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Join us at Barnes & Noble for a thrilling book signing of "The Calablacklist" on April 6th, from 11-1pm - come at anytime within that frame.This gathering is set to happen at Barnes & Noble in the Grove. I will be right in the front selling and signing my novel. Feel free to drop by at any time during 11:00am -1:00pm! Also, feel free to extend the invitation to your friends and family! The more, the merrier.

Bel Canto Books is delighted to host a Poetry Reading & Book Release Party with Jason Magabo Perez + Renaissance HS Poets at KUBO LBBel Canto Books is delighted to host a Poetry Reading & Book Release Party with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez and Renaissance High School poets Ashley Vasquez, Jule Loven, Nahlah Sweet, and Georgia Topper.Light refreshments will be served. Kindly RSVP so we can plan accordingly. Please stay home if you feel sick.This event will be held indoors at KUBO LB (3976 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA).EVENT SCHEDULE3:45pm - Welcome & event start4:00pm - Event welcome, author and poets introductions4:15pm-5:00pm - Poetry readings, conversation and Q&A5:00pm - Book signing, meet-and-greet, and shopping time6:00pm - Event endsABOUT THE BOOKJason Magabo Perez's second full-length book of poetry is an extended elegy set in the alleyways and Pacific-bound boulevards of San Diego, California during the current global health crisis. Called “an antidote to despair” (Muriel Leung, Imagine Us, The Swarm) and poetry that “complicates notions of solidarity, community and justice, distilling the quotidian into something sacred” (Rachelle Cruz, God’s Will For Monsters), I ask about what falls away serves as an intimate grief manifesto against the daily violations Read More ...

Readings of poetry highlighting the mystical and transformative power of queer transdisciplinary poeticsBeyond Baroque presents an immersive gathering exploring the intersection of queer identities, the avant-garde, and mystical practices. The program will feature a mix of poetry, prose, & performance by Shelley Marlow, Brooke Palmieri, Noel Alumit and K. Bradford. After the performances, the authors will be in conversation moderated by poet and scholar, Ramón García.Doors open: 6:30 PM Readings: 7:00 PMShelley Marlow is a writer and visual artist whose work explores queer joy, and practical and ritual magic. In 2015, Marlow’s novel Two Augusts In a Row In a Row, was published by Publication Studio, Portland; with art editions by Publication Studio, Hudson, NY and Publication Studio, London(2017). Marlow received an Acker Award for avant-garde writing, (2017). Halloween in Edinburgh, from their new manuscript, The Wind Blew Through Like A Chorus Of Ghosts was published in Belladonna* Collective’s Lesbian All Stars series(2022). Recent artwork and writing appear in the Brooklyn Rail; Hyperallergic; Lambda Literary; Evergreen Review; Altered Bodies catalogue; and The St. Petersburg Review. Marlow has read and exhibited their work extensively. Marlow edited prose for Ping Pong Magazine, out of the Henry Miller Library. Marlow ran writing workshops Read More ...

In person author event with Alisyn Camerota and Michaela Pereira at Zibby's Bookshop, 1113 Montana Ave, Santa Monica 90403!We're thrilled to host Alisyn Camerota as she celebrates the launch of COMBAT LOVE. Alisyn will be joined in conversation by friend and fellow journalist Michaela Pereira!About the book:About the speakers:Alisyn Camerota is Michaela Pereira is

A masterful follow-up to Orange’s already-classic first novel, "Wandering Stars" extends Orange’s constellation of narratives into the...Monday, April 8 at 7:00PMWandering StarsTommy OrangeIn conversation with Sterlin HarjoCo-presented with Skylight Books“A searing study of the consequences of a genocide . . . Orange is gifted at elevating his characters without romanticizing them, and though the cast is smaller than in There There, the sense of history is deeper.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Tommy Orange, the Pulitzer Prize-finalist and author of the breakout bestseller There There, returns to ALOUD with one of TIME Magazine’s most anticipated books of 2024, Wandering Stars, which traces the legacies of the Colorado Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family. Orange’s new novel is piercing in its poetry, sorrow, and rage, and is a devastating indictment of America’s war on its own people.Orange will be in conversation with award-winning filmmaker and showrunner of Reservation Dogs Sterlin Harjo.

Rebel Wilson discussing her memoir, Rebel Rising -- April 8 in Santa Monica! Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event: Monday, April 8, 2024, 8pm New Roads School -- The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater, Herb Alpert Educational Village Herb Alpert Educational Village 3131 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 *Virtual event airs on April 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ET Rebel Wilson with Jess Cagle discussing her memoir, Rebel Rising   TICKETS: $55 General Admission ticket + signed copy of Rebel Wilson's book $80 Two General Admisison tickets + one signed copy of the book Additional books available for purchase at event Face masks recommended The virtual version of this event airs on April 12, at 6pm PT/9PM 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. F ree parking at the venue The scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes to our stage with a candid and hilarious memoir that chronicles her unconventional journey to Hollywood success. Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress, director, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She’s known for her roles in the Read More ...

Join wellness expert Ros Ben-Moshe as she discusses her new transformative body-mind guide in conversation with Dani Klein Modisett.About the BookLaughter really can be the best medicine, and in this transformative body-mind guide, acclaimed wellness expert Ros Ben-Moshe shares the prescription.In The Laughter Effect, Ros Ben-Moshe provides a roadmap to tap into the lighter side of life with laughter therapy. Ben-Moshe shares tips and tools to achieve an intentional state of being she calls the Laughter Effect-a way to elevate mindfulness, gratitude, and self-compassion. When used regularly, it enhances resilience to stress, enabling you to respond to adversity and bounce forward with humor, levity, and grace.Drawing on research from around the world, practice and wisdom from humor and laughter therapy, and positive psychology and neuroscience, Ben-Moshe shows you how to use the energy of laughter and joy to counter stress hormones and stimulate a daily dose of positive wellbeing with "happy hormones."The techniques, strategies and practices you'll learn can transform your physical, mental, social and emotional landscape. Viewing life through a laughter lens will awaken a positive change in yourself, how you respond to the world and, in turn, how the world responds to you.ABOUT THE AUTHORRos Ben-Moshe is a Read More ...

An Evening with Don Winslow discussing his new novel, "City in Ruins"Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Thursday, April 11, 2024, 8pm*Virtual event airs on April 16 at 6pm PT/9pm ETAn Evening with Don WInslowdiscussing the writing life and his new novel, City in RuinsTICKETS:$48 General Admisison ticket + signed book$20 General Admisison ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on April 16, 2024 at 6pm PT/9PM 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.F ree parking at the venueFollowing City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible-to-put-down conclusion to bestselling author Don Winslow’s epic, genre-defining crime trilogy. This is the book Winslow has announced will be the final one of his extraordinary career.Don Winslow, a former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer and trial consultant, is the author of twenty-five acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers. He’s recently written a series of acclaimed short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris. Among Winslow’s many novels adapted for the screen: Savages, a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning Read More ...

Author Heather McCalden celebrates the release of The Observable Universe: An Investigation with a conversation and book signing event.Join us in the bookstore on Saturday, April 13th at 3PM for the book launch of The Observable Universe: An Investigation. Author Heather McCalden will be in conversation with Cyrus Dunham with book signing with Heather to follow. PRE-ORDER A SIGNED COPY OF THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSEIs anyone ever truly lost in the internet age? A moving, original memoir of a young woman reckoning with her parents’ absence, the virus that took them, and what it means to search for meaning in a hyperconnected world.“Brilliantly innovative . . . syncing a narrative of profoundly personal emotion with the invention and evolution of today’s cyberspace.”—William Gibson, author of Neuromancer and The PeripheralIn the early 1990s, Heather McCalden lost both her parents to AIDS. She was seven when her father died, ten when she lost her mother. Raised by her grandmother, Nivia, she grew up in Los Angeles, also known as ground zero for the virus and its destruction.Years later, she begins researching online the history of HIV as a way to deal with her loss, which leads her to the unexpected realization that the Read More ...

Join us as we welcome Chicago author and Emmy-award winner Ben Tanzer to share his latest novel, "The Missing".Join us as we welcome Chicago author and Emmy-award winner Ben Tanzer to share his latest novel, The Missing, a deeply psychological portrait of a marriage under duress that Kirkus Reviews calls "a taut, incisive look at two lives as they slowly implode."About the authorEmmy-award winner Ben Tanzer's work includes the short story collection UPSTATE, the science fiction novel Orphans and the essay collections Lost in Space and Be Cool. Ben is a winner of the Devil's Kitchen Literary Festival Nonfiction Prose Award and a Midwest Book Award. He has written for Hemispheres, Punk Planet, Men’s Health, and The Arrow, AARP’s GenX newsletter. He lives with his family in Chicago.

Self-care is a radical act.The ARC - Respite Deck, West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC), 8750 El Tovar Place, West Hollywood, CA 90069Celebrate National Poetry Month and lounge with a poet at the City’s 2nd annual Poetry Spa Day!This is an in-person event that will refresh and renew your soul through creative intersections with poetry, poets, and poetic “treatments.”Join the fun and relaxation at the Respite Deck of the City of West Hollywood’s Aquatic and Recreation Center at West Hollywood Park. From 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., explore poetry at “spa stations” such as Feng Shui Poetry, Poemaroma (essential oils), Lotus Poetry (origami), and other poetic experiences. At 7:30 p.m., gather at the steps to hear all the poets share their words.Poetry Spa is a concept created by Brian Sonia-Wallace during his term as 2020-23 West Hollywood City Poet Laureate. This year’s event is curated by current West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, and the spa stations and poets include:Terry Wolverton, author of eleven books, including her latest, Season of Eclipse, hosts the Poemaroma spa station.A. K. Toney is a griot, writer, musician, and educator who hosts the Listening Libations spa station where attendees get to mix poetry Read More ...