Saturday 7/27: FAT GIRL discussion and book signing with Carlos Batts and April Flores. 3 p.m. at the Ahmanson Auditorium at MOCA Grand Avenue.
Susan Choi reads from her most recent book My Education. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Launch party for In Process Inventory with their first anthology, [Navigating] The Body. Featuring readings by Janice Sapigao, Ebony Williams, Evan Chavez, and more. 6 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Sunday 7/28: Gail Moore reads her poetry, along with Alex Frankel and Bob Foster. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque.
Tongue & Groove celebrates nine years (nine years!)! Featuring Lou Mathews, Antonio Sacre, A.R. Taylor, Michael Albo, and Clara Rodriguez, all reading tales by Jack Terrell. Hosted by Conrad Romo. 6 p.m. at The Hotel Cafe. $6 to get in. 21+ event.
Monday 7/29: Robert Rotstein discusses and signs Corrupt Practices: A Parker Stern Novel. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Tuesday 7/30: J.M. Sidorova discusses and signs The Age of Ice. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Wednesday 7/31: Robert Evans presents and signs The Kid Stays In the Picture. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Alexander Maksik reads from A Marker to Measure Drift. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Thursday 8/1: Stories at Stories. A bizarre fiction spectacular featuring Nick Antosca, Ken Boumann, Cody Goodfellow, Amelia Gray, Ben Loory, Eric Raymond, and John Skipp. 7 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
The LARB and PEN Center USA present Poetry Night. Featuring Tom Healy, Robert Polito and Adam Fitzgerald, with special guest Dorothea Lasky. Curated by LARB Poetry Editor Gabrielle Calvocoressi. 8 p.m. at a private residence in Beverly Hills. $45 tickets, $20 if you’re a student.
Friday 8/2: Poetic Research Bureau presents Adam Fitzgerald, Andrew Durbin, Stuart Krimko, Robert Polito, Tom Healy, Mark So, and surprise guests. 7 p.m. at the Telic Arts Exchange.