Monday 11/2: Liana Aghajanian won the Write A House contest and is leaving LA for her new home in Detroit! Join her at her going away party, featuring food, drink, readings, possibly dancing, a discussion with Write A House board member Dream Hampton, and more! Tickets start at $20 and are available here, and all proceeds go to support Write A House in their ongoing mission. 7 p.m. at HeLo House.
Joshua Scher discusses and signs Here & There in conversation with screenwriter Philip Eisner (Event Horizon). 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Stephen Batchelor discusses and signs After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Yumi Sakugawa discusses her new book There is No Right Way to Meditate. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
It’s the first Monday of a new month! Did you lock yourself away over Halloween to finish that story? Share the results of your toils at Speakeasy/Open Mic Night! Sign-ups start at 7:45 p.m., readings begin at 8 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Tuesday 11/3: Join Farley Elliot, Doug Krikorian, Ruth Wallach, and Kevin Break to discuss their newest books: Los Angeles Street Food: A History of Tamaleros to Food Trucks, Los Angeles Sports Memories, Los Angeles Residential Architecture: Modernism Meets Eclecticism, and Bridges of Downtown Los Angeles. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Harlyne Yi launches her new book Oh the Moon. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Wednesday 11/4: Tate Connors discusses and signs Lost in Chaos. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Sarah Vowell discusses and signs Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Bill Mohr and Neeli Cherkovski read from their poetry. 7:30 p.m. at Otis College of Art and Design‘s Ahmanson Hall Forum.
Nicholas Wong presents and signs Crevasse. He will be joined by Siel Ju, Lisa Locascio, Douglas Manual, and Brandon Som, who will read their favorite poems from Crevasse, along with their own works. Hosted by Zoë Ruiz. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Red Hen Press presents Nicelle Davis’s two-part play “On the Island of Caliban.” 7:30 p.m. at The Edison. 21+, and it’s at The Edison, so dress appropriately.
Thursday 11/5: Jonathan Lethem reads and discusses his works. 7 p.m. at CalArts‘ Butler Building #4.
Sloane Crosley discusses and signs The Clasp. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Garth Risk Hallberg discusses and signs City on Fire. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
The Loudest Voice reading, presented by USC’s PhD in Literature and Creative Writing Department. Featuring Christine Kanownik and Dexter L. Booth. 7:30 p.m. at The Pop Hop.
Rare Bird Books presents David Berkeley and his novella, The Free Brontosaurus. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
LA Natives & Feminists presents Doreen Stock nad Claudia Chapline. 7:30 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Friday 11/6: Returning Soldiers Speak: An Evening of Prose and Poetry by Soldiers and Veterans. 6 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10 suggested donation.
Mark Z. Danielewski discusses and signs The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forest. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Five students and one faculty member from the University of Southern California Master of Professional Writing program read from their work. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Jérémie Guez reads from his English debut novel Eyes Full of Empty, and is joined by James Ellroy. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Saturday 11/7: Frances Dinkelspiel discusses and signs Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Harriet McDougal, Maria Simons, and Alan Romanczuk present and sign The Wheel of Time Companion, and Jason Denzel (dragonmount.com founder) presents and signs his debut title Mystic. 6 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Nebraska Girl presents a special event: Three Doug Night. Featuring Doug Knott, Doug Brown, and Doug Kearney. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $5-$10 suggested donation.
Sunday 11/8: Matt Kaplan signs Science of the Magical, Lisa Morton signs Ghosts: A Haunted History, Les Klinger signs The Sherlock Holmes Book and In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe, and Nancy Holder signs Crimson Peak (the novelization of the film). 2 p.m. at Dark Delicacies.
Howard Paar discusses and signs Once Upon a Time in LA: A Rock and Roll Noir Novel. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Roar Shack presents The Dancing Girl Press Show. Featuring Rachelle Cruz, Cati Porter, Nikia Chaney, October Live Write winner Brennan “B Deep” DeFrisco, Siel Ju, and Lisa Cheby. The event will feature another Live Write event, where you (yes, you!) can win! 4 p.m. at 826LA in Echo Park.
Luc Sante discusses his new book The Other Paris. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Cien Minutos de Recuerdos para Márquez/One Hundred Minutes of Memories for Márquez. A 100-minute long re-coding of works written or inspired by Marquez, as imagined by nine Los Angeles writers. 6 p.m. at Avenue 50 Studio.
Poems for the Millennium Vol. 5 Book Launch. Will Alexander, Douglas Messerli, and Christine Wertheim will join the editors of the volume. 7:30 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
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