l.a. book events

  • Notable Los Angeles: 2/16–2/22

    Monday 2/16: Boris Fishman discusses and signs A Replacement Life. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Tuesday 2/17: M.O. Walsh discusses and signs My Sunshine Away. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Sarah Gerard reads from her debut novel Binary Star. 7:30 p.m.…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 2/9–2/15

    Monday 2/9: Lucie Brock-Broido reads from her new book of poetry, Stay, Illusion. 4:30 p.m. at University of Southern California‘s Doheny Memorial Library, Room 233. Write Club LA presents: Chapter 34: Oscarbaters. Featuring readings by Lauren Kincheloe, Aemelia Scott, Dylan Brody,…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 2/2–2/8

    Monday 2/2: Black Hill Press presents Nate Ragnolia, Peppur Chambers, Veronica Bane, and our own Corrie Greathouse. With host Arianna Basco. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Alexandra Fuller discusses and signs Leaving Before the Rains Come. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. It’s…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 1/26–2/1

    Monday 1/26: Chad Sweeney and Jennifer K. Sweeney read from their new respective works. 4:30 p.m. at the Ide Room at USC. The Altar Collective release party for Volume VII. Featuring readings by Katelin Wagner, Kris Kidd, Franki Elliot, Christina…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 1/19–1/25

    Monday 1/19: It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Vivre le rêve! Tuesday 1/20: Jack Walker discusses and signs Doctor Blood Moon. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Wednesday 1/21: Marky Ramone discusses and signs Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 1/12–1/18

    Monday 1/12: Write Club LA presents Chapter 33: New Years Drop (kick to the balls). Featuring competitive readings by Allison Bryant, Janelle Wilson, Yasamin Safarzadeh, Jessica Payo, Justin Zsebe, and Abraham Benrubi. Hosted by Justin Welborn, Paula Killen, and Jeffrey Yosephus…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 1/5–1/11

    Happy 2015, readers! It’s a new year, and with it comes all new books and book events. Enjoy! Monday 1/5: Charles Hobbs, Michael Locke, and Vincent Brooke present and sign Silverlake Chronicles & Hidden History of Transportation in Los Angeles.…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 11/17–11/23

    Monday 11/17: Cary Elwes presents and signs As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Timeless Infinite Light Press celebrates the release of Ghost Box by Emerson Whitney. Also featuring readings by…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 11/10–11/16

    Monday 11/10: Justin Simien presents and signs Dear White People. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Matthew Gavin Frank discusses his book Preparing the Ghost, in conversation with David Ulin. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books. Tuesday 11/11: Bill Duke presents and…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 10/27–11/2

    Monday 10/27: T. Jefferson Parker presents and signs Full Measure. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. The Moth presents the Los Angeles Grand Slam Championship! Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. at The Echoplex. $20 presale or $21 at the…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 10/20–10/26

    Monday 10/20: Joe Perry signs Rocks: My Life in and Out of Aerosmith. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Lauren Cobb reads from Boulevard Women. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books. Tuesday 10/21: Dan Jones presents and signs The Wars of the Roses:…

  • Notable Los Angeles: 10/13–10/19

    Monday 10/13: The L.A. Storytelling Festival presents Write Club Los Angeles. Chapter 30: Oktoberfist. Featuring Megan Mercier, Jeffrey Amos, Paula Killen, Jane Morris, Will Link, and Steve Connell. Hosted by Justin Welborn, Paula Killen, and Jeffrey Yosephus Dorchen. 7 p.m. at…