Author Joanne McNeil discusses her acclaimed new science fiction novelJoin author Joanne McNeil to discuss her acclaimed new science-fiction novel Wrong Way Saturday February 10th at 1:00 p.m. in the Edendale Library community room, in conversation with screenwriter Lindsey Villarreal. Wrong Way lures us into a perilous near-future world of driverless cars and the corporate gig-workers behind the scenes, exploring the human cost of surrendering to utopian gadgetry. It’s been called “a Ballardian tale… a powerful example of what the contemporary novel can and should be in our endlessly perplexing times” and “a literary sneak attack on the very idea of ‘the future’ as commonly constructed in fiction.”Wrong Way is available as a print book and an e-book at the Los Angeles Public Library.The Edendale Library is at 2011 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park. Our parking lot is around the corner off Alvarado St.. Email eden@lapl.org for more information.

Adam Vargas, author of Adamantine, presents local poets reading their workAs we welcome in the new year, join us at the Edendale Library for Altered Hearts in Car Parts, a group poetry reading curated by emerging poet Adam Vargas, author of the collection Adamantine. The poets address the power of communion in the face of the 2024 presidential election and growing technology—in quality and usage. The Edendale Library is at 2011 W. Sunset, near the corner of Sunset and Alvarado – enter through the parking lot side off Alvarado.  Email eden@lapl.org for more information.