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Saturday 6/8: PEN center USA presents the Literary Stage at the Jubilee Muisc Fest. Saturday’s schedule: 6 p.m. READINGS, created by Saturday Rumpus Editor Zoë Ruiz, hosted by Rumpus Contributor Sara Finnerty and features Rumpus Managing Editor Lisa Dusenbery, among others! 7 p.m. Dirty…

Saturday 6/1: Experience a living literary journal with Enter>Text. This immersive event invites audience members to actively seek out experiences in the space, creating a unique journey for each participant. Created and curated by Henry Hoke and Marco Franco Di…

Saturday 5/25: Celebrate the release of Cecil Castellucci’s Odd Duck!  She will read and sign this beautiful book illustrated by Sara Varon.  3 p.m. at Skylight Books. Poets & Writers sponsors the California Writer’s Exchange contest, and this year’s winners Xochitl-Julisa…

Saturday 5/18:  Today is the last stop in UC Irvine MFA students off-campus reading tour. Fiction writers Blake Kimzey and Justin Lee, and poets Josh Cornwell and Meagan Cooney will present their work. 5 p.m. at Skylight Books. Sunday 5/19:  Giant Robot is…

Saturday 5/11: Lit Fest Pasadena 2.0 is on! Enjoy a full day of readings, panels, performances and signings from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pasadena’s Central Park. Also in Pasadena, 826LA presents Mini-Golf for Cheaters, with special guests Al Madrigal, Brendan…

Saturday 5/4: The Nuvein Foundation for Literature and the Arts presents Vision and Voices of the Valley II: The Cultural Landscape of L.A. Poetry. Hosted by Mike ‘The Poet’ Sonksen and featuring the poetry of Jessica Wilson, Kimberly Cobian, Traci…

Saturday 4/27: RA Ralease Party features Jessica Ceballos, Vicky Deger, Scott Kuza,  Anthony Miller, and Thomas Fraisse. RA is dedicated to creating new and original dialogue by providing a platform to promote the work of LA based visionaries. Free. 7…

Saturday 4/20: The L.A. Times Festival of Books is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Rumpus will be there, sharing a booth with Tin House. Come say hi and show us some love! The Young Literati are throwing The…

National Poetry Month is still in full swing, and the L.A. Times Festival of Books is just around the corner! Saturday 4/13: Poet and short story writer Martha Ronk reads from and signs her latest book of poetry, Partially Kept.…

It’s National Poetry Month, which means you can expect some cooler-than-normal poetry events taking place all over the Los Angeles area! Saturday 4/6: Marisa Silver in conversation with David Ulin about her novel Mary Coin. Free. 5 p.m. at Skylight…

Saturday 3/30: Ronald K.L. Collins & David M. Skover presents and signs Mania: The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution. Free event. 4:00 p.m. at Book Soup. Sunday 3/31: It’s Easter Sunday. Let’s get…