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Liane Moriarty with Seija Rankin discussing her new novel,  “Apples Never Fall“Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2021, 6:00pm PST/ 9pm EST  Liane Moriarty with Seija Rankin discussing her new novel,  “Apples Never Fall“TICKETS:$38 includes a signed bookWe only ship to US addressesBooks ship week of Sep. 13also includes access on video-on-demand for 72 hrs after the event.ASL interpreter available upon request.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers comes a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest.Liane Moriarty is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Big Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret, and Truly Madly Guilty; the New York Times bestsellers Nine Perfect Strangers, What Alice Forgot, and The Last Anniversary; The Hypnotist’s Love Story; and Three Wishes. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and two children.Big Little Lies was adapted as a series for HBO by David E. Kelley, starred Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz. The series was critically acclaimed and won eight Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes. Actress/producer Nicole Kidman and Read More ...

An Evening with Gabrielle Union discussing her collection of stories, "You Got Anything Stronger?"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 8:00pm *Limited capacity event . An Evening with Gabrielle Union**discussing her book,  You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories**interviewer to be announced The virtual version of this event airs on September 30 , at 6pm PDT/9PM EDTTICKETS:$50 includes a copy of the book with signed book platealso includes opportunity to watch the virtual event on September 30 at 6pm PDT/9pm EDTMasks required for entry.Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We’re Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time you and I are going to turn to our friend the bartender and ask, You Got Anything Stronger? I promise to continue to make you laugh, but with this round, the stakes get higher as the conversation goes deeper. -- Gabrielle UnionGabrielle Union is an actress, executive producer, activist, best-selling author and most recently, a Time100 cover honoree. Union formed her production shingle “I’ll Have Another” in 2018 with the goal of telling stories that center marginalized communities with their specific point of views in an authentic manner. In August of 2020, she relaunched her haircare brand “Flawless by Gabrielle Union” Read More ...

An online poetry reading and celebration of new published works by White Pine Press.Join us for an afternoon of readings featuring White Pine Press poets and translators: Christopher Merrill, Dennis Maloney, Gail Wronsky, and Yun Wang. Both Gail Wronsky and Yun Wang are celebrating new book releases published by White Pine Press! Christopher Merrill’s latest book, Flares, is a cross-genre text praised for its richly imagined fables, vignettes, and prose poems that reveal the elementary strangeness of this world. The book was published in Spring of 2021. Gail Wronsky’s latest poetry collection, Under the Capsized Boat We Fly, New & Selected Poems, published earlier this year, too, collects over forty years of the author’s work which explores environmentalism, and mortality in language that is both multi-layered and musical. ​​Yun Wang’s forthcoming poetry collection, The Book of Mirrors, takes the reader on a journey of enlightenment through unexpected discoveries and heartbreaks. Her manuscript was the winner of the twenty-sixth White Pine Press Poetry Prize--judged by Jennifer Kwon Dobbs. The collection is set to release on September, 28, 2021. The virtual reading will be held via zoom and hosted by author David St. John. About White Pine PressWhite Pine Press is a Read More ...

An in-person memorial and celebration of Beyond Baroque's former executive directorPlease join us in celebrating the life and work of Fred Dewey. The former executive director of Beyond Baroque, Fred was a profoundly committed writer, editor, and thinker who devoted his life to championing artists and creating a public sphere for intellectual engagement. The memorial and tribute will feature readings and remembrances from poets, writers, artists, colleagues, and friends. It will be held outside on Beyond Baroque’s back patio, and food and drink will be served. For those unable to attend in-person, it will be streamed live to Beyond Baroque’s YouTube channel, where it will also be available for viewing after the memorial. Readings and remembrances by: Linda J. Albertano, Will Alexander, Laurel Ann Bogen, Mike Bonin, Dorit Cypus, Simone Forti, Amélie Frank, Chris Kraus, Pegarty Long, Suzanne Lummis, Matthew Mars, Janet Gollery McKeithen, Bill Mohr, Phoebe MacAdams Ozuna, Brooks Roddan, Amy Scholder, Jack Skelley, Judith Taylor, Suzanne Thompson, A.K. Toney, and others TBA. In-person at Beyond Baroque. All attendees must be vaccinated.About Fred Dewey: Fred Dewey (1957-2021) was a writer, teacher, editor/publisher, curator, and co-founder of the Neighborhood Councils Movement in Los Angeles. The author of The School of Read More ...

Mojave Noir is back just in time for Halloween! Join us for ghost stories, sci fi, and more - all with a noir twist.You don't want to miss this event! We're bringing back Redblueblacksilver to open the show and provide the atmospheric music that made the last event so unforgettable. We've got the best desert writers waiting to rock your world with their best noir and cross-genre noir stories to get you feeling unsettled and spooky just in time for Halloween. Join us for music, great stories, drinks, at a fantastic venue - all for a good cause!

Join us virtually on Nov. 11th for an evening of poetry with authors of the World Stage Press.World Stage Press is celebrating new book releases! These include Conney D. Williams' latest poetry collection, The Distance of Observation, and a debut poetry book (Yellow) by spoken-word poet Ravina Wadhwani. Both books were released in 2021. They will be joined by more amazing poets and writers of the World Stage Press family, including October B.L.U., Shakirah Peterson, and AKoldPiece.About the Authors:RAVINA WADHWANI is a Los Angeles-based spoken word poet, educator & therapist who made her way to the West Coast by way of the East Coast. Ravina was born and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands and embraces her South Asian roots and multicultural upbringing. YELLOW is her first collection of published poetry and prose published by World Stage Press in 2021. RAVINA is a first-generation daughter of immigrants & uses writing as a tool for understanding identity, processing trauma, moving through experiences of struggle, empowerment, growth, joy, and healing. She has performed poetry from the East Coast to the West as well as overseas.CONNEY D. WILLIAMS is a poet, actor, community activist, and performance artist with three collections of poetry, The Read More ...