books are: Susan Straight, Alex Espinoza, Donna Spriijt-Metz, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Shane Murray and Lynda La Rose, among others. Local writers reading the Neenach Poetry Festival are: Anastasia Helena Fernald, Matthew Cuban Hernandez, Mauricio Moreno, Ruth Nolan, Brian Dunlap, Brendan Constantine and James Coats, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/17/23 – 04/23/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a few kids and YA events and the 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival continues on the weekend in the Fairfax District. Local writers reading this week include: Justine Pucella Winans, Ed Mabrey, Maurene Goo, Hannah Pachman, Iris de Anda, Andy Sanchez, Brian Dunlap and Amy Shimshon-Santo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/10/23 – 04/16/23
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