WeHo Reads: Imagining and Building Restorative Communities

Posted onOctober 16, 2024November 19, 2024Authorcodysisco

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. PT

2024 is a year of possibilities and perils, and it’s more important than ever for writers to share their thoughts on imagining and building restorative communities.

WeHo Reads: Creating Queer Families and Communities

Posted onSeptember 20, 2024November 19, 2024Authorcodysisco

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. PT

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Let’s celebrate National Coming Out Day with an exploration of queer families by Meliza Bañales, Lane Igoudin, and Hazel Kight Witham!

19 Jessamyn Violet interview

Posted onJuly 10, 2024July 10, 2024Authorcodysisco

Jessamyn Violet, author of Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar and musician, shares her musings on the power of creative inspiration, music, and more. In conversation with host Cody Sisco, Jessamyn discusses the rock and roll lifestyle, writing a true-to-life Hollywood coming-of-age novel, and the power of being an outsider.

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Jessamyn Violet is a writer and musician based in Venice Beach. Originally from Boston, she has a BFA from Emerson College and an MFA in Creative Writing from California College of the Arts. She’s published a book of poetry called Organ Thieves (Gauss PDF, 2017) as well as short fiction in Ploughshares and more. Her debut novel Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar was published in 2023. She is also the drummer for the band Movie Club.