Monday 1/18: It’s MLK Jr. Day. You have the day off. So does everybody else.
Tuesday 1/19: THE RwIrGiHtTe Read presents Esther Cohen and Aroho2015 Ladies, with special guest William Hawkins. Curated and hosted by Peggy Dobreer. 6:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Kevin Hazzard discusses and signs A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Jennifer Lee, Joanne Bamberger, and Kim Cottrell present and sign Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Wednesday 1/20: Gloria Norris discusses and signs Kookooland. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Jon Wilkman discusses and signs Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Thursday 1/21: Stand Up for Beyond Baroque! Fundraiser and Hootenany. Featuring the comedy of Eddie Brill, Dylan Brody, Kelly Carline, Talia Harari, Tamar Kattan, Cathy Ladman, Rick Overton, Rick Shapiro, Eric Schwartz, Suzanne Whang, and David Zasloff. Hosted by Eve Brandstein. 7 p.m. at Hotel Erwin.
Book Launch for Lorraine Evanoff’s new novel, Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Josh Sabarra discusses and signs Porn Again. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Homo-Centric returns with its monthly lineup of LGBTQI+ readers. Hosted by Hank Henderson. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Friday 1/22: Peter Davis discusses and signs Girl of My Dreams. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Janice K. Lee discusses and signs The Expatriates. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
The Border Crossed Us. Vagabond Press hosts poets Luis J. Rodriguez, Matt Sedillo, Antonieta Villamil, Iris de Anda, Chris Devcich, David Romero, and more. Hosted by Mark Lipman. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 1/23: Lindsey Stirling discusses and signs Only Pirate at the Party. 3 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Lisa Kotin discusses and signs My Confection: Odyssey of a Sugar Addict. 4 p.m. at Book Soup.
Lummox Reading. Hosted by Raindog. 4 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Elissa Sussman discusses her new young adult novel Burn with Sarah Enni. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Good Heroin comedy show. 8 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
Sunday 1/24: IWOSC Reads Its Own. 2 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
The Writers Panel is your go-to place to hear industry pros discuss TV writing. This panel includes Kenya Barris, Jonathan Groff, Mike Scully, Lilla Zuckerman and Nora Zuckerman. Hosted by Ben Blacker. 5 p.m. at 826LA Echo Park. $15 that directly supports 826LA. Get your tickets here.
BUSted! True Stories About Getting Around Los Angeles. This months’s storytellers include Ideas Aubrey, Lauren Brown, Avi Liberman, Scott Luhrs, and more! Hosted by Scott Schultz. 5 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe.
The Heart’s Blackmarket: A Tribute to Justin Chin. Featuring readings by, about, and for the late poet by Ali Liebegott, Beth Pickens, Tara Jepsen, Michelle Tea, Myriam Gurba, Ryka Aoki de la Cruz, Trebor Healey, Raquel Gutierrez and Clint Catalyst. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
La Poesia Festival, a monthly bilingual poetry salon. Hosted by Antonieta Villamil. 6 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. Free, but donations appreciated.
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