This week is busy with the Festival of AAPI Books Co-hosted by Bel Canto Books and Long Beach Public Library. Plus, workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Ann Chau, Yago Cura, Rey M. Rodríguez, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Charles Harper Webb and Angela Nissell, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 7/06/26 – 7/12/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles including the 5th Annual Zine Fiesta at South Gate Museum and Art Gallery Sunday. Local writers reading this week include: Judith Pacht, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Teresa Mei Chuc, Lisbeth Coiman, Nancy Lynée Woo, F. Douglas Brown and Violetta Balkoff, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/22/26 – 6/28/26
Another week full of events including two literary festivals: 6th Annual Queer Writers Festival and the Monrovia Pride Book Festival, Saturday. Local writers reading this week include: CB Lee, Pam Concepcion, Andres “RHIPS” Rivera, Rhys Langston and Gail Wronsky, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/15/26 – 6/21/26
Another busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community with three literary festivals/book fairs this weekend: Hermanos y Libros Book Festival in Glendale, Spring Arts Tower Takeover at the Last Bookstore downtown. and Goats & Ghosts in Arcadia. Local writers reading this week include: Micah Tasaka, Daniel Romo, Georgia K. Boone, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal and Lisa See, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/08/26 – 6/14/26
A busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. This weekend is the annual LitLit: The Little Literary Festival Downtown and Book Lovers Weekend in San Pedro. Plus, Inlandia Institute’s Indie Author Fair on Thursday in Riverside. Local writers reading this week include: Missy Fuego, Land Flowers, Larry Love, Susan Straight, Los Angeles Poet Laureate Brendan Constantine and Tom Laichas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 6/01/26 – 6/07/26
An incredibly busy week in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community as book festival season continues. The continuation of the Fifth Annual Pomona Poetry and Book Fest takes place at the Pomona Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, the First Annual Sunday Jump Literary Festival in Historic Filipinotown is on Sunday, and the Black Children’s Book Fest is hosted by Malik Books at the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Mall on Sunday. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/18/26 – 5/24/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Juan Amador, Reyna Grande, Douglas Manuel, Alene Terzian-Zeitounian and Gustavo Hernandez, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/11/26 – 5/17/26
Another week packed with two literary festivals across Greater Los Ángeles—49th Annual Writers Week at UC Riverside and the Pomona Poetry & Book Fest. Local writers reading this week include: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Liz Stephens, Ryka Aoki, Ruthie Marlenée, Peter Lechuga and Cassandra Lane, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 5/04/26 – 5/010/26
It’s the middle of book festival season in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. This weekend, The LA Get Down Festival continues at the Greenway Court Theatre and YALLWEST, a literary festival for middle and high school age readers, takes place Saturday at Santa Monica High. Local writers reading this week include: Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Christian Perfas, Carlos Ornelas, Yesika Salgado and Marie Lu, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/20/26 – 4/26/26
Another big week with two festivals. The continuation of the month-long LA Get Down Festival at the Greenway Court Theatre in the Fairfax District and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC. Local writers reading this week include: Theresa Robbinson, William Archilla, Connie Johnson, Janet Danielo, Jimmy Vega, Suzanne Lummis and Yesika Salgado, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 4/13/26 – 4/19/26
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