• Desiree Zamorano with Daniel Olivas & Tisha Reichle-Aguilera

    The Book Jewel 6259 W 87th St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Desiree Zamorano reads from Amarisa's Cooking Pot (University of Nevada Press) with fellow University of Nevada Press authors Daniel Olivas and Tisha Reichle-Aguilera at The Book Jewel in Westchester. Amarisa's Cooking Pot is BookSwell's July Read Local SoCal pick.

  • Condensed Book Club: “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury

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

    Our Condensed Book Club makes books clubs easier! Come ready to read and discuss a great short story. No prior reading required. Book clubs can be intimidating, especially when you haven't finished the book. That's why we've created a Condensed Book Club, where we read short stories together, and discuss. No prior reading required. All you have to do is Read More ...

  • L.A. Book Launch: Todos Somos Sagrados by Rey M. Rodriguez

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

    Rey M. Rodriguez, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Jose Hernandez Diaz, and William Archila in The Wanda Coleman Theater Join us for the L.A. Book Launch of Rey M. Rodríguez's poetry collection, Todos Somos Sagrados (El Martillo Press, 2026). A meditation on the daily community work of neighborhood projects like Proyecto Pastoral in East Los Angeles aiding the unhoused, immigrant, and violence-plagued Read More ...