Los Angeles Literature Events: 02/01/21 – 02/07/21

Behind the Book: Blake Hill-Saya via CalTechLive, Beckman Auditorium– Online Event

Join author Blake Hill-Saya for a discussion of her biography of her great-great grandfather, Arron McDuffie Moore: An African American Physician, Educator and Founder of Durham’s Black Wall Street, in this new CalTech Behind the Book event. The author will be interviewed by Monique Thomas, Program Coordinator in the CalTech Center for Inclusion & Diversity.

Blake Hill-Saya is a classical musician and creative writer living in Los Angeles. Born the biracial child of two literature professors, she is the CEO of Tenacity Communications in Los Angeles.

This new series presents conversations with authors who explore the intersection of arts, science, and society through the lens of their family histories. Behind the Book events are free and open to the public. Vroman’s Bookstore is a partner for the series and has copies of the books available for purchase.

Where: CalTechLive – Behind the Book – Online event (see site)

Date: Monday the 1^st

Time: 5 pm – 6 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/400571634378851

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/25/21 – 01/31/21

Another week of live streamed literary events in L.Á. Readings sponsored by local bookstores like Book Soup, Vroman’s and Once Upon A Time. Open mics, book clubs, a couple of kids events and workshops, among other events. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/25/21 – 01/31/21

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/18/21 – 01/24/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

2021 MLK Day Celebration via California African American Museum (CAAM) – Online

Celebrate Marin Luther King Jr. Day immersed in music, culture, and community. This year’s virtual festival highlights MLK’s dedication to labor and workers’ rights, and these movements’ continued importance today.

See site for complete schedule, including a 2:30 pm event: Family Storytime and Poetry Workshop with author Alice Faye Duncan reading her children’s book, Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop, followed by a haiku writing workshop.

Where: CAAM – Online Facebook event (see site)

Date: Monday the 18^th

Time: 10 am – 3:30 pm

Address: CAAM – Online event

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/190941376010094/

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/30/20 – 12/06/20

All Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Learning Circle: The 1619 Project via John C. Fremont Branch Library – Online Event

A Learning Circle is an opportunity to learn together. Join us as we study The 1619 Project, an ambitious undertaking by The New York Times to reexamine the legacy of slavery and the repercussions that exist to this day.

Email jcfrmt@lapl.org for participation details and related book list.

Where: John C, Fremont Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)

Date: Monday the 30^th

Time: 1:30 pm

Address: LAPL – Online event

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/learning-circle-1619-project

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/16/20 – 11/22/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

South to Freedom & Professor Alice L. Baumgartner via Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom Online Event

Join us as Professor Alice L. Baumgartner, in conversation with historian Albert Brossard and Institute Director William Deverell, discusses her new book, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War.

Where: Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom & Facebook Online Event (see site for further details)

Date: Monday the 16^th

Time: 12 pm

Address: Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom Online event

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1706751046153577

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/20 – 11/15/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books via Studio City Public Library – Online Event

Join us for a Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books. Each workshop has three sessions, so please register for only one. Join us for an offering of the Innovation Lab’s ”Belonging” series, taught by Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans, which is designed to help immigrant communities develop their voices, self-confidence, and self-esteem. See details at site.

To register for this event, email Emilie at eaaronson@lapl.org

Where: Studio City Public Library – Online Event (see site for further details)

Date: Monday the 9^th

Time: 5 pm

Address: Simi Valley Public Library – Online event

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/library-innovation-lab-belonging-series-restless-books-immigrant-writing-workshop-0

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/26/20 – 11/01/20

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/26/20 – 11/01/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Magical Feminism: An Editorial Discussion via Electric Literature – Zoom Online Event

Halimah Marcus, executive editor of Electric Literature talks to Marie-Helene Bertino (Parakeet, 2 a.m. at the Cat’s Pajamas, Safe as Houses) and Elissa Washuta (White Magic, My Body Is a Book of Rules,, Shapes of Native Nonfiction) about coping with trauma and subverting expectations at the intersection of magic and reality. They will discuss how magic works in practice and as a rhetorical device in fiction. Q&A will follow.

Where: Electric Literature – Online Event (see site for further details)

Date: Monday the 26^th

Time: 3 pm – 4 pm PST

Address: Electric Literature – Online event

Website: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/acqg3qqk or contact Halimah Marcus, halimah@electricliterature.com

Brian DunlapOctober 25, 2020Leave a comment

Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/12/20 – 10/18/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Cover to Cover Reading Club for Kids, from October 5^th – November 13^th – Kids Event

Stop by the Orange Public Library & History Center to sign up for the In-N-Out Cover to Cover Reading Club, which will run until November 13^th. Kids ages 4-12 are eligible to participate. For every five books read, each child will receive a Cover to Cover Achievement certificate redeemable for one hamburger, cheeseburger, or gilled cheese. Earn up to three certificates per child, while supplies last.

NOTE: Details available at website link.

Where: Orange Public Library & History Center – Zoom Online Event

Date: Monday the 12^th

Time: 10 am – 7 pm

Address: 407 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2399363487036106

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/07/20 – 9/13/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Philosophy Discussion Group & Critique of Pure Reason via Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event

Join Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library’s Zoom link as we continue our discussion of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Newcomers are welcome.

NOTE: Email ayosco@lapl.org for participation details. Confirm at site due to holiday.

Where: Arroyo Seco Branch Library, LAPL – Online event

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 6:30 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/philosophy-discussion-group-1

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events 8/17/20 – 8/23/20

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Japanese Storytime via Little Tokyo Branch Library Instagram Online – Kids Event

Join us on Little Tokyo Branch Library’s Instagram for Japanese Storytime for children, to enjoy books and activities, such as singing and learning origami, in Japanese.

Where: Little Tokyo Branch Library, LAPL Instagram online

Date: Monday the 17^th

Time: 10:30 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/japanese-storytime

Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 8/17/20 – 8/23/20”

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