L.A. Book Launch: To Ask For Love by Harry Northup (Cahuenga Press)

Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 681 Venice Blvd, Venice Beach, Los Angeles

A book celebration for Harry Northup's latest collection "To Ask For Love." Readings by Cahuenga Press Poets. Beyond Baroque presents a reading and celebration of Harry E. Northup's To Ask For Love (Cahuenga Press). Harry E. Northup is a poet and actor (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Over The Edge, The Silence of the Lambs) and is the Producer and Host Read More ...

Palabras Literary Salon (May 2026 edition)

Studious Coworking Space 418 Bamboo Lane, Los Angeles

Palabras Literary Salon celebrates BIPOC poets + writers for intercultural community building. Come enjoy an afternoon with Palabras Literary Salon, a BIPOC-centered literary community event with host Jen Cheng in Chinatown Los Angeles. Our May edition features acclaimed writer Xuan Juliana Wang to feature her book HOME REMEDIES, and other writing. Our event has a guest readers circle, a curated Read More ...

Authors and Their Journeys Series

Lamanda Park Branch Library 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena

Join us for a special Author's Journeys conversation featuring the co-authors behind Trinity of Leadership: Learners, Thinkers, Tinkerers Join us for a special Author Journeys conversation featuring the co-authors behind Trinity of Leadership: Learners, Thinkers, Tinkerers. Six first-time authors—all New York University EdD Leadership and Innovation alumni—came together to write, edit, design, and self-publish their debut book while navigating the Read More ...

Literary Fiction Book Talk: Out Clause by Ernest Thompson

Village Well Books & Coffee 9900 Culver Boulevard, #1b, Culver City, CA 90232, Culver City

Academy Award winner Ernest Thompson presents his new novel in conversation with filmmaker Robert Greenwald. Join us for a conversation with Ernest Thompson, author of the new novel Out Clause! Ernest will be joined by filmmaker Robert Greenwald to discuss this powerful thriller about second chances and the courage required to live one’s better life. Especially when there are consequences Read More ...