Saturday 3/23: One Night Only: A Poetry Showcase presents sets by Brendan Constantine, Mayda del Valle, Jeremy Radin, Jon Sands, and Beau Sia. $5 at the door. 7 p.m. at The Echo.
Sunday 3/24: LAnguage w/ Mike the PoeT features Rumpus Saturday Editor Zoë Ruiz and Vickie Vertiz. Kenji Liu, Armond Kinard, Michael C. Ford, and Joe Gardner will also read. Jaz James will perform live music. Free. 5 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Tongue and Groove will include Rumpus contributor Jerry Stahl, Elana Bell, Jon Sands, Jervey Tervalon, Lucienne Lane, Liz Tynes Netto, and Marne Carmean all reading from their works. Music by Daisy McCrackin. $6 at the door. 6 p.m. at The Hotel Cafe.
Monday 3/25: In The Kids Aren’t Alright, YA author, graphic novelist and Rumpus Children’s Correspondence Editor Cecil Castellucci presents a panel discussion on dystopian young adult novels featuring Jennifer Bosworth, Chris Howard, and Sherri L. Smith. Free. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Tuesday 3/26: The USC Department of English hosts a reading with T. C. Boyle. There will be a book signing and reception. Free. 4:30 p.m. at Doheny Memorial Library 240.
Wednesday 3/27: Richard Hell reads from I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp, his new autobiography that goes deep into the birth of the punk rock scene in New York City. Free. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 3/28: homo-centric gets Sprung! Everett Maroon and Imogen Binnie will read from their works. They’re both from Washington, so you might not get a chance to see them again for awhile. 7:30 p.m. Free at Stories Books and Cafe.
Friday 3/29: Margot Mifflin discusses and signs Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo. Free. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
