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, YA and teen and LGBTQIA+ events. There are even some local writers reading this week that include: Nikolai Garcia, Maestro, Cecilia Woloch, Teresa Mei Chuc, Marvin Louis Dorsey and Holaday Mason, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 1/13/25 – 1/19/25
Plenty of literary events this week from book clubs, readings, open mics, workshops, children’s, teen and YA events. Local writers reading this week include: Nancy Lynée Woo, Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley, Dig Wayne, Amelie Frank and Fernando Funes, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/04/24 – 11/10/24
Plenty of literary events this week including the 9th Annual Katipunan Poetry Slam in celebration of Filipino American History Month. Local writers reading this week are: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops, kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week include: David A. Romero, Matt Balane, Muriel Leung, S.A. Griffin, Lory Bedikian and Dare Williams, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/21/24 – 10/27/24
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
Plenty of literary events this week: open mics, book clubs, readings, workshops and kids and teen events from the IE to the OC to Venice to Long Beach and everywhere in-between. Local writers reading this week include: Terry Wolverton, liz gonzalez, Xochitl Julisa-Bermejo, Brandon Allen, Michelle Tea, Chuck Rosenthal and David A. Romero, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/09/24 – 09/15/2411
Pride Month is coming to a close, but there are still chances to see local LGBTQIA+ writers read this week and for the rest of the year. There is also the return of the 3rd Culver City Book Festival at Wende Museum from 10am – 4pm. The festival showcases the work of local authors, publishers, journals, and literary non-profits. Local writers reading this week are: Orange County Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez, Gina Duran, Jonathan Parks-Ramage, Teresa Mei Chuc, Conney D. Williams, Brian Sonia-Wallace and CJ Leede, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/24/24 – 06/30/24
It’s now Pride Month and literary events highlighting LGBTQIA+ writers and their literature are numerous. They include writing workshops, readings, open mics and more. Local writers reading this week are: Gary Phillips, Ellen Estilai, Jen Cheng, Aruni Wijesinghe and Kenji C. Liu, Among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/03/24 – 06/09/24
A busy week of literary events. Events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week are: Lynne Thompson, Jeremy Ra, Douglas Manuel, Celeste, Aiyana Da’briel, Suzanne Lummis and Romaine Washington, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/27/24 – 06/02/24
An extra busy week full of literary events. The annual LA Get Down Festival continues for its second week at the Greenway Court Theatre and the Northeast Los Angeles Poetry Fest debuts at Los Angeles College Prep Academy High School, Saturday and Sunday. Plus, the traditional slate of other literary events continues as well. Local writers reading this week are: Brenda Vaca, Chiwan Choi, Iris De Anda, Steven Hendrix, Jesse Tovar, Alexandra Adlawan and Erica Ayon, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/08/24 – 04/14/24
