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BookSwell is producing the WeHo Reads 2022 literary season!
Great news! BookSwell has been selected by the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division to produce the 2022 WeHo Reads season. BookSwell founder and managing editor Cody Sisco proposed a series of eight online events on the theme of creating joy in the midst of sorrow that will take the audience on a memorable journey throughout 2022.
Literary communities have continued to struggle through difficult times and yet many writers are not only confronting sources of pain and injustice but also creating paths toward healing, lightness, and joy. We aim to recognize the contribution of writers and lift up their voices.
Stay tuned for more info!
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If you missed our events in 2020 and 2021, catch up on our YouTube channel or check out the highlights below:
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WeHo Reads: No Apologies
Four local writers dare to break the rules, raise their voices, and refuse to compromise. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, 6:30 p.m., online. Free, RSVP requested. Read More …
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WeHo Reads: Into the Unknown
Five queer authors open portals to spectacular new worlds and dare us to get lost in them. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, 6:30 p.m., online. Free, RSVP requested. Read More …
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WeHo Reads: Reimagining History
Four Los Angeles writers return to the past, through fiction and poetry, to understand where we came from. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, 6:30 p.m., West Hollywood Library Community Room. Free, RSVP requested. Read More …
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The Los Feliz Writers Festival Returns
The Los Feliz Writers Festival returns Aug. 19-23, 2026 with 14 free events across the neighborhood: workshops, panels, a zine launch, and an open mic. Read More …
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WeHo Reads: Poets Laureate Lee Herrick & Jen Cheng
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 6:30–8 p.m. (PT) Poetry helps us explore who we are and how we connect to the world around us.
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WeHo Reads: Writing Together—Pomodoros, Marinara, and Friendship
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 6:30–8 p.m. (PT) What happens when five writers build a creative practice rooted in friendship?
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WeHo Reads: Telling Family Secrets
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | 6:30–8 p.m. (PT) What happens when writers dare to expose their family secrets through stories and memoir?
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WeHo Reads: Going Dark to Bring Light
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 6:30–8 p.m. (PT) Heading into the winter season, we explore dark themes in fiction to shed light on humanity’s capacity for grace and terrible crimes.
16 Yodassa Williams interview
Cody Sisco interviews Yodassa Williams about her debut fantasy novel, The Goddess Twins, coming of age and finding one’s voice, black girl magic and creativity, and the revelatory experience of going to Burning Man.
Yodassa Williams is a powerful conjurer of black girl magic (70 percent Jedi, 30 percent Sith). A Jamaican American writer, speaker, and award-winning performing storyteller, an alumna of the VONA/Voices Travel Writing program and the Fortify Writer’s Retreat, and the creator of the podcast The Black Girl Magic Files, Yodassa (Yoda) launched Writers Emerging, a wilderness writing retreat for women of color and non-binary people of color, in 2019. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and currently resides in the Bay Area. The Goddess Twins is her debut novel.
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