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 9/16: Najla Said presents and signs Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Natasha Solomons discusses and signs The Gallery of…
Saturday 8/24: Join HOT DISH at the home of host Summer Block Kumar for a backyard BBQ with readers: Rumpus Letters for Kids editor Cecil Castellucci, Andrew Choate, Heather Havrilesky,…
Saturday 8/17: PoetryPalooza presents The Claremont Forum and Prison Library Project. Featuring poetry readings by Treesje Powers, Vickie Vertiz, Kenji C. Liu, Rachelle Cruz, Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut, Bob Covington, and…
Saturday 8/10: Rob Sheffield presents and signs Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke. 5 p.m. at Book Soup. Julie Doxsee and Andrew Wessels read original poems.…
Saturday 8/3: Red Hen Press launches their kickstarter campaign with a Poetry Prom. Poets Douglas Kearney and Laurel Ann Bogen poetize as Prom King and Queen. There will be finger food,…
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…
Saturday 7/20: Robert Rotstein will be signing copies of Corrupt Practices (A Parker Stern Novel). 12 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books. Unkindest Cut reading series with readers Justin Becker, Kate Coltun…
Saturday 7/13: READINGS presents Sara Finnerty, Jillian Lauren, Wendy C. Ortiz, and Michelle Tea. The event is hosted by Rumpus Saturday editor Zoë Ruiz. 7:30 p.m. at Stories Books and…
Saturday 7/6: Two-Headed Beast, a story telling show hosted by Jake Weisman and Dave Ross. 8 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe. Sunday 7/7: Sumarr Reading Series presents Sumarr III.…
Saturday 6/29: Machine Project hosts Walking Places with D.J. Waldie, Sesshu Foster, and others. Free. RSVP for meet-up locations. East of Borneo present Summer Issues Cooperative, their newest exhibition that will be up…
Saturday 6/22: The Echo Park Lake has reopened! Buy a book from Stories and spend this sunny afternoon on the grass, reading by the lake. Sunday 6/23: Sumarr Reading Series…
Saturday 6/15: Life Sentences, an afternoon of the epigrammatic, featuring Guy Bennett, Charles Bernstein, Aaron Kunin, Andrew Maxwell, Maggie Nelson, Vanessa Place, Maged Zaher. 1 p.m. at The Poetic Research…