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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

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: 03/11/24 – 03/17/24

Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, book release parties, open mics, book clubs, workshops and kids and LGBTQ+ events. Local writers reading this week are: Nikolai Garcia, Lynne Thompson, Cynthia Guardado, Aiyana Sha’niel, Marcus Clayton, Brian Lin and S. Fey, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/11/24 – 03/17/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/26/24 – 03/03/24

Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events and an LGBTQIA specific event. Plus, the annual Boca de Oro is back in Santa Aan Saturday, a day long literary and arts festival. Then, on Sunday, is the 6 Annual LibroMobile Literary Arts Festival in Fullerton. Local writers reading this week are: Jesenia Chavez, Carlos Ornelas, OC Youth Poet Natalie Rodriguez Merino, Diana Burbano, Jonathan Humanoid, Teresa Mei Chuc and Leslie Ortega, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/26/24 – 03/03/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/12/24 – 02/18/24

Plenty of literary events this week, including the annual UC Riverside’s Writers Week, both virtual and in-person. Other events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Jose Hernandez Diaz, Maestro, Alma Rosa Rivera, Ceasar Avelar, Diane Marie Brown, Lory Bedikian and Raffi Joe Wartanian, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/12/24 – 02/18/24

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/30/23 – 11/05/23

As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Even the First Annual Indie-Pendent Voices: A Celebration of Authors and Zines literary celebration at the Central Library. Local writers reading this week include: Mimi Tempestt (L.A. Native living in the Bay), Donna Hilbert, Tod Goldberg, Susan Straight, Xuan Juliana Wang, Neal Shusterman, Shonda Buchanan, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/30/23 – 11/05/23

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/15/23 – 05/21/23

Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and quite a few YA, teen and kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Bill Mohr, Michael C. Ford, Vickie Vértiz, Hanna Pachman, Mike Sonksen, Pam Ward and Iris Yamashita, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/15/23 – 05/21/23

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/17/22 – 10/23/22

Book Club Bonanza: Frightening Reads! & White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson via Central Library, LAPL – Online Teen Event

The Book Club Bonanza Book Club for Teens will host read-alikes and an activity for this month’s selection, White Smoke, by Tiffany D. Jackson.

In this chilling psychological thriller, Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty ten-year-old stepsister, Piper.

The renovated picture-perfect home on Maple Street, sitting between dilapidated houses, surrounded by wary neighbors has its…secrets. That’s only half the problem. Cedarville has secrets too.

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

Where: Central Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 17th

Time: 4:30 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-bonanza-frightening-reads

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/26/22 – 10/02/22

NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here

Book Club Bonanza: The Last Cuentista via Central Library, LAPL – Online Teen Event

Book Club Bonanza celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with a teen book discussion of The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera.

The Last Cuentista is a mesmerizing science-fiction tale for the ages, sprinkled with Mexican folklore. Petra Pena’s journey through space and time is a stunning reminder of the power of stories, and how those stories shape both our past and future. This brilliant space epic is a must-read for fans of The Giver.

Donna Barba Higuera grew up in Central California and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels. Donna’s first book, Lupe Wong Won’t Dance, won a Sid Fleischman Award for Humor and a Pura Belpré Honor.

Her second novel, The Last Cuentista, received the John Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Award. It was named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and TIME.

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

Where: Central Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 26th  

Time: 4:30 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-bonanza-celebrate-latinx-voices

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