Monday 2/1: Elizabeth McKenzie discusses and signs The Portable Veblen. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Lux Alani discusses and signs Little Vanilla Book: S&M Wisdom to Improve Your Everyday Life. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
It’s the first Monday of the month! Time for you to head out to the Speakeasy/Open Mic Night and strut your literary stuff! Read the thing! Sign-ups start at 7:45 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Tuesday 2/2: Jim Krusoe discusses and signs The Sleep Garden. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Wednesday 2/3: Requiem for Sandra Bland. The second installment in the readings honoring the life of Sandra Bland. Featuring F. Douglas Brown, Natashia Deon, Mike “the Poet” Sonksen, Dexter Booth, Jessica Ceballos, Chiwan Choi, Jen Hofer, Elisabeth Houston, Tonya Ingram, Ashaki Jackson, Kima Jones, Rachel Kaminer, Douglas Kearney, Lynn Thompson, Aaron Samuels, and Nancy Woo. 7 p.m. at Art Share LA. $5.
Scott Frank discusses and signs Shaker. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
LARB presents Darryl Pinckney reading from and signing Black Deutschland. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Maile Meloy reads from her work. 7:30 p.m. at the Ahmanson Hall Forum at Otis College of Art and Design.
Thursday 2/4: Victoria Pratt presents and signs Double Down. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Chip Jacobs discusses and signs Strange As It Seems: The Impossible Life of Gordon Zahler. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
A Night of Amy/Aimees! A reading with Aimee Bender, Amy Gerstler, and Amy Wilentz, special guest appearance by Amy Uyematsu. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books.
Charlie Jane Anders reads from her debut novel All the Birds in the Sky. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Friday 2/5: A. R. Baumann discusses and signs Under a Cloud of Rain: A Nick Noelle Mystery. 7 p.m. at Book Soup.
Rod Nordland discusses and signs The Lovers: Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Marc Weingarten discusses his new book Thirsty, with Nina Revoyr. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Mason’s Noise Parlour features Lexie Rose, poet Luna Garcia, and more! Hosted by Mason Summit. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $10/members free.
Saturday 2/6: John Palisano reads from and signs his newest novel Ghost Hearts. 2 p.m. at Dark Delicacies.
Students from Animo Pat Brown Charter High School will read from their recently completed poetry anthology. The students studied with poet Brandon Jordan Brown, who spent fall 2015 working with their group as part of a PEN in the Community residency. 4 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.
Jeri Westerson discusses and signs The Silence of Stones. 5 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Object Lessons reading with Evan Kindley, Brian Thill, Ariana Kelly, and Alison Kinney. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books.
Reading and Release Party for Gabriela Knutson, celebrating her new short story collection Legumes. 7:30 p.m. at Book Show.
Janice Lee hosts Jason Snyder, Amina Cain, and Harold Abramowitz. 7:30 p.m. at the Poetic Research Bureau.
Poetry in Motion: LA Lit Chicks. Vicki Abelson, Wendy Hammers, Susan Hayden, Beth Lapides, Maggie Rowe, Elena Secota, and more come together for this reading. Hosted by Eve Brandstein. 8 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. Special admission.
Sunday 2/7: Go Sportsball! Go Sportsers! Out points the other sportsers!
Steve Goldman hosts the First Sunday Open Reading. Bring your poetry and take it for a spin. Sign-ups begin at 4:45 p.m. at Beyond Baroque. $5 suggested donation.
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