Saturday 5/18: Today is the last stop in UC Irvine MFA students off-campus reading tour. Fiction writers Blake Kimzey and Justin Lee, and poets Josh Cornwell and Meagan Cooney will present their work. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Sunday 5/19: Giant Robot is proud to host a book reading and signing by Rumpus Contributor Matthew Specktor. He will read from his newest book American Dream Machine. 2 p.m. at Giant Robot 2.
Griffith Park Lit presents A Reading at the Old Zoo hosted by Anne-Marie Kinney and Rumpus Contributor Sara Finnerty. Features readings by Chiwan Choi, Melinda Palacio, Diana Wagman, and Amanda Yates, and music by Bloody Death Skull. 5:30 p.m. at Griffith Park’s Old Zoo.
Tongue & Groove includes readings by Jim Gavin, Corrie Greathouse, Mike The Poet Sonksen, and Doug Cordell and music by Jaz James. The event is hosted by Conrad Romo and costs $6. 6 p.m. at The Hotel Cafe.
Monday 5/20: Luis Negron presents and signs his debut work Mundo Cruel: Stories. The author will be joined by the book’s translator, Jill Levine. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Tuesday 5/21: ALOUD presents The Graphic Canon: Illustrating the World’s Great Literature. A panel discussion and presentation featuring Frank M. Hansen, Milton Knight, Sharon Rudahl, Zak Smith. 7:15 p.m. at Los Angeles Central Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium.
Wednesday 5/22: LA Zine Fest is looking for a few volunteers to assist with upcoming events. For more information, visit their site.
Thursday 5/23: Tom Drury reads from his novel Pacific, and after the reading there will be a party to celebrate the release of the novel. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 5/24: Larry Fondation reads from and signs his latest book of fiction, Martyers and Holymen. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Louise Mathias, Todd Fredson, Sarah Vap, and Allison Benis White read from their new books. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque.
