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SUMMARY:Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy: Book Launch Comic Reading (5/15)
DESCRIPTION:Feature guest readings by Zoë Gray\, Justine King\, and Kyky Yang\, and a musical performance by SNAKE POOL.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/lindsey-cheng-dates-a-white-boy-book-launch-comic-reading-5-15/
LOCATION:Heavy Manners Library\, 1200 N Alvarado Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90026\, US
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Sam's Book Club: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
DESCRIPTION:Discuss thoughts\, themes\, hot takes\, and more with local book and boba lovers.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/sams-book-club-an-island-princess-starts-a-scandal-by-adriana-herrera/
LOCATION:dym books & boba\, 2057 N Los Robles Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91104\, US
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Lit Angels Reading
DESCRIPTION:Hear great new work from exciting voices in literature!
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/lit-angels-reading/
LOCATION:Village Well Books & Coffee\, 9900 Culver Boulevard\, #1b\, Culver City\, CA 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T200000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Joanna Stern
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Joanna Stern discussing her book\,  “I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything.”\n\n\n \nPlease note: \n— Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. \n— Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. \n— All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. \n— The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event\, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre. \n———————————————————- \nJoin us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event: \nMonday\, May 18\, 2025\, 8pm\n*Virtual event airs on May 25 at 6pm PT/9pm ET \n \nAn Evening with Joanna Stern\ndiscussing her book\, I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything \n \nTICKETS: \n\n$50 General Admission ticket + signed book\n$25 General Admisison ticket\n$115 Reception (6:30-7:30pm) + Reserved Section seat + Signed Book\nAdditional signed books available for purchase at event\n\n\nThe virtual version of this event airs on May 25\, 2025\, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days. Tickets include a signed book\nTickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book)\nASL interpreter provided upon request.\nFree parking at the venue\n\n \nWhat happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars\, making our decisions\, folding our laundry\, and educating our kids? \nJoanna Stern is an Emmy Award-winning technology journalist. She spent twelve years at The Wall Street Journal\, where her personal technology columns and video series made her one of the most-watched voices in consumer tech. She now runs her own media company\, producing videos and newsletters that help people navigate the tech reshaping daily life\, and serves as NBC News chief technology analyst. Her 2021 documentary E-Ternal won an Emmy for Outstanding Science\, Technology or Environmental Coverage. A two-time Gerald Loeb Award winner and Pulitzer finalist\, she often appears on national television\, radio\, and podcasts like The Vergecast. She was previously a technology editor at ABC News and The Verge. \nYou’ve heard the hype: AI will make us healthier\, give every child a personalized tutor\, run our businesses more efficiently\, return hours of free time to our overworked brains\, and make discoveries previously unimagined by humankind. The AI future is going to be unlike any other technological revolu­tion. But what does that really mean? And will AI truly make life better? \nTo find out\, award-winning journalist Joanna Stern surrendered her life to artificial intelligence for one year. The results are both hilarious and unsettling. \nI Am Not a Robot is like a time machine trip to the very near future\, where AI promises to be your doctor\, chauffeur\, teacher\, masseuse\, coworker\, thera­pist\, financial planner\, chef\, housekeeper\, and even . . . romantic partner. Your colleague might be using ChatGPT to write emails at work\, but Joanna used AI tools and robots to do household chores\, to manage her health\, and to transport her family on vacation. If there was a decision to make or a task to do\, she let AI go first. Along the way\, she conducted exclusive interviews with the tech leaders building this future\, then reported back from the front lines as your funny\, no-nonsense tour guide. \nOf course\, tech’s sunny promises never tell the whole story\, and that’s what Joanna is here to share. Filled with illustrations and photographs\, this book offers less hype\, more clarity\, and as little jargon as humanly (or robotically) possible. It’s an AI guide for ordinary people—not the tech bros who tried to sell you a cruise to the metaverse or an NFT of a cartoon monkey. \nThis book is not the definitive story\, because we’re only a few years into the AI revolution. But after a year of living as a human lab rat\, Joanna deliv­ers one of the clearest—and funniest—pictures yet of what’s really happening and what it means for you.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/an-evening-with-joanna-stern/
LOCATION:The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater–New Roads School\, Herb Alpert Educational Village\, 3131 Olympic Blvd.\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Free After-Hours Reading Club
DESCRIPTION:Attention readers! Sons and Daughters Books is hosting a silent reading club. Come meet fellow book lovers and enjoy whatever you’re reading
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/free-after-hours-reading-club/
LOCATION:Sons and Daughters Books\, 7817 Melrose Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA 90046\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Free After-Hours Reading Club
DESCRIPTION:Attention readers! Sons and Daughters Books is hosting a silent reading club. Come meet fellow book lovers and enjoy whatever you’re reading
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/free-after-hours-reading-club-2/
LOCATION:Sons and Daughters Books\, 7817 Melrose Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA 90046\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:TOM SELLECK  in conversation with TED DANSON
DESCRIPTION:Tom Selleck\, award-winning actor and producer best known for his role as Thomas Magnum in the original “Magnum P. I.” series\, talks about his frank\, funny and open-hearted memoir YOU NEVER KNOW. He shares never-told stories from all corners of his personal and professional life. Selleck talks to Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Ted Danson\, known for his starring roles in “Cheers\,” “The Good Place\,” and “A Man on the Inside.” on television and “Three Men and a Baby” on film.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/tom-selleck-in-conversation-with-ted-danson-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Lena Dunham with Rita Wilson
DESCRIPTION:THE FAMESICK TOUR: An Evening of Stories and Togetherness\n\n\n \nPlease note: \n— Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. \n— Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. \n— All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. \n— The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event\, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre. \n———————————————————- \nJoin us for an in-person Live Talks Los Angeles event: \nWednesday\, May 20\, 2025\, 8pm \n*Virtual event airs on May 27\n \nLena Dunham with Rita Wilson\nTHE FAMESICK TOUR:An Evening of Stories and Togetherness \n \nTICKETS: \n\n$65 General Admission ticket + signed book\nAdditional books available for purchase at event\nVirtual event airs on May 27. all ickets include the book and we ship to US addresses only\nVirtual tickets can be purchased withthis link\n\n\nASL interpreter provided upon request.\nFree parking at the venue\n\n \nCelebrating her first book in over a decade\, Lena Dunham returns to the stage for a night of fearless storytelling and no holds barred conversation. A candid\, funny\, and bracingly honest reflection on illness\, fame\, sex\, and everything in between\, Famesick marks a bold return from the award-winning creator of Girls and Too Much. So pull on your pajamas and join us for a night that brings together all the best parts of a slumber party—just not the thing where you call your parents crying because you want to go home. We’ll get nostalgic for the 2010s and frank about anxiety and ambition\, and go deep about what it actually means to author your own story. We can’t wait to see you there to celebrate Famesick..Lena Dunham is an award-winning actor\, writer\, director\, producer and philanthropist. Her 2014 memoir\, Not That Kind of Girl\, was a #1 New York Times best seller. She recently returned to television with the Netflix romcom Too Much\, which she wrote\, directed and co-created with her husband Luis Felber. Dunham also wrapped production on the upcoming Netflix feature Good Sex\, starring Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo\, and will make her Broadway creative debut with 10 Things I Hate About You: The Broadway Musical. She previously starred in and produced Treasure (2024)\, and wrote and directed Catherine Called Birdy and Sharp Stick (2022). Dunham created and starred in HBO’s Girls\, earning eight Emmy nominations and two Golden Globes\, and making history as the first woman to win a DGA Award for Best TV Comedy Director. An accomplished writer\, Dunham contributes to The New Yorker\, Vogue\, and The New York Times. \nRita Wilson is a multi-talented singer/songwriter\, actress and producer. Her sixth studio album\, Sound of a Woman is part unfiltered memoir\, part nuanced observation of the world around her. The album explores the arc of a woman’s life that unfolds as a moving narrative and was co-produced by Rita and GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile\, Chris Stapleton). Wilson is touring throughout 2026 performing the new material live in the U.S. and abroad. Wilson is beloved for a multitude of roles in iconic films such as Sleepless in Seattle and TV shows including Too Much and Girls. Catch her in the second season of The Last Thing He Told Me\, starring and executive produced by Jennifer Garner on Apple TV. Rita was also the film producer behind the blockbuster franchises Mamma Mia! and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She received a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame and was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in 2021. Her Broadway roles include star turns in Larry David’s Fish in the Dark and Chicago.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/lena-dunham-with-rita-wilson/
LOCATION:Robert Frost Auditorium\, 4401 Elenda Street\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Compton Museum presents a Book Talk: Love Restored Grace Under Pressure
DESCRIPTION:Join us with authors Alexis D. Lee\, LCSW and Myeisha Brooks\, LMFT\, PMH-C\, as they present Love Restored: Grace Under Pressure.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/compton-museum-presents-a-book-talk-love-restored-grace-under-pressure/
LOCATION:Color Compton\, 306 W Compton Boulevard\, Compton\, CA\, 90220\, US
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T193000
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SUMMARY:L.A. Book Launch: Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the book launch of a new environmental poetry anthology!
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/l-a-book-launch-convergence-poetry-on-environmental-impacts-of-war/
LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center\, 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice Beach\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90291\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club at The Open Book Pasadena
DESCRIPTION:Discussing: Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/romance-book-club-at-the-open-book-pasadena/
LOCATION:The Open Book Pasadena\, 300 E Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, US
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Horror Book Talk: The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson
DESCRIPTION:Tamika Thompson discusses her new socially conscious horror novel in conversation with Rachel Howzell Hall.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/horror-book-talk-the-curse-of-hester-gardens-by-tamika-thompson-2/
LOCATION:Village Well Books & Coffee\, 9900 Culver Boulevard\, #1b\, Culver City\, CA 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T193000
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SUMMARY:L.A. Book Launch: Canícula/Dog Days by William Archila
DESCRIPTION:A Bilingual Reading & Book Celebration at Beyond Baroque.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/l-a-book-launch-canicula-dog-days-by-william-archila/
LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center\, 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice Beach\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90291\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T100000
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SUMMARY:THIS IS A (REP CLUB) BOOK CLUB
DESCRIPTION:This is a Rep Club Book Club. We read Black books and talk about them.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/this-is-a-rep-club-book-club/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T210000
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SUMMARY:One Night Only: Walter Mosley Live — In Conversation with Eriq La Salle
DESCRIPTION:Walter Mosley joins Eriq La Salle for a powerful talk on Black love\, storytelling\, and culture\, followed by a live booksigning at Malik Books.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/one-night-only-walter-mosley-live-in-conversation-with-eriq-la-salle/
LOCATION:Malik Books\, 6000 Sepulveda Boulevard\, #Suite 2470\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T213000
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SUMMARY:Grill Time! Book Launch Asada with Noah Galuten and Eloy Aluri
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Grill Time! Book Launch Asada with Noah Galuten and Eloy Aluri – good vibes\, great food\, and awesome stories!
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/grill-time-book-launch-asada-with-noah-galuten-and-eloy-aluri/
LOCATION:13631 Saticoy Street\, 13631 Saticoy Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 91402\, US
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T211500
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SUMMARY:José Andrés with Jennifer Garner
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with  José Andrés discussing his new cookbook “Spain My Way: Eat\, Drink\, and Cook Like a Spaniard”\n\n\n \nPlease note: \n— Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. \n— Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. \n— All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. \n— The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event\, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre. \n———————————————————- \nJoin us for an in-person Live Talks Los Angeles event: \nTuesday\, May 26\, 2025\, 8pm \n*Virtual event airs on June 2\n \nJosé Andrés with Jennifer Garner\ndiscussing his new cookbookSpain My Way: Eat\, Drink\, and Cook Like a Spaniard \n \nTICKETS: \n\n$65 General Admission ticket + book (Spain My Way)*\n$90 Two General Admission tickets + one book (Spain My Way)*\n$150 Reserved Section seat + three books (Spain My Way\, Change the Recipe & Zaytinya)*\nAdditional books available for purchase at event\nVirtual event airs on June 2. all ickets include the book and we ship to US addresses only\nVirtual tickets can be purchased withthis link\n\n\nASL interpreter provided upon request.\nFree parking at the venue\n\n \nA lively\, authoritative collection of José Andrés’s most beloved recipes from his home country—and the stories of the people and places behind them. \nJosé Andrés is a Michelin-starred chef\, an Emmy Award–winning TV host and producer\, and a New York Timesbestselling author of Change the Recipe\, Zaytinya\, Vegetables Unleashed\, and The World Central Kitchen Cookbook. A pioneer of Spanish tapas in America and a celebrated ambassador of Spanish cooking\, his renowned José Andrés Group operates more than forty restaurants across the United States and beyond. Andrés is the founder of the nonprofit World Central Kitchen and has been honored as Outstanding Chef and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. He has twice been named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and has been awarded both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and one of Spain’s highest honors\, the Princess of Asturias Foundation’s Concordia Prize\, for his humanitarian work. \nAward-winning actress Jennifer Garner has starred in a wide range of films including Alias\, Dallas Buyers Club\, Love Simon and Juno. Most recently\, she’s appearing in Apple TV’s The Last Thing He Told Me\, for which she also serves as executive producer. Garner is co-founder and chief brand officer of the childhood nutrition company\, Once Upon a Farm. She also serves as a trustee with Save the Children. \nAlthough renowned chef José Andrés has made the United States his home\, his roots in Spain run deep: It’s where he grew up and now spends summers with family and friends. It’s also where some of the best ingredients and most fascinating culinary techniques are celebrated every day\, and as he says\, it’s “where I learned to cook\, learned to eat\, and most importantly\, learned to love food.” \nThis vibrant\, exciting collection of recipes bears José’s unique mark and proudly represents a culture where life is centered around the table. While it is impossible to capture all the richness and variety of this culture\, Spain My Wayshowcases Spanish cooking in José’s signature style—not only the cornerstones of the cuisine but also his own favorite recipes\, whether from his home kitchen\, at his restaurants\, or across Spain\, enjoyed while eating with chefs and friends. Spain My Way\, written with Sam Chapple-Sokol\, is a vivid exploration of how Spaniards cook and eat\, from one of thecountry’s most beloved sons.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/jose-andres-with-jennifer-garner/
LOCATION:Robert Frost Auditorium\, 4401 Elenda Street\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Tom Selleck in conversation with Ted Danson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:\nWednesday\, May 27\, 2026\, 6pm PT/9pm ET \n**Tom Selleck in conversation with Ted Danson\ndiscussing his memoir\, “You Never Know.”** \nthis eventy is taped on May 19 with an audience \n VIRTUAL EVENT TICKETS (US Orders Only)\nWednesday\, May 27\, 6pm PT/9pm ET\n$48 Virtual Admission + book with signed book plate (includes shipping to US addresses only). Includes access to watch the event on May 27 at 6pm PT/9pm ET and on video-on-demand for five days.. \n**There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck has lived every one of those miles in his own iconoclastic and joyful way.** \n**Tom Selleck **is an award-winning actor and producer best known for his iconic role as Thomas Magnum in the original Magnum P.I. television series. Among the many unforgettable roles he has played are PI Lance White on the Rockford Files\, Peter Mitchell in Three Men and A Baby\, Matthew Quigley in Quigley Down Under\, and Peter Malloy in In & Out.  \n**Ted Danson** is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor known for an array of exceptional performances\, most memorably for his portrayal of Boston bartender Sam Malone on NBC’s multi-award winning and iconic comedy “Cheers.”  More recently\, Danson can be seen playing himself in the quintessential comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He also starred in the acclaimed NBC comedy “The Good Place” and “A Man on the Inside.” Among his film credits are “Three Men and a Baby” and “Saving Private Ryan.” Danson is an environmental activist who co-founded the American Oceans Campaign (AOC) in 1987 to alert Americans to the life-threatening hazards created by oil spills\, off-shore development\, toxic wastes\, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses. \nIn Tom Selleck’s memoir\,*You Never Know*\, the star of Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods shares his backstory—from the University of Southern California business school and basketball court to his co-star turn with Mae West and his recurring role as Monica’s boyfriend on Friends.  \nSelleck clears up an armload of misconceptions and shares dozens of never-told stories from all corners of his personal and professional life. He also shares what it was like to emerge as a mega-star in his mid-thirties— and how he adjusted his career to protect his family’s privacy and normalcy.  \nWith charm\, talent\, and self-deprecating humor\, Selleck reveals himself as someone who reached incredible heights by always insisting on being himself. His journey offers a fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/tom-selleck-in-conversation-with-ted-danson/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:L.A. Book Launch: To Ask For Love by Harry Northup (Cahuenga Press)
DESCRIPTION:A book celebration for Harry Northup’s latest collection “To Ask For Love.” Readings by Cahuenga Press Poets.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/l-a-book-launch-to-ask-for-love-by-harry-northup-cahuenga-press/
LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center\, 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice Beach\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90291\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T163000
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SUMMARY:Palabras Literary Salon (May 2026 edition)
DESCRIPTION:Palabras Literary Salon celebrates BIPOC poets + writers for intercultural community building.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/palabras-literary-salon-may-2026-edition/
LOCATION:Studious Coworking Space\, 418 Bamboo Lane\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, US
CATEGORIES:Literary Salon
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T163000
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SUMMARY:Authors and Their Journeys Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Author’s Journeys conversation featuring the co-authors behind Trinity of Leadership: Learners\, Thinkers\, Tinkerers
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/authors-and-their-journeys-series/
LOCATION:Lamanda Park Branch Library\, 140 South Altadena Drive\, Pasadena\, CA 91107\, Pasadena\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T163000
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SUMMARY:Authors and Their Journeys Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Author’s Journeys conversation featuring the co-authors behind Trinity of Leadership: Learners\, Thinkers\, Tinkerers
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/authors-and-their-journeys-series-2/
LOCATION:Lamanda Park Branch Library\, 140 South Altadena Drive\, Pasadena\, CA 91107\, Pasadena\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T161634
CREATED:20260501T230732Z
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SUMMARY:"I'm the Undertow" & "A Question of Family" — Author Event
DESCRIPTION:Authors Eric Scott Tryon and François Bereaud discuss and sign their new books\, with special musical guests!
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/im-the-undertow-a-question-of-family-author-event/
LOCATION:Pop-Hop Books and Print\, 5002 York Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Abundance by Hafeez Lakhani
DESCRIPTION:Debut novelist Hafeez Lakhani presents his new book\, Abundance\, a wry take on the American Dream.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-launch-abundance-by-hafeez-lakhani/
LOCATION:Village Well Books & Coffee\, 9900 Culver Boulevard\, #1b\, Culver City\, CA 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T190000
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CREATED:20260502T183347Z
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SUMMARY:The Diary of a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Alcoholic: The First Entry-Live Reading
DESCRIPTION:The messy nights\, the overthinking\, the “I’m fine” when you’re not — live and unfiltered.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/the-diary-of-a-twenty-five-year-old-alcoholic-the-first-entry-live-reading/
LOCATION:The Last Bookstore Studio City\, 4437 Lankershim Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA 91602\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T161634
CREATED:20260502T183029Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: Shameless w/ Terrell J.A. Winder & Darryl Stephens
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a discussion on ‘Shameless’ by author Terrell J.A. Winder  in conversation with Darryl Stephens
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-launch-shameless-w-terrell-j-a-winder-darryl-stephens/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T190000
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: Shameless w/ Terrell J.A. Winder & Darryl Stephens
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a discussion on ‘Shameless’ by author Terrell J.A. Winder  in conversation with Darryl Stephens
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-launch-shameless-w-terrell-j-a-winder-darryl-stephens-2/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T213000
DTSTAMP:20260502T161634
CREATED:20260502T183023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T183023Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club Comedy Hour featuring Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
DESCRIPTION:A bi-monthly variety show all based on one book: This month’s book: Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-club-comedy-hour-featuring-lavender-house-by-lev-ac-rosen/
LOCATION:The Last Bookstore Studio City\, 4437 Lankershim Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA 91602\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T213000
DTSTAMP:20260502T161634
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SUMMARY:Book Club Comedy Hour featuring Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
DESCRIPTION:A bi-monthly variety show all based on one book: This month’s book: Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-club-comedy-hour-featuring-lavender-house-by-lev-ac-rosen-2/
LOCATION:The Last Bookstore Studio City\, 4437 Lankershim Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA 91602\, Los Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T211500
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Laverne Cox
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Laverne Cox discussing her memoir\, “Transcendent”\n\n\n \nPlease note: \n— Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. \n— Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. \n— All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. \n— The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event\, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre. \n———————————————————- \nJoin us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event: \nFriday\, June 12\, 2025\, 8pm\n*Virtual event airs on June 19 at 6pm PT/9pm ET \n \nAn Evening with Laverne Cox\ndiscussing her memoir\, “Transcendent“ \n \nTICKETS: \n\n$50 General Admission ticket + signed book\n$75 Two General Admisison tickets + ONE signed book\nAdditional signed books available for purchase at event\n\n\nThe virtual version of this event airs on June 19\, 2025\, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days. Tickets include a signed book.\nTickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book). \nASL interpreter provided upon request.\nFree parking at the venue\n\nFour-time Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shares her journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood\, confronting childhood trauma\, shame\, gender identity\, her transition\, body image issues\, her search for romantic love\, deep-seated feelings of unworthiness\, and ultimately\, healing. \nLaverne Cox is an Emmy-winning actress\, producer\, and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for her role as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black\, which made her the first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in Mobile\, Alabama\, she studied at the Alabama School of Fine Arts before pursuing acting in New York City. Cox has been a trailblazer for transgender representation in media\, using her platform to advocate for trans rights and visibility. She made history again as the first transgender person to win a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word. Beyond acting\, she is a sought-after speaker and activist\, working to challenge discrimination and promote inclusivity. She is also host of her own podcast by iHeartRadio and Shondaland: The Laverne Cox Show. She resides in New York City. \nLaverne Cox’ path from a struggling trans actress to a cultural movement was anything but easy. Surviving a childhood full of trauma\, dealing with depression\, and working at a drag restaurant in New York City for seven years\, Laverne was turning forty and felt it was time to throw in the towel when it came to being a Hollywood star—then she booked the character of Sophia Burset in Orange is the New Black. Her world changed overnight. \nIn Transcendent\, you will experience life in Laverne’s shoes\, from her childhood abuse to making her big break\, dealing with Hollywood bureaucracy\, feeling lonely in a world that is unaccepting\, and finding her voice through the chaos of it all. With behind-the-scenes stories and personal reflection\, we can heal and fight for equality\, right alongside Laverne.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/an-evening-with-laverne-cox/
LOCATION:The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater–New Roads School\, Herb Alpert Educational Village\, 3131 Olympic Blvd.\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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