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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/29/24 – 05/05/24

This week the Los Angeles literary community is in the thick of literary festival season. There are five literary festivals next weekend: Lit Fest in the Dena in Pasadena, the Festival of AAPI Books in Long Beach, the first annual Heavy Manners Literary Fair at the Heavy Manners Library, Third Edition Viet Book Fest in Santa Ana and week one of the 3rd Pomona Valley Poetry & Book Fest at the L.Á. County Fair. Plus, all the usual literary events. Local writers reading this week include: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Daniel Olivas, Michelle Brittan Rosado, Pete Hsu, Carolyn Huynh and Reem Ali Adeeb, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/29/24 – 05/05/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/15/24 – 04/21/24

It’s literary festival season in the Los Angeles Literary Community. Next weekend is the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 6pm Saturday and 10am – 5pm Sunday. There are plenty of other events as well. Local writers reading this week are: Benin Lemus, Nina Revoyr, Nailah Porter, Sean Hill, Taz Ahmed, Myriam Gurba and Brenda Vaca, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/15/24 – 04/21/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/25/24 – 03/31/24

Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, book release parties, open mics, book clubs, workshops and kids. Local writers reading this week are: Jesenia Chávez, Mike Sonksen, Lady K Day, October Blu, Denise Heyl McEvoy, Isabel Quintero and Christina Cha, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/25/24 – 03/31/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/15/24 – 01/21/24

Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Rich Ferguson, Matt Sedillo, Susan Hayden, Christian Perfas, Arthur Kayzakian, Maria Bolaños, Juan Amador and Mr. Chai Tea, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/15/24 – 01/21/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/08/24 – 01/14/24

The year’s second list of weekly events. This week’s events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Biran Sonia Wallace, Glendale Poet Laureate Raffi Joe Wartanian, Arielle Estoria and Melissa Niles, among others Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/08/24 – 01/14/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/09/23 – 01/15/23

The first list of weekly events of the year. There are readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops from Pomona to Venice to Orange and Santa Ana to Long Beach to everywhere in-between. There is even a few YA and kids events. Local writers reading this week are: poet Alma Rosa Rivera, novelist Jordan Harper, spoken word poet Christian Perfas “Soulstuf,” novelist Janet Fitch, poet Patty Chavez and poet Carlos Ornelas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/09/23 – 01/15/23

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/19/22 – 12/24/22

Philosophical Horror Book Club & Carmilla at Cellar Door Books – In-Person Event

The Philosophical Horror Book Club will discuss this month’s selection, Carmilla, by Carmen Maria Machado (Editor), Joseph Sheridan Lefanu. 

Isolated in a remote mansion in a central European forest, Laura longs for companionship – until a carriage accident brings another young woman into her life: the secretive and sometimes erratic Carmilla. As Carmilla’s actions become more puzzling and volatile, Laura develops bizarre symptoms, and as her health goes into decline, Laura and her father discover something monstrous.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s compelling tale of a young woman’s seduction by a female vampire was a source of influence for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which it predates by over a quarter century. Carmilla was originally serialized from 1871 to 1872 and went on to inspire adaptations in film, opera, and beyond, including the cult classic web series by the same name.

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

Where: Cellar Door Books

Date: Monday the 19th       

Time: 6 pm

Address: 5225 Canyon Crest Dr., Riverside CA 92507

Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/philosophical-horror-book-club-carmilla     

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/12/22 – 12/18/22

Sun Valley Book Club: Cloud Cuckoo Land via Sun Valley Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event

This book club will continue discussing Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr.

The author’s third novel is a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril who find resilience, hope—and a book. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr has created a magnificent tapestry of times and places that reflect our vast interconnectedness—with other species, with each other, with those who lived before us, and with those who will be here after we’re gone.

Please email ebarrera@lapl.org for the Google Meet link and additional information.

NOTE: See site for link and details.

Where: Sun Valley Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 12th    

Time: 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/sun-valley-book-club

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/05/22 – 12/11/22

World Literature Book Club: Weekly Discussions of Short Stories via West Valley Regional Library, LAPL – Online Event

This book club is a spirited and engaging discussion of the world’s best short stories! All selections are from Points of View: An Anthology of Short Stories (New York, 1995) ed. James Moffett and Kenneth R. McElheny. This month’s selections are:

December 5:  A Telephone Call by Dorothy Parker

December 12:  I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olson

December 19:  Straight Pool by John O’Hara

Meetings are every Monday morning (excluding holidays).

For the Zoom link, please e-mail wvally@lapl.org with “World Literature” in the subject line.

NOTE: See site for link. Repeats via Woodland Hills Branch Library at 2pm.

Where: West Valley Regional Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 5th    

Time: 10 am

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/world-literature-book-club-9  

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/28/22 – 12/04/22

As we are now in the holiday season, literary L.Á. is slowly winding down for the year. This week however, there are still open mics, readings, book clubs, workshops and a teen event. From Orange County to Long Beach, to the Westside, The Valley, the Eastside and beyond. Local Writers reading this week are: Brian Dunlap, Christian Lozada, Cynthia Guardado, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jesse Hoffman, Benin Lemus, Rocio Carlos and Pete Hsu, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/28/22 – 12/04/22

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