Join Skylight Books for a celebration of the newly released books by authors Kate Gale and Helen Benedict.
When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 – 7:00pm
Location: Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tag: Poetry
WeHo Reads: Asian Pacific Diaspora Talk Story
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. PT
Hear from a panel of poets and writers as they share their stories and discuss what it means to be Asian American during AAPI Heritage Month
Read More …WeHo Reads: Poetry Spa 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. PT
Celebrate National Poetry Month and lounge with a poet at the City’s 2nd annual Poetry Spa Day!
Read More …WeHo Reads: Inspirations and Intersections
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. PT
We explore authors’ creative inspirations and intersections during Black History Month.
Read More …Altadena Library Indie Author Night with Carolina Rivera Escamilla, Eric J. Guignard, Willa C. Richards, and Cody Sisco
July 24, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Meet local authors and hear readings of their best and newest works. Book sales will take place on-site.
Authors
Carolina Rivera Escamilla is an educator, bilingual writer, theater actor, and documentarian who lives in Los Angeles. A Fellow of Pen America Emerging Voices, her first book of short stories, entitled “…after…” was published in 2015 (Worlds Stage Press). Born in El Salvador, Rivera Escamilla is currently writing a novel. Her recently released first book of poetry entitled, “In a Corner of Your Country,” was published by Bellucci, Palms & Carmichael Publishing, LLC. in March 2023. www.carolinariveraescamilla.com • IG @carolinariveraes
Eric J. Guignard is a writer and anthologist of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles. He’s twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award. His latest books are his novella “Last Case at a Baggage Auction” (Harper Day), novel “Doorways to the Deadeye” (JournalStone), and short story collection “That Which Grows Wild” (Cemetery Dance). www.ericjguignard.com • Twitter: @ericjguignard IG @eric_j._guignard
Willa C. Richards is the author of the novel “The Comfort of Monsters.” She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. Her work has appeared in The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a 2019 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize for Emerging Writers.
www.willacrichards.com • IG @willacatherr
Cody Sisco is an author, editor, publisher, and literary community organizer. His science fiction series includes two novels, “Broken Mirror” and “Tortured Echoes.” In 2017, he co-founded Made in L.A. Writers, an indie author co-op dedicated to the support of independent authors. His startup, BookSwell, is a literary events and media production company dedicated to lifting up marginalized voices. He serves as a Co-Executive on the Board of Governors for the Editorial Freelancers Association. www.codysisco.com • IG @codybriansisco Twitter @codysisco
