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Week of Events
Acid-Free Los Angeles Art Book Market
aka "ACID-THREE"Join us June 16–18 for the 2023 Acid-Free Los Angeles Art Book Market. A–F ⅠII provides a platform for 90+ West Coast and international exhibitors presenting new publications and projects alongside film programming by Whammy! and Philosophical Research Society, an archival exhibition from Dublab, and a full schedule of ongoing discursive programming, music, and signings.Receive a Free Gift with your Eventbrite RSVP!Fair HoursJune 17, 11AM – 7PMJune 18, 11AM – 7PMOpening PartyJune 16, 6 – 9PMMusic by CrushBar by Madre Mezcal and Waves WineExhibitor & Programming InformationBrowse our website (acid-free.info) for a full lineup of music and discursive programing, film screenings, food vendors, and special events and exhibitions! About Acid-FreeFounded by a programming collective of Los Angeles-based independent publishers in 2018, ACID-FREE aims to create new spaces for critical discussion and commerce in support of the diversity of independent publishing practices in the arts. The group’s guiding principles favor a non-hierarchical, ad-hoc working method, a financial structure that is not profit-driven, and a spirit of inclusion and collaboration whenever possible.Donate and Help Support Acid-FreeHelp us keep Acid-Free free and support the artists sharing their work by making a donation! No sum is too small!Donate $50 for a ticket to Read More ...
WeHo Reads: Shining Like Beacons
WeHo Reads: Shining Like Beacons
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month! We share our light and illuminate possibilities for living proud, safe, and free.This online reading and panel discussion creates a safe space for writers who use their personal lives and literary careers as means to contribute to and strengthen their communities especially during LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. In collaboration with Lambda Literary, this event shines a light on and basks in the glow of talented writers with exceptional stories and ideas to share with the world.K-Ming Chang is the author of Bestiary, Gods of Want, and the forthcoming novel Organ Meats. Golden is the author of A Dead Name That Learned How to Live (Game Over Books) and the photographic self-portraiture series On Learning How to Live. They currently live in Brooklyn, NY (Lenapehoking land). Kamden Hilliard is the author of MissSettl (Nightboat Books, 2022), their debut collection of poems, and a member of the Faculty at Choate Rosemary Hall. Natalie Wee a queer creator and the author of two poetry collections, Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines and Beast at Every Threshold. Born in Singapore to Malaysian parents, Natalie is currently a settler in Tkaronto.The event is free and you can watch via YouTube Live on Read More ...
An Evening with Richard North Patterson
An Evening with Richard North Patterson
An Evening with Richard North Patterson discussing his novel, "Trial"Join us for an in-person* Live Talks Los Angeles event:Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 8pm*Virtual event airs on June 18 at 3pm PT/6pm ETAn Evening with Richard North Patterson discussing his novel, "Trial"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$46 General Admission ticket + one signed copy of the book$20 General Admission ticketAdditional books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedTickets also include opportunity to watch the virtual event The virtual version of this event airs on June 18, at 3pm PT/6PM 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.Free parking at the venueIn his new novel, Trial, veteran writer Richard North Patterson returns to the legal dramas that have been the hallmark of his long career. This propulsive narrative centers around the most incendiary flashpoints of race: voter suppression, discriminatory law enforcement, the political exploitation of racial anxiety, and the frequent failure of our legal system to provide fair trials for Black defendants. The story culiminates in a nationally televised murder case. This is a gripping, frank and deeply felt novel about the complications of love, family, politics Read More ...
2023 Zócalo Book Prize: How Does a Community Save Itself?
2023 Zócalo Book Prize: How Does a Community Save Itself?
The 13th Annual Zócalo Book Prize Event. Register to join us in-person or live online.America’s high-poverty cities and counties have suffered for decades, enduring skyrocketing inequality, the opioid epidemic, rising housing costs, and widespread disinvestment. Governments have offered a variety of failed solutions, from luring wealthy outsiders to slashing public services. But four communities are turning inward instead: Stockton, California; rural Josephine County, Oregon; Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Detroit, Michigan. In these diverse places—all of which went broke in the wake of the Great Recession—locals are building networks and trust in one another and their institutions, to promote health, wealth, and opportunity. In Stockton, this meant designing organizations to help residents cope with trauma. In Josephine County, people convinced freedom-loving, government-averse voters to increase taxes. Lawrence is building a new model to secure living wages. Detroit is battling to stabilize low-income housing. What did these strategies look and feel like on the ground? How can other struggling places borrow from their playbooks? And what can the rest of the country do to support towns as they try to help themselves? Stanford Law School’s Michelle Wilde Anderson, winner of the 2023 Zócalo Book Prize for The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Read More ...
YA Book Launch with Lizzy Ives
YA Book Launch with Lizzy Ives
Lizzy Ives in conversation with Justine Pucella WinansVillage Well is hosting the official release party for Fat Witch Summer, a body-positive YA fantasy novel for fans of friendship, road trips, and magic. Join us for a conversation and Q&A with author Lizzy Ives, moderated by Justine Pucella Winans. We’ll discuss self-love, confidence, and fat liberation as swimsuit season approaches. Plus: free snacks, book plates, and friendship bracelet crafting.
An Evening with Richard North Patterson (virtual event)
An Evening with Richard North Patterson (virtual event)
An Evening with Richard North Patterson discussing his novel, "Trial"*** US orders only. We only ship books to addresses in the US. Join us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Sunday, June 18, 2022, 3pm PST/6pm ESTAn Evening with Richard North Patterson discussing his novel, "Trial"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$40 Ticket: Virtual Admission + a signed copy of the bookTicket includes opportunity to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days, thru Juune 23 at midnight.Books ship one week after the event.In his new novel, Trial, veteran writer Richard North Patterson returns to the legal dramas that have been the hallmark of his long career. This propulsive narrative centers around the most incendiary flashpoints of race: voter suppression, discriminatory law enforcement, the political exploitation of racial anxiety, and the frequent failure of our legal system to provide fair trials for Black defendants. The story culiminates in a nationally televised murder case. This is a gripping, frank and deeply felt novel about the complications of love, family, politics and the law.Richard North Patterson is the best-selling author of 22 previous novels. He’s also written extensive non-fiction, including Fever Swamp, a narrative of the 2016 Presidential campaign derived from his essays and reporting for Read More ...