los angeles
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Spent Hits Los Angeles!
Los Angeles! The release party for Rumpus columnist Antonia Crane‘s memoir Spent is happening this Friday, 5/30! This will be unlike any book release party you have ever seen. Not only will Antonia be there, recording artist MOBY will be reading! The event…
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Notable Los Angeles 2/24–3/2
Monday 2/24: A release party for J.S. Breukelaar’s American Monster, also featuring readings by Ben Loory, Jim Ruland, Rumpus managing editor Zoë Ruiz, Cecil Castellucci, and John Skipp. 7:00 p.m. at Stories Books and Cafe. The Otis College Reading Series presents readings by…
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Notable Los Angeles 2/17–2/23
Monday 2/17: Cecil Castellucci, Rachel Cohn, Melissa de la Cruz, Kristen Kittscher, and David Levithan pay tribute to the late author, Ned Vizzini. 7:30 p.m. at Skylight Books. Tuesday 2/18: Greg Weisman discusses and signs Rain of the Ghosts. 7:00…
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Los Angeles Love Through Unique Eyes
Los Angeles native, Michael Garcia writes about his love and fear for the city he grew up in. Like the sailor kissing a stranger at the V-J Day parade, Buzz Aldrin hop-scotching on the moon, or the Escapist punching Hitler in the…
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The Freedom to Fail
Recording artist Moby writes over at The Guardian about why he needed to leave New York and come to Los Angeles for his art. Los Angles gave him the room and the freedom to fail. “Plenty of other cities in…
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Notable Los Angeles 2/3–2/9
Monday 2/3: ALOUD presents “Call Me Burroughs.” Barry Miles and David L. Ulin discuss the lasting legacy of the legendary beat poet William Burroughs 100 years after he was born. 7:15 p.m. at the Los Angeles Central Library‘s Mark Taper…
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Want to be a Rumpus Intern?
The Rumpus is looking to fill internship positions! We are looking for two interns in the San Francisco area and two interns in the Los Angeles area: Responsibilities for LA interns: writing blog posts, social media tasks, Letters in the Mail…
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Notable Los Angeles 1/20–1/26
Monday 1/20: It’s MLK day. Help inspire the next generation of great minds, sign up to volunteer through 826LA. Tuesday 1/21: Joe Nelms discusses and signs The Last Time I Died. 7:00 p.m. at Book Soup. Wednesday 1/22: Poetry reading by Michael…
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Notable Los Angeles 1/13–1/19
Monday 1/13: Write Club Los Angeles presents Chapter 21: Shit Ain’t Real? 3 rounds, 2 opposing writers, and this one features a special SF vs. LA rivalry as the producers of Write Club SF come down to do battle! Mikhail…
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Rap Lyrics Invade LA Street Signs
Multimedia art projects are popping up everywhere and can really define a city. In Los Angeles, Jay Shells is posting rap lyrics about the city as street signs in the areas referenced in the lyrics—just as he did earlier in…
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Rembering Wanda Coleman
Known as the “L.A. Blueswoman” and “the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles”, Wanda Coleman passed away at the age of 67 on November 22, 2013. There are some very lovely tributes to Coleman at the LA Times and at…
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Notable Los Angeles 12/2–12/8
Monday 12/2: Jesse Lasky presents and signs Schooled in Revenge. 7 p.m. at Book Soup. Tuesday 12/3: Marla Frazee presents and signs God Got a Dog. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Wednesday 12/4: Mark Haskell Smith discusses and signs Raw:…