Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 | 6:30–8 p.m. (PT)
Five queer authors open portals to spectacular new worlds and dare us to get lost in them.
WeHo Reads: Into the Unknown
Online Via Zoom and YouTube
Free, RSVP Requested
What can we discover in worlds that have never existed? And how does queer imagination remake the rules of magic, adventure, and belonging?
This October, five queer fantasy and YA authors venture past the edges of the map, into imagined realms cozy, macabre, sweeping and strange. Their books conjure witches and spellwork, alternate universes, and heroes who have rarely seen themselves at the center of the story. In an evening of reading and discussion, Georgia K. Boone, Kiri Callaghan, Lizzy Ives, C.B. Lee, and Shelly Page will talk about building the fantastical, the freedom of the undiscovered, and why imagined worlds can tell the truest stories about our own.
Featuring:
- Georgia K. Boone is the author of the critically acclaimed YA novel And Other Mistakes and When We Almost Came Undone, both of which are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections.
- Kiri Callaghan is a best-selling author of sapphic fantasy fiction that’s both cozy and a little macabre, including The Hemlock Saga and its latest installment, The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Spite & Spellwork.
- Lizzy Ives is the author of Fat Witch Summer and Thick Witch Travels and co-designer of the upcoming cozy fantasy board game, Bookwyrm.
- C.B. Lee is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, including the Lodestone Award for Best Young Adult Book–winning Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, A Clash of Steel, and the acclaimed Sidekick Squad series.
- Shelly Page, the author of Brewed with Love and Charmed and Dangerous, writes young adult fantasy romance and horror, and practices immigration law.
WeHo Reads is a literary series presented by the City of West Hollywood. For more information and events, visit www.weho.org/wehoreads. The 2026 program is produced by BookSwell, a literary media company amplifying historically excluded voices. Additional support is provided by media partnerships with Book Soup and Los Angeles Review of Books. Attendees are advised that the program may include mature language and themes.
Authors
Georgia K. Boone
Georgia K. Boone is the author of the critically acclaimed YA novel And Other Mistakes and When We Almost Came Undone, both of which are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. She’s also the author of the forthcoming horror anthology Can’t You See It’s Coming? When not writing about women who defy expectations, she plays video games and annoys her dogs. She lives with her family in Los Angeles.
Find her on Instagram @georgiakboone.
When We Almost Came Undone
Kiri Callaghan
Kiri Callaghan is an author of fantastical sapphic fiction, performer and poet. Existing work consists of The Hemlock Saga, The Terra Mirum Chronicles, The Seek Anomalie Podcast and a collection of original poems performed live at the Los Angeles Poetry Brothel.
Learn more at kiricallaghan.com.
The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Spite & Spellwork
Lizzy Ives
Lizzy Ives (she/her) is the author of Fat Witch Summer and Thick Witch Travels. A lover of magic and whimsy, she grew up in the fog of the San Francisco Bay Area and now burns in the sun of Los Angeles with her husband, her cats, and their massive board game collection. Lizzy is currently working on Big Witch Energy, the third book in The Thirteen States series, and the upcoming cozy bookshelf board game Bookwyrm.
Learn more at lizzyiveswrites.com.
Thick Witch Travels
C.B. Lee
C.B. Lee is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, including the Lodestone Award for Best Young Adult Book–winning Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, A Clash of Steel, and the acclaimed Sidekick Squad series. Their works have received seven starred reviews and been finalists for multiple awards, including the Lambda Literary Award.
Learn more at cb-lee.com.
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
Shelly Page
Shelly Page is a young adult contemporary fantasy romance and horror writer. By day, she’s a practicing immigration attorney. By night, she’s writing stories about love, magic, and mystery—all with the hope of providing genuine representation for queer readers of color. Shelly lives in Los Angeles with a collection of half-dead plants. Brewed with Love is her first solo novel. Charmed and Dangerous is her second.
Learn more at shellypage.com.
Charmed and Dangerous
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