Los Angeles Literature Events 7/01/19 – 7/07/19

July 1, 2019 Brian L.A. Literary Happenings, Los Angeles Literary Events Art Expo Center, Beyond Baroque, Book Soup, Cellar Door Books, Children's Events, Duende Nights, Expressions, Expressions LA Poetry Reading & Open Mic, First Fridays Open Mic, House Open Mic, LAPL, Open Mic, Queer Book Club, Rapp Saloon, Readings, Redondo Poets, Stories Books & Cafe, Sunday Jump, The Free Black Women's Library L.A., The Last Bookstore, Tia Chucha's, Tuesday Night Café, Vroman's, Wide Open Reading Series, Workshops, World Stage

A is for ACTION: A Social Justice Book Club for Kids at Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL – Kids Event

Literature can transform the way we look at the world, deepening our understanding of even the most complex issues of today.

Check out the book of the month from the library, read it, then come join us for the conversation and crafts! Children ages 5+ and their families are welcome.

Our book for July is: Last Stop On Market Street, by Matt de la Pena, which received the 2016 Newberry Medal and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. Library copies are available to borrow at the Information Desk.

Where: Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 1st

Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Address: 5027 Caspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90041

Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/action-social-justice-book-club-kids

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Los Angeles Literature Events 6/10/19 – 6/16/19

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 Brian L.A. Literary Happenings, Los Angeles Literary Events afrofuturism, Anansi Writers Workshop, Beyond Baroque, Book Show LA, Book Soup, Casa 0101, Cellar Door Books, Chevalier's Bookstore, Da Poetry Lounge, Diesel Bookstore, Gatsby's Bookstore, Hammer Museum, Kids Events, LAPL, Libro Mobile, Pages Bookstore, Poetic Research Bureau, Saturday Afternoon Poetry, Skylight Books, Soapbox Sessions, The Last Bookstore, The Ugly Mug, Tia Chucha's, Unurban Coffee House, Vroman's, YA Events, Young Adult

Summer Author Series & Aditi Khorana at Canoga Park Branch Library, LAPL – Teens Event

Join us for a discussion with author Aditi Khorana as she presents her latest novel, Library of Fates. Aditi’s international upbringing included stays in India, Denmark, and New England. She has been a journalist for ABC News, CNN, and PBS, and is currently serving as a marketing consultant for the entertainment industry. In her spare time she enjoys the architecture of Los Angeles and the great outdoors.

Where: Canoga Park Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 10^th

Time: 2 pm – 3 pm

Address: 20939 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303

Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/your-author-series-starring-aditi-khorana

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Los Angeles Literature Events 8/13/18 –8/19/18

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Brian L.A. Literary Happenings, Los Angeles Literary Events Anansi Writers Workshop, Annenberg Beach House, Brand Library & Arts Center, Cellar Door Books, Children's Book World, Conchas y Cafe, CSULB Poetry Open Mic, dA Center for the Arts, Drunken Masters, Friday Night Live Open Mic, Glendale Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Memorial Branch Library, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Santa Monica Public Library, Soapbox Sessions Open Mic, The New Short Fiction Series, The Pop-Hop, Tia Chucha's, Westwood Library Open Mic

Conchas y Café Zine: Adult Creative Writing Workshop at Baldwin Hills Branch Library – Adults & Seniors Event

Please join us for Conchas y Café, a program offered by the nonprofit, DSTL Arts, a 10-week creative writing class, offered in English and Spanish for adults of all ages Participants learn new techniques in poetry, storytelling, and zine-making throughout the 10-week series, and also have the opportunity to publish and present their work in the Conchas y Café Zine, a quarterly anthology of writing produced through this program. A public reading and release party celebrates the culmination of each series

Where: Baldwin Hills Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 13^th

Time: 1 pm – 2:30 pm

Address: 2906 La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016

Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/conchas-y-café-zine-adult-creative-writing-workshop-classes-de-creativa-para-adultos

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