• Reading + Signing w/ Regina O’Melveny, Carolyn B Flynn, & Deena Metzger

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

    Acclaimed authors Regina O'Melveny, Carolyn Brigit Flynn, and Deena Metzger share their newest work and sign books. Join us at the studio at Village Well for a reading and signing! Authors Regina O'Melveny, Carolyn Brigit Flynn, and Deena Metzger will present work new and old and sign copies of their books. About the authors: Regina O'Melveny is an artist and Read More ...

  • Book Launch: Sutra Americana by Monona Wali

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

    Monona Wali presents her new novel in conversation with Neelanjana Banerjee. Join us for a conversation with author Monona Wali as she presents her novel Sutra Americana, the decades-long story of a close-knit Indian immigrant family who, in learning to be American, a complex and exhilarating project, find the threads of their relationships unravel. Weike Wang, author of Rental House Read More ...

  • Poet Film Stage: Double Exposure

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

    The third Poet Film Stage production at Beyond Baroque Lobby opens 7:00 PM I Theatre doors 7:20 PM I Performance 7:30 PM A mysterious suitcase moves through a cinematic world of poetry and performance. Double Exposure, the third Poet Film Stage production at Beyond Baroque, brings poetry into dialogue with film, live performance, and an original score. Created and directed Read More ...

  • Table Reading

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

    Presented by the FRDLP. Hosted by Renée Petropoulos Join us for a session of careful, attentive live reading and interpretation of “What is Authority?” by Hannah Arendt and The School of Public Life by the late Fred Dewey. Table Reading sessions are hosted at Beyond Baroque, led by Renée Petropoulos and the Fred Rogers Dewey Legacy Project (FRDLP). Historically, these Read More ...

  • What Books Press Poetry Launch

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

    Poets published by What Books Press present their new work. Join us to celebrate this year's fiction slate from What Books Press! On October 25th, Amy Elisabeth Davis, James Cushing, Celeste Boyer, and Bill Mohr will read from and discuss their new work. About the participants: Amy Elisabeth Davis, a historian and poet who studied at Cornell and Columbia and Read More ...

  • Double Book Launch: Robert Hass & Brenda Hillman

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

    An evening of poetry and non-fiction at Beyond Baroque Join us for an evening celebrating new books by Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman in The Wanda Coleman Theater at Beyond Baroque. Robert Hass’s A Third Commonness: Essays on Poetry, Poetics, and the Natural World, published by Copper Canyon Press, traces a literary and ecological lineage through poets, writers, landscapes, and Read More ...

  • Slanguage Poetry Show Halloween Costume Open Mic

    Sims Library Of Poetry 2702 West Florence Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Slanguage Poetry Show {HALLOWEEN COSTUME OPEN MIC EDITION}. Come check out great poetry & fun energy! You can perform or enjoy the night. Slanguage Poetry Show {HALLOWEEN COSTUME OPEN MIC EDITION}. Come check out great poets & fun energy! You can sign up on the open mic list and share your work on our stage! We are excited to invite Read More ...

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  • WeHo Reads: No Apologies

    Online (virtual event)

    Four local writers dare to break the rules, raise their voices, and refuse to compromise. What does a writer sacrifice when they soften their work to fit the mold? And what becomes possible when they refuse? On Nov. 4, four local writers confront subjects many books shy away from: race, desire, class, the messy moments when life stops making sense. Read More ...

  • The Poet’s Memoir

    Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    A generative writing workshop with Truong Tran The Poet’s Memoir is a generative workshop that approaches the narratives of the self through short, non-narrative inquiries. A memoir does not have to tell a life from beginning to end. It can be made of moments, snippets, fragments—parts of a story that, when brought together, begin to make a whole. In this Read More ...

  • An Evening with Michael Lewis

    The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater--New Roads School Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404, Santa Monica, CA, United States

    An Evening with Michael Lewis discussing his book, "Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State" Please note: -- Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. -- Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. -- All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. -- The name(s) you provide during registration will Read More ...

  • Fiction & Memoir Generative Surge

    Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    A generative prose workshop with Dylan Landis For writers at all levels who wish to advance work in progress or launch something new. This workshop is structured around a timing and intention-setting method that helps writers work in highly productive bursts with enhanced focus. Prompts will be provided to those who find them useful. During a break, we'll also engage Read More ...