Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles, including The Pan African Film Festival Spoken Word Fest on Saturday at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Local writers reading this week include: Queen Quannie, Rosecrans Baldwin, Tananarive Due, Tommy Domino, Rich Ferguson, Melineh Ani Yemenidjian and Robin Coste Lewis among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/09/26 – 2/15/26
Another week packed with literary events across Greater Los Ángeles. Workshops, readings, open mics, book clubs and more. Local writers reading this week include: Sofía Aguilar, Peter Lechguga, Raffi Wartanian, Claire Hoffman, Hope Cerna and Raquel Gutiérrez, among others. In these troubling times it’s more important than ever to foster literary community. #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 1/12/26 – 1/18/26
Literary event this week include the community’s first book festival of the year: The 4th Annual Culver City Book Festival at the Wende Museum. Writers appearing at the Culver City Book Festival include: Gustavo Arellano, CJ Leede, Jesse Katz, Alyesha Wise, Besskepp and Food 4 Thought, among others. 10 am – 5 pm. The full range of other literary events round out the week. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 2/17/25 – 2/23/25
Another week of events. They include: readings, workshops, book clubs and YA and teen events. There are even some local writers reading this week that include: Juan Amador, Anastasia Helena Fenald, Pam Concepcion, Asia Eng, Jennifer “Miss B” Baptiste, Diana Wagman and Attica Locke, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 1/20/25 – 1/26/25
Plenty of literary events this week including readings, open mics, workshops, book clubs, LGBTQIA and kids events. Local writers reading this week are: Maestro, Pam Concepcion, Rhiannon Cielos Chavez, Nikolai Garcia and Guest Terri Niccum, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/09/24 – 12/15/24
Plenty of literary events this week: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops, kids, YA, and LGBTQIA events. Local writers reading this week include: Ryane Nicole Granados, Jeremy Ra, Grace, Will Alexander, Jenise Miller, Mimi Tempestt and S.A. Griffin, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/07/24 – 10/13/24
Enjoy literary L.Á. as it continues to host open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops and kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: F. Douglas Brown, Do Nguyen Mai, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilara, Isabella Santana, Ra Avis and Tom Laichas. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/08/24 – 07/14/24
Plenty of literary events this week. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids, teen and an LGBTQIA event. Local writers reading this week include: Ingrid M. Calderón Collins, Naomi Hirahara, Mr. Chai Tea, Lisbeth Coiman, October BLU, Anastasia Fenald and Suhasini Yeeda. amang others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/013/24 – 05/19/2
This week the Los Angeles literary community is in the thick of literary festival season. There are five literary festivals next weekend: Lit Fest in the Dena in Pasadena, the Festival of AAPI Books in Long Beach, the first annual Heavy Manners Literary Fair at the Heavy Manners Library, Third Edition Viet Book Fest in Santa Ana and week one of the 3rd Pomona Valley Poetry & Book Fest at the L.Á. County Fair. Plus, all the usual literary events. Local writers reading this week include: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Daniel Olivas, Michelle Brittan Rosado, Pete Hsu, Carolyn Huynh and Reem Ali Adeeb, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/29/24 – 05/05/24
Another week packed with literary events. Events include: readings, book release parties, open mics, book clubs, workshops and kids and two LGBTQIA+ specific events. Local writers reading this week are: Teresa Mei Chuc, Meliza Banales/ Missy Fuego, Nathan Castellanos, Romaine Washington, James Coats and Matt Sedillo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/18/24 – 03/24/24
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