Notable L.A.
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Notable Los Angeles: 2/6–2/12
Monday 2/6: Len Vlahos presents Life in a Fishbowl and Leah Thomas presents Nowhere Near You. 6:30 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore. Greg Palast discusses and signs The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits. 7…
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Notable Los Angeles: 1/30–2/5
Monday 1/30: Hey, when’s the last time you volunteered at 826LA? Today’s a good day to. The kids need you. Tuesday 1/31: April Smith discusses and signs her new novel Home Sweet Home. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood. Tony Fletcher discusses…
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Notable Los Angeles: 1/23–1/29
Tuesday 1/24: Brad Schreiber reads from and signs Revolution’s End. 7 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books. The Atlantic‘s James Hamblin presents his new book If Our Bodies Could Talk, joined in conversation with illustrator Hallie Bateman. 7:30 p.m. at The Last…
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Notable Los Angeles: 1/16–1/22
Monday 1/16: It’s MLK Day. Take some time today to read one of those fancy new books you bought. Tuesday 1/17: Gregg Hurwitz discusses and signs his new thriller The Nowhere Man. 6:30 p.m. at Diesel Brentwood. David Lida discusses and…
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Notable Los Angeles: 1/9–1/15
We’re back! It’s 2017! We’re living in the future, which is cool and all, but books are still awesome. Let’s go get some new ones this week. Monday 1/9: Cynthia Garrett discusses and signs Prodigal Daughter: A Journey Home to Identity.…
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Notable Los Angeles: 11/14–11/20
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 Own Misery: The Holidays. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.…
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Notable Los Angeles: 11/7–11/13
Monday 11/7: Brendan Constantine hosts Industrial Poetry: Generative Writing Workshop. $30 per poet, walk-ins welcome or RSVP at BrendanWorkshops@gmail.com. 6 p.m. at Chevalier’s Books. Alice Hoffman, in conversation with Lisa See, discusses and signs Faithful. 7 p.m. at Vroman’s Bookstore.…
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/31–11/6
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 Books. Roland Lazenby discusses and signs Showboat: The Life of…
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/24–10/30
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 want to get in. 7 p.m. at The Last Bookstore.…
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/17–10/23
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, Shadi Petoski, Roxane Gay, and Angelica Ross. 7:30 p.m. at…
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/10–10/16
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 Skylight Books. Tuesday 10/11: Andy Puddicombe discusses and signs The…
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Notable Los Angeles: 10/3–10/9
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 Abkenar, Rocío Cerón, and Olja Savičević. 7 p.m. at a…