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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/19/21 – 07/25/21

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

Treehouse Event:  & Ziggy Marley & My Dog Romeo via Skylight Books & LA Public Library – Online Kids Event   

Skylight Treehouse and the LA Public Library present an interactive kids event celebrating author Ziggy Marley’s new picture book, My Dog Romeo. Illustrations are beautifully done by Ag Jatkowska. This event is presented in partnership with the band Punk Rock Marthas.

This vibrant picture book follows a child and dog throughout their days, sharing their love of music and play. A children’s album of the same title is also available.

Where: Skylight Bookstore Online Kids Event (see site)

Date: Monday the 19th            

Time: 11 am

Address: Skylight Books Online (see site)

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/treehouse-and-la-public-library-present-ziggy-marley-author-my-dog-romeo

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Literary Arts Festival Spotlights Local and Visiting Artists of Color

By Vera Casaneda
FROM: TimesOC

On January 23 virtually join Santa Ana's LibroMobile for LibroMobile's Literary Arts Festival.

When author Sarah Rafael García’s LibroMobile began taking up space in a Santa Ana back alley off 4th and Spurgeon streets, the purpose was to cultivate diversity through books. The past year has been about how to take up space online to survive.

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/14/20 – 12/20/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

LiveTalks Presents: Robert Putmam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett & The Upswing via LiveTalks LA – Online Event 

In their new book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again, Robert Putman & Shaylyn Romney Garrett, in conversation with Yancy Sritckler, will discuss how we have gone from an individualistic ”I” society (in the Guilded Age) to a more communitarian “We” society and then back again, and how we can learn from that experience to become a more unified, stronger nation.

NOTE: See site for costs and further details.

Where:  LiveTalks LA – Online Event (see site for link)     

Date: Monday the 14th                                                                        

Time: 6 pm                                                                               

Address:  LiveTalks LA – Online event                           

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1644723775701803/   or https://livetalksla.org/events/robertputnam/

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Literary Long Beach

Elinor’s ‘Riveted’ Joins Long Beach Storytelling Wave Waiting For You To Drop In

By Nancy Lynée Woo
FROM: Long Beach Post

IMG_1202If you haven’t caught it yet, there’s a storytelling wave barreling through our city, one that’s been surging and swelling for more than a decade. Though I’m a poet and tend to be too distracted by shiny metaphors to bother with linear narrative, the storytelling scene in Long Beach is definitely worth caring about.

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Not A Cult, A New Bookstore In Los Angeles, Puts Authors of Color At The Forefront

By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski
FROM: Lit Hub

Not-A-Cult-Bookstore-Credit_-Rhiannon-McGavinThe door of Los Angeles’ newest bookstore is propped open on a quiet section of Hollywood Boulevard, the front window displaying books on a handmade wooden bookshelf. Inside the front room, you’ll find more books and merchandise below a neon light thought bubble and a sign that reads, “I still haven’t figured out all the people I am.” The staff is friendly, warm and eager to listen. In the back room, separated by curtains, art hangs on the yellow walls. The large space is waiting to be used by Not a Cult, an independent publisher turned bookstore.

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events 12/02/19 – 12/08/19

downloadBook Writers Group at Robertson Branch Library, LAPL

The Book Writers Group meets every first Monday of the month at the Robertson Branch Library. Are you writing a book and looking for feedback? Need deadlines to help you reach your writing goals? Then this is the group for you!

For each meeting, please bring 5-10 double-spaced  pages of writing to share with the group. Every member will have time to present his/her writing and receive constructive feedback.

Depending on the size of the group, each person will receive 10-15 minutes of time to share and  receive feedback.

Where: Robertson Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 2nd

Time: 11 am                                 

Address: 1719 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-writers-group

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Literary Long Beach

Los Angeles Literature Events 10/21/19 – 10/27/19

downloadMichael Connelly & The Night Fire at L.A. Times Book Club, Ricardo Montalban Theatre

The Los Angeles Times Book Club welcomes bestselling author Michael Connelly, who will present and sign his new book, The Night Fire, in which Los Angeles Detectives Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard team up on an unsolved case that obsessed Bosch’s longtime mentor.

Connelly is also the executive producer of Bosch, the Amazon series based on the Harry Bosch book series, which is now filming season 6. Prior to his successful writing and publishing career, he was a journalist and reported for the L.A Times.

NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.

Where: Ricardo Montalban Theatre (with L.A. Times Book Club)

Date: Monday the 21st

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm             

Address: 1615 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Website:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1602268483231442

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events 10/14/19 – 10/20/19

downloadDeepak Chopra & Meta-Human at El Segundo Performing Arts Center (with Pages Bookstore)

Join us for an evening with bestselling author Deepak Chopra, who will present and sign his new book, Meta-Human: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential, which addresses how to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness. He unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. To do this, we must become “metahuman.”

NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website for details.

Where: El Segundo Performing Arts Center (with Pages bookstore)

Date: Monday the 14th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm                       

Address: 640 Main St., El Segundo, CA 90245

Website:  https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/evening-deepak-chopra

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L.A. Literary History

Los Angeles Literature Events 10/07/19 – 10/13/19

downloadSamantha Power & The Education of an Idealist at USC’s Bovard Auditorium

In collaboration with Visions and Voices and other campus organizations, USC’s Speakers Committee presents acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning author, former US Ambassador to the UN and Obama cabinet member, Samantha Power, who will discuss her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist, which chronicles her transition from outside activist to government insider and explores the impact one person can have on the world.

NOTE: This ticketed event is free to USC students and faculty and their guests, so check website for details.

Where: Bovard Auditorium, USC

Date: Tuesday the 8th

Time: 6:30 pm – 10 pm                 

Address: 3551 Trousdale Pkwy., Los Angeles, CA 90089

Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/241957690065378

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