Discussion and Signing of Sally Stevens’ Memoir, “I Sang That”

Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, United States

Singer Sally Stevens, who has worked with artists like Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé and Sturgill Simpson, will give a book talk and sign copies of her memoir “I Sang That.” Called “elegant, honest and full of music and history” by Tony and Grammy award-winning composer Marc Shaiman, “I Sang That” (Atmosphere Press) recounts Stevens’ personal journey into the world of music-makers who create the film scores, television music, sound recordings, commercials and concert evenings the public has enjoyed during her lengthy career. In that six-decade span, her role varied from concert tours with Ray Conniff, Nat King Cole and later, Burt Bacharach to television variety shows like Danny Kaye, Carol Burnett and the Smothers Brothers to recording session work with Dean Martin, Neil Diamond, and Sonny and Cher. Her work eventually expanded into singing and contracting choirs for over a thousand film and television scores for renowned composers such as John Williams, Alan Silvestri, James Horner, Marc Shaiman, James Newton Howard, Danny Elfman, Dave Grusin, Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Randy Newman and Terence Blanchard, and many others. Some of the more recent film scores she worked on were “Bridge of Spies,” directed by Steven Spielberg Read More ...

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Baking Yesteryear Book Signing & Meet and Greet with B. Dylan Hollis

Lower Level at Grand Central Market 317 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Book signing and meet and greet with B. Dylan Hollis for Baking Yesteryear. Bites provide by Fat + Flour.Book signing and meet and greet with social media phenom, B. Dylan Hollis for Baking Yesteryear:The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s. Bites provide by Fat + Flour. BAKING YESTERYEAR:A decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from the 20th centuryFriends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear.Travel back in time on a delicious decade-by-decade jaunt as Dylan shows you how to bake vintage forgotten greats. With a big pinch of fun and a full cup of humor, you’ll be baking everything from Chocolate Potato Cake from the 1910s to Avocado Pie from the 1960s.Dylan has baked hundreds of recipes from countless antique cookbooks and selected only the best for this bakebook, sharing the shining stars from each decade. And because some of the recipes Dylan shares on his wildly popular social media channels are spectacular failures, he’s thrown in a few Read More ...

“Unsilencing Narratives: Amplifying Queer Archives,” Book Talk

Central Library - Mark Taper Auditorium 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Lydia R. Otero, a writer, historian, and activist, will be discussing their third book, L.A. Interchanges: A Brown & Queer Archival Memoir.Lydia R. Otero is a writer, historian, and activist who will be discussing the process of writing their third book, L.A. Interchanges: A Brown & Queer Archival Memoir. In this book talk, Dr. Otero will share how they combined the intimacy of a personal memoir with the rigor of documentary history, using photographs, archival documents, and compelling storytelling to craft a passionate narrative of personal growth amid the political and cultural currents of 1980s Los Angeles. Lydia R. Otero was active in the Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos in Los Angeles from the early 1980s through 1991, and served as President of GLLU for two years. Dr. Otero was one of the founding members of Lesbianas Unidas in 1983, remaining active with the organization until 1991. Lydia was a tenured professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona (2003 - 2020).For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

An Evening with Colson Whitehead (virtual event)

An Evening with Colson Whitehead discussing his novel, "Crook Manifesto"*** US orders only. We only ship books to addresses in the US. Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Monday, July 31, 2022, 6pm PST/9pm ESTAn Evening with Colson Whitehead discussing his novel, "Crook Manifesto"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$40 Ticket: Virtual Admission + a signed copy of the bookTicket includes opportunity to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days, thru August 5 at midnight.Books ship one week after the event.Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.Colson Whitehead  brings his latest novel to our stage: Crook Manifesto, a kaleidoscopic portrait of 1970s Harlem. In his trademark scalpel-sharp prose and with unnerving clarity and wit, he writes about a city that runs on cronyism, threats, ego, ambition, incompetence and even, sometimes, pride. It’s the continuing story he began in Harlem Shuffle, which the Associated Press called a “wildly entertaining romp that delivers a devastating, historically grounded indictment of the separate and unequal lives of Blacks and whites in mid-twentieth century New York.” Colson Whitehead is the bestselling author of eleven works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Nickel Boys and The Read More ...

Books & Brews

Mt. Lowe Brewing Co. 150 east saint Joseph street, Arcadia, CA, United States

Mt. Lowe Brewing has partnered with Octavia's Bookshelf & Underdog Bookstore to bring you our first Adult Book Fair!Pop Up Book StoreArt Show 1-8 pmBook Signing 2:30-4:30 pmPhoto Booth 4-7pmPop Up Book StoreFood Vendors: El Mundo & Gordo HibachiBook Walk GameBook SwapArt AuctionBook & Beer PairingsBook Themed Beer Cocktails

Silent Book Club of Death – August 2023 – 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Lawless Brewing Co. 5275 Craner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Come read and mingle with new, bookish friends at this special 1 year anniversary meeting of the Silent Book Club of Death!Silent Book Club of Death will celebrate our one year anniversary on August 9th! We'll also be gearing up to table at the LA Art Book Fair at MOCA, August 10 - 13. We'll have treats and balloons to celebrate both milestones, including a raffle! Bring anything you'd like to share in the festivities.Come read and mingle with new, bookish friends at Silent Book Club of Death! Bring whatever book you happen to be reading - related to the theme of death / mortality - to read in companionable silence, then share out about it with your table mates.Even if you choose not to read a death-themed book and just want to read quietly in a death positive space, come join us!Not sure what to read? We will have a stack of books you can browse for inspiration. We hope you will join us at Lawless Brewing and dedicate some time to celebration, reading, and reflection!Schedule:Meet and chat until 7:00Silent reading 7:00 - 8:00Chat about reading 8:00 - 8:30See you on the mezzanine on 8/9, 6:30PM at Lawless Brewing Read More ...

Zibby’s Book Club – Discussing THE SOCIETY OF SHAME!

1113 Montana Ave 1113 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Zibby's Book Club is meeting to discuss THE SOCIETY OF SHAME by Jane Roper at Zibby's Bookshop, 1113 Montana Ave, Santa Monica CA, 90403!We're meeting in person to discuss THE SOCIETY OF SHAME by Jane Roper! No need to bring anything - just stop by and we'll discuss the book! About THE SOCIETY OF SHAME:Kathleen Held’s life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his underwear. But the scandal that emerges is not that Bill, who’s running for Senate, is having a painfully cliched affair with one of his young staffers: it’s that the eyewitness photographing the scene accidentally captures a period stain on the back of Kathleen’s pants.Overnight, Kathleen finds herself the unwitting figurehead for a social media-centered women’s right movement, #YesWeBleed. Humiliated, Kathleen desperately seeks a way to hide from the spotlight. But when she stumbles upon the Society of Shame—led by the infamous author Danica Bellevue—Kathleen finds herself part of a group who are all working to change their lives after their own scandals. Using the teachings of the society, Kathleen channels her newfound fame as a means to reap the benefits Read More ...

Book to Art: Adult Book Club

South Pasadena Community Room 1115 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, CA, United States

Read Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury and join us for a mini paper carousel art project and book discussion!In celebration of Ray Bradbury's birthday, the South Pasadena Public Library will host a Book to Art Program featuring Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. Patrons are invited to read the book and participate in a mini paper carousel project and book discussion on Saturday, August 26 at 2:00 PM in the Library Community Room located at 1115 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, CA.Book Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyBook Description: When the carnival comes to town, two boys unearth the terrifying and horrible secrets that lurk within Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show and learn the consequences of wishes, as a sinister and evil force is at work in Green Town, Illinois.Art Project: mini paper carouselPresented by the South Pasadena Public Library, the Book to Art series is funded by the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library.

Made in L.A. Writers at Vroman’s Bookstore

Vroman's - Main 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Living and writing in Los Angeles makes us exquisitely interested in different vantage points--in both real life and in fiction. Join our editors and contributors in a discussion of what we see when we look around at the megalopolis that shapes our experiences. Featuring the Made in L.A. fiction anthology series editors Sara Chisolm, Allison Rose, and Cody Sisco alongside contributing writers Nick Duretta, Catie Jarvis, Laura McGhee, and Thea Pueschel.https://www.facebook.com/events/822564012606402/

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London Hughes in Conversation with Jameela Jamil – Living My Best Life, Hun

Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, United States

From stand-up comedian, actress, and host of The Netflix Afterparty, London Hughes, comes an uplifting and raucously funny memoir to show you how to ditch the self-loathing, start the self-loving, and engage with your inner winner. London Hughes has come a long way from secretly writing Frasier fan fiction alone in her bedroom. Between her breakout Netflix comedy special, To Catch a D*ck, her dating podcast “London, Actually,” and her award-winning TV performances, London the South Londoner has taken the entertainment world by storm. And now, in this sassy, brash, fearless, and funny memoir, London is ready to inspire women of all ages and races with her story—because London is absolutely the best person in the whole wide world to take you on a wild journey of self-discovery. As she herself puts it: “I’ve always been funny. I’ve always been cute. I’ve always been confident. I was born to do this shit.” All her life, London longed to be a badass—an awesome bullet-proof woman who nobody could mess with. At a young age, she made sure she was ready to become a star, developing her own living-room popstar training regimen to prepare for her future life. But London also had her fair share of disastrous experiences in terms of friendships, relationships, and career choices. Read More ...

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Girlfriends Unfiltered Book Signing & Mixer

Levitt Pavilion Pasadena 85 East Holly Street, Pasadena, CA, United States

Meet your favorite authors in Black Romance, Urban Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Women’s Fiction & more . Purchase and het Books signed.Presenting Authors A.E Valdez - Alexandra Warren- Antionette Sherrell- Ashantay Keys - A.Jay Davidson- Briann Danae- Courtney Irving- Danielle Burton- Donnia Marie-Elle Wright -Gabriela Ge- Genesis Woods- Iesha Bree- Johnni Sherri - K.Lashaun- Ladii Nesha- Masterpiece- M. Monique- Monae Nicole - Monica Walters - Courtney Irving - Nalo Stewart - Tay Mo’Nae - Rae Lyse- Rebekah Weatherspoon- Robbi Renee -Sabrina B. Scales- Shanel- Sherelle Green Sheryl Lister - Shvonne Latrice- Skye Moon- Wynta Tyme and Honorary Guest B. Love .

An Afternoon with Matthew McConaughey

Robert Frost Auditorium 4401 Elenda Street, Culver City, CA, United States

An Afternoon with Matthew McConaughey discussing his debut picture book, "Just Because" Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Saturday, September 16, 2023, 4pm*Virtual event airs on September 23 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Afternoon with Matthew McConaughey discussing debut picture book, "Just Because"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$35 General Admission ticket + signed copy of "Just Because"$55 Two General Admission tickets + one signed copy of "Just Because"$65 General Admission ticket + 2 signed books ("Just Because" and "Greenlights")Additional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on September 23, at 3pm PT/6PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venueMatthew McConaughey is the Academy Award–winning actor New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights. He also created Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey. Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which is dedicated to empowering high school students by providing them with the tools to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better future. He is a professor of practice and a Minister of Culture for Read More ...

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