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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/01/21 – 11/07/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition: Everything Connected: Land, Body, Cosmos at Self Help Graphics & Art – On-Site Event

Join Self Help Graphics for our Dia De Los Muertos Exhibition, Everything Connected: Land, Body Cosmos, curated by 2921 Commemorative Print Artist, Miyo Stevens-Gandara. This in-person exhibition pairs nine visual artists (music, theory, poetry) to develop a body of work around the idea that everything is connected— nothing in the world exists on its own: our existence, community, environment, health and well-being, cultural practices, and the planet.

Participants can view the artwork in person and experience the audio piece through QR codes, A small self-published catalog will be available. The public may view the exhibition by appointment on Eventbrite, or drop in for guided tours daily at 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm.

NOTE: See site for details.         

Where: Self Help Graphics & Art – Online Event

Date: Monday the 1st (runs through November 24, 2021)

Time: 10 am – 5 pm

Address: 1300 E. 1st. Street, Los Angeles, CA

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/535313880889086/

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/04/21 – 10/10/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Author Talk with Hilma Wolitzer, & Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket via Central Library, LAPL – Online FB & YouTube Event

Join us to hear author Hilma Wolitzer present and discuss her latest novel, Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket.

Hilma Woiltzer has the gift of depicting ordinary life in extraordinary ways, and in this book she illustrates the relationship between the narrator and her husband through funny and insightful stories. Her stories and novels have been praised for illuminating the dark interiors of the American home.

NOTE: See Site for details.

Where: Central Library, LAPL – Online FB & YouTube Event

Date: Monday the 4th

Time: 4 pm – 5 pm

Address: Online (see site)

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/conversation-author-hilma-wolitzer

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/26/21 – 10/03/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Sheetal Sheth, with Nazanin Boniadi, & Bravo Anjali! via Diesel Bookstore – Online Kids IG Live Event

Join us to hear author Sheetal,in conversation with Nazanin Boniadi, present and discuss her new children’s book, Bravo Anjali!

Playing the tuba comes naturally to Anjali. When the boys in her class give her a hard time for being better than them, she messes up on purpose. It’s her dream to win the upcoming music contest, so she will need a lesson in confidence to hit the right notes. This is an important story for to remind children to never dim their light.

NOTE: See Site for details and Eventbrite registration.

Where: Diesel Bookstore – Online IG Event

Date: Monday the 27th

Time: 12 pm – 1 pm PT

Address: Online (see site)

Website: https://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/virtual-event-monday-september-27th-1200-pm-sheetal-sheth-conversation-nazanin-boniadi

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/06/21 – 09/12/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham & Friends Forever at Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Kids Event

Join us to meet children’s authors Shannon Haleand and LeUyen Pham, as they present their book, Friends Forever.

Shannon Haleand is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty children’s and young adult novels, including graphic novel memoirs Real Friends and Best Friends, and multiple award winners The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient Princess Academy.

LeUyen Pham is a children’s book illustrator and author. She has illustrated and written more than 80 books. In 2020, she won a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in the book Bear Came Along.

This is a meet and greet event to sign books and visit with fans of all ages. Graphic novel readers will enjoy the third book in the Friendship series, and picture book readers will be thrilled with the cuteness of Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn.

NOTE: See site for details and guidelines for this event.     

Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person Kids Event

Date: Monday the 6th                         

Time: 11 am

Where: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020

Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/friends-forever

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/16/21 – 08/22/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Jordan Ifueko & Redemptor Book Launch via Once Upon a Time Bookstore – In-Person/ Outside Event

Celebrate an In-Person book launch for Redemptor, by Jordan Ifueko, the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Raybearer.

In this story Empress Redemptor sits on Aristar’s throne, but must appease the sinister spirits of the dead. Tarisai must now anoint a council of her own, coming into her full power. She must then descend into the Underworld, a sacrifice to end all future atrocities. She is determined to survive, but fears the pressure may consume her. Now she must decide to die for justice…or to live for it.

For health and safety reasons, this event will take place both inside and outside the store, per guidelines available at website.

NOTE: See Site for details and book purchase.

Where: Once Upon a Time Bookstore

Date: Monday the16th             

Time: 5 pm

Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020

Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/redemptor

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/02/21 – 08/08/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Monday Art Block Writing Workshop via DSTL Arts –Contact DSTL for details

Join DSTL Arts for a new Monday Art Block Writing Workshop. This long-running series of writing workshops is about to resume, and details and registration will be available at site. Submissions are also underway for new publications.

NOTE: See Site for details and registration.

Where: DSTL Arts

Date: Monday the 2nd              

Time: 6:30 pm

Address: Registration available at site.

Website: https://www.dstlarts.org/calendar

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Literary Long Beach, Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/12/21 – 07/18/21

Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Treehouse Event: Jamal Yogis & Matthew Allen & Mop Rides the Waves of Change via Skylight Books & LA Public Library –  Online Kids Event   

Skylight Treehouse and the LA Public Library present an interactive kids event celebrating author Jamal Yogis and illustrator Matthew Allen’s new picture book, Mop Rides the Waves of Change. This event is presented in partnership with the band Punk Rock Marthas.

The second in the Mop Rides series finds surfer kid Mop and his friends in a quest to save the ocean with mindfulness, surfing, and a band—The Coconut Heads.

Where: Skylight Bookstore Online Kids Event (see site)

Date: Monday the 12th            

Time: 11 am

Address: Skyllight Books Online 9see site)

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/treehouse-and-la-public-library-present-jaimal-yogis-author-mop-rides-waves-change-and

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/05/21 – 07/11/21

Another busy week in Los Ángeles literature. More and more events are returning to in person gatherings. Check the list to find out which events are in person. Also, local authors featuring this week are: Yesika Salgado, Janet Fitch and Steph Cha is in conversation with Rosecrans Baldwin, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/05/21 – 07/11/21

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/31/21 – 06/06/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Zoom Online   

The free Monday Night Fiction Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction to read, and for critique and discussion. Registration is required.

Raquel Baker earned a PhD in English Literary Studies from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing form Mills College. She is currently Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies and Transnational Literatures at CSU Channel Islands. She also has published poetry and non-fiction, and done readings with the Ventura Poetry Project.

Where: Beyond Baroque online (tickets at Eventbrite)

Date: Monday the 31st              

Time: 7:30pm – 10 pm

Address: Zoom Online

Website: https://beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops.html

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Los Angeles Literary Events

Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/17/21 – 05/23/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Brad Stone, with Nick Bilton, & Amazon Unbound via Live Talks LA – Online Event  

Author and Bloomberg News writer Brad Stone, in conversation with Nick Bilton, will discuss his new book, Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire.

Amazon Unbound is an unvarnished picture of Amazon’s unprecedented growth, and its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos, revealing the most important business story of our time.  Brad Stone is also the author of The Everything Store, Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon and The upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley.

Almost ten years ago the author captured the rise of Amazon, an internet pioneer quietly changing the way we shop online. Ever since, Amazon has expanded exponentially, inventing novel products, acquiring and diversifying into new a areas and disrupting countless industries while its valuation has soared to over a  trillion dollars, with an empire that spans the globe.  This book also probes the evolution of Bezos himself, an unvarnished portrait of a man and company we couldn’t imagine modern life without.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this ticketed event.     

Where: LiveTalks LA – Online event

Date: Monday the 17th    

Time: 6 pm 

Address: Online event

Website:  https://livetalksla.org/events/brad-stone-with-nick-bilton/

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