Bridging Community
Three Black voices rocked the mic at Page Against the Machine last Thursday. Continue reading Bridging Community
Tag: reading
Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/16/23 – 01/22/23
A very busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops all throughout the L.Á. area. There is even a few kids events. Local writers reading this week are: poets Michael C. Ford, Richard Modiano, Suzanne Lummis, novelists Allie Rowbottom, Max Evans, poets William Archila, Cynthia Guardado and Brian Dunlap, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/16/23 – 01/22/23
No Weekly List of Events This Week
By Brian Dunlap
It’s 2023 and the Los Ángeles Literary community returns with events at Cafe con Libros Press in Pomona, Casa Verde LA in Whitter and an open mic in Compton, among other events.
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The 27 Best Books About Los Angeles in 2022
Mike Sonksen’s list of the best Los Ángeles literature of the past year. 27 books from the likes of poet WIll Alexander, and mystery writers Naomi Hirahara and Gary Phillips and more. Continue reading The 27 Best Books About Los Angeles in 2022
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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No List of Weekly Events This Week
by Brian Dunlap
This week there will be no list of weekly literary events. Los Angeles Literature is taking its summer break. There are still many literary events to attend and local writers to see read.
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Sunday at All Power Books
Poet and activist Briana Muños hosted a powerful reading last Sunday at All Power Books in West Adams. Continue reading Sunday at All Power Books
Roar Shack Returns in Person
“The reading series Roar Shack, hosted by novelist David Rocklin, was returning in person for the first time since February 2020.” Continue reading Roar Shack Returns in Person
Flower Song Press in Southern California
By Brian Dunlap
Flower Song Press has infiltrated Southern California. It began with publishing El Sereno native Matt Sedillo, in late 2018. His poetry collection Mowing Leaves of Grass, was a critical success, critiquing the American history we’re taught in school to render it in full, speaking truth to the struggle, tragedy, anger, joy, despair, possibility and faith in the struggles of working class people, specifically Chicanx, to overcome the forces of capitalism and racism that keep them marginalized.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/15/21 – 11/21/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Moira First Press Reading Series: Jose Hernandez Diaz & Open Micvia Woodbury University/ Microsoft Teams & In-Person – Hybrid Event
Join Woodbury University for the next Moira First Press Reading & Open Mic event, offered both virtually and in-person, to hear featured artist, Jose Hernandez Diaz.
Jose Hernandez Diaz is a 2017 NEA Fellow, and the author of The Fire Eater (Texas Review Press, 2020). His work has been published or featured in The American Poetry Review, Boulevard, Crazyhorse, Georgia Review, Iowa Review, The Kenyon Review, The Los Angeles Times, LitHub, The Nation, Poetry, and in The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has been a finalist for The Andres Montoya Prize, The Colorado Prize, The Akron Prize, and the National Poetry Series. Currently he is an Associate Editor a Frontier Poetry and a Guest Editor at Palette Poetry. He teaches creative writing online for Litro Magazine, Frontier Poetry, and other venues.
NOTE: See site to complete online RSVP form, to receive meeting link & details.
Where: Woodbury University – Hybrid Event
Date: Monday the 15th
Time: 4 pm – 6 pm
Address: 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91510
Website: https://www.moriaonline.com/first-press-reading-series
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