Xach Fromson is a native Angeleno and the co-host/co-founder of Shades & Shadows, a sci-fi/fantasy/horror/etc. reading series here in LA. He studied creative writing at California State University Northridge, where he worked on The Northridge Review. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California Riverside Palm Desert Low Residency program, and is finishing his first novel. He appeared at Dirty Laundry Lit's "Love Sucks" event in February 2013, and has stories published in "Halloween Tales" and "Winter Horror Days" from Omnium Gatherum press. And once, he slew a dragon. Follow him on Twitter @_mythogenesis_.
Monday 11/14: Donna Kaz discusses and signs Un/Masked: Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl on Tour. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Jilly Gagnon engages with an interactive reading of Choose Your…
Monday 11/7: Brendan Constantine hosts Industrial Poetry: Generative Writing Workshop. $30 per poet, walk-ins welcome or RSVP at [email protected]. 6 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books. Alice Hoffman, in conversation with Lisa…
Monday 10/31: Happy Halloween! Get drunk and watch horror movies. Tuesday 11/1: Sonya Chung reads from her novel The Loved Ones, in conversation with Julia Fierro. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s…
Monday 10/24: Mark Frost presents his book, The Secret History of Twin Peaks. You can bring one other piece of memorabilia to be signed, but show up early if you…
Monday 10/17: Book Soup presents An Evening with Grace Bonney and her new book, In the Company of Women. Featuring Hope and Lily Stockman, Joy Cho, Tanya Aguiniga, Bethany Yellowtail,…
Monday 10/10: Amor Towles discusses and signs A Gentleman in Moscow. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Melissa Yancy reads from her new collection of stories Dog Years. 7:30 p.m. at…
Monday 10/3: Along with Phoneme Media, McSweeney’s, and the Black Mountain Institute, *readings* is proud to announce: A Celebration of Recent Work in Translation. Featuring conversation and readings by Hossein…
Monday 9/19: Rosanne Welch discusses and signs Why the Monkees Matter: Teenagers, Television and American Pop Culture. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Jacqueline Woodson discusses and signs Another Brooklyn. 7…
Tuesday 9/13: Richard Cohen discusses and signs She Made Me Laugh: My Friend Nora Ephron. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Sara Elizabeth Santana moderates a panel with YA authors Charlotte…
Monday 9/5: Happy Labor Day! Enjoy the day off, and let everybody else do the same. Tuesday 9/6: Dana Johnson reads from her new short story collection In the Not…
Monday 8/29: Patrick Duffy discusses and signs Man from Atlantis. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Corinna Nicolaou discusses and signs A None’s Story: Searching for Meaning Inside Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and…