Another busy week in the Los Ángeles literary community, with in-person and virtual events. In=person events are at local bookstores, Re/Arte in Boyle Heights, Sims Library of Poetry in South Central. etc. Some local writers reading this week: poet Daniel Jose Ruiz, Brendan Constantine, Tommy Domino, V. Kali, Hiram Sims, October BLU and more. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/26/21 – 08/01/21
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)
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/19/21 – 07/25/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Howard Paar, with Denice Hamilton, & Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel via Book Soup – Online Event
Author Howard Paar, in conversation with author Denise Hamilton, will present and discuss his book, Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel.
Top Rankin’ captures the spirit of LA in 1980, and is populated with real-life characters from the music world in Los Angeles, New York and London, when everything’s changing, from the decadent, diverse punk rock scene to the violent, hard-core scene. Although club owner James Dual wants no part of that, his efforts are thwarted from every direction.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Monday the 28th
Time: 6 pm
Where: Online event
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/28/21 – 07/04/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Lisa Taddeo, with Stephanie Danler, & Animal via Book Soup – Online Event
Author Lisa Taddeo, in conversation with author Stephanie Danler, will present and discuss his new book, Animal.
Animal illustrates one woman’s exhilarating transformation for prey to predator, in this debut novel from the author of Three Women. Lisa Taddeo presents the story of Joan, who has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. It’s a depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Book Soup – Online Crowdcast event
Date: Monday the 14th
Time: 6 pm
Where: Online event
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/lisa-taddeo-conversation-stephanie-danler-discusses-animal
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/14/21 – 06/20/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Wesley Brown, with Douglas Kearney, & Tragic Magic via Skylight Books – Online Event
Wesley Brown, in conversation with poet Douglas Kearney, will read and discuss his book, Tragic Magic.
Wesley Brown is the author of three novels, a collection of short stories, Dance of the Infidels, and four produced plays. Tragic Magic is the story of Melvin Ellington, a.k.a. Mouth, a Black, twenty-something ex-college radical who has just been released from a five-year prison stretch after being a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. The author structures this first person tale around Ellington’s first day on the outside, haunted by a past that drives him to make sense of choices leading up to this day.
Originally published in 1978, and edited by Toni Morrison during her time at Random House, this Of the Diaspora edition of Tragic Magic features a new introduction by author Wesley Brown.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: Skylight Books – Online event
Date: Monday the 3rd
Time: 4:30 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-wesley-brown-reads-tragic-magic-douglas-kearney
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/03/21 – 05/09/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Speaker Series: Meet Lynne Thompson, New Poet Laureate of Los Angelesvia The Ebell – Online Event
Lynne Thompson, since being appointed our new Poet Laureate in 2021 by Mayor Eric Garcetti, will share her path to this two year appointment, and discuss her writing and literary works.
Thompson is the author of three books of poetry: Start with a Small Guitar, Beg No Pardon, and Fretwork. She serves on the boards of Cave Canem and the Los Angeles Review of Books, and is chair of the Scripps College Board of Trustees. She has received numerous awards, and other recent work is forthcoming in New York Quarterly, New England Review, the 202 Best American Poetry, among others.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: The Ebell – Online event
Date: Monday the 26th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/130483039055644
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/26/21 – 05/02/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Virtual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Stories and Ideas 2021 – Online Fiction Event
Join the 26th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, again offered virtually, from April 17 through April 20! Many literary events will be offered, and tickets are FREE!
LA Times’ Main Stage Event features Richard Thompson, in conversation with RJ Smith, who will present and discuss his memoir, Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975.
Richard Thompson is aninternational and longtime beloved musical legend, known for his brilliant songwriting, his extraordinary guitar playing, and his haunting voice. In this long-awaited memoir the British folk musician takes us back to the 1960s, a period of great change and creativity—both for him and the world at large. Thompson is the author of Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975.
RJ Smith has been a senior editor at Los Angeles Magazine. a contributor to Blender, a columnist for Village Voice, a staff writer for Spin, and a writer for many journals, His book, The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, was among the New York Times’ “One Hundred Notable Books of 2012.” He is the interviewer for this event.
NOTE: The bookseller for this event is Skylight Bookstore.
Where: Los Angeles Times – Online events (see details & tickets available at Eventbrite link)
Date: Monday the 19th
Time: 5 pm
Address: Online events (see site)
Website: https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/project/2021-event-richard-thompson/
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/19/21 – 04/25/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Indre Viskontas & How Music Can Make You Better via CalTech Live: Behind the Book – Online Event
Indre Viskontas combines a passion for music with scientific curiosity. She is a Professor of Sciences and Humanities at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, is a working opera singer, and serves as the Creative Director of Pasadena Opera.
Dr. Viskontas will be interviewed by Maya Jasper White, CalTech’s Director of Chamber music, about her book, How Music Can Make You Better, where she investigates what music is, and how it can change us for the better—from deep in our neurons to across our entire society.
NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.
Where: CalTech’s Behind the Book Series – Online event
Date: Monday the 5th
Time: 5 pm
Address: Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1096485427429412
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/12/21 – 04/18/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Monday Funday: April Poetry Month – LAPL Online Kids Event
You can win a free poetry book when you join us for Monday Funday, celebrating National Poetry Month!
We’ll do Mad Libs, solve riddles, and experiment with writing our own poems. Please have your paper and pencils ready.
NOTE: Details, registration, and link at site.
Where: Los Angeles Public Library – Online Event
Date: Monday the 5th
Time: 4 pm – 5 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/monday-funday-april
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/05/21 – 04/11/21”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Shannon Kenny Carbonell & All Is Not Lost via Chevalier’s Bookstore – Virtual Crowdcast Event
Join author Shannon Kenny Carbonell, in conversation with Nestor Carbonell,to hear her discuss her book, All Is Not Lost.
Shannon Kenny Carbonell’s book, All Is Not Lost, is the story of what happened when one woman set aside a lifelong dream in favor of her kids, only to find herself battling her own ego and unfulfilled ambition. When her family relocated to Oahu, Hawaii during the shooting of the TV show LOST, she found herself as lost as the characters/survivors, and find a way to reconcile her growing feeling of failure and sudden loss of herself, This is her journey.
NOTE: Details, registration and event link available at website.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore – Online Crowdcast Event
Date: Monday the 29th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/shannon-kenny-carbonell
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/29/21 – 04/04/21”
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