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BN The Grove welcomes Gabrielle Zevin to discuss TOMORROW, TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW with Miwa Messer of Poured Over on June 24th at 7PM PTJoin Barnes & Noble - The Grove at Farmers Market on June 24, 2024, as we welcome New York Times and internationally best-selling author Gabrielle Zevin to the store to discuss TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.Gabrielle will be in conversation with B&N Editorial Director and host of B&N's POURED OVER PODCAST, Miwa Messer, for this special event.To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.TICKET INFORMATION**A ticket includes:Solo Book Admission - $30.66 (Admission + one copy of TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:One copy of TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW.Admission to the event space for the discussion with Gabrielle Zevin and Read More ...

Walter Mosley, one of America's most celebrated modern day crime fiction writers, returns to Live Talks Los Angeles to talk about Detective Easy Rawlins' latest client in FAREWELL, AMETHYSTINE. Set in January 1970, Amethystine Stoller disrupts Rawlins' world when she enlists his help to find her ex-husband. As Easy takes his first step in the investigation, he trips and falls into the memory of things past—loss, love, a world war, and a hunger that has eaten at him since he was a Black boy on his own on the streets of Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas.

Join us as we celebrate Leslie's new timely, clever, and white-knuckled thriller along with author Joy Sullivan.ABOUT THE BOOK:Wellness, motherhood, and technology converge in a near future California, as three women’s seemingly innocuous decisions have further-reaching consequences than any of them could imagine in this timely, clever, and white-knuckled thriller.In 2060, the WellPod is the latest launch from the largest tech company the world has ever seen—a fleet of floating personal paradises scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean, focused entirely on health, solitude, and relaxation. Created by an enigmatic founder who will stop at nothing to ensure her company’s success, it is the long-awaited pinnacle of wellness technology. For newly pregnant Maggie, the six-week program is the perfect chance to get away…especially since the baby isn’t her partner’s.Noa Behar isn’t a perfect fiancée. She’s too distracted, too focused on her work in helping program the WellPod to give Maggie the attention she deserves. But when she discovers something rotten beneath WellPod’s shiny exterior—a history of faulty tech and dangerous cover-ups—she knows one thing: she’ll do whatever it takes to keep Maggie safe.The problem? The malfunctioning WellPods are already at sea. And there’s a storm coming...ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Leslie Stephens is the creator Read More ...

LIVE ZOOM: Book Discussion: Out in the Union: A Labor History of Queer America, by Miriam FrankTuesday June 25, 2024: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (PST) via ZoomPlease join the LA Law Library book discussion group as we honor Pride Month and continue our exploration of labor and employment related issues. Out in the Union: A Labor History of Queer America (2015), by Miriam Frank covers the continuous story of queer American workers from the mid-1960’s through 2013. The author chronicles the evolution of labor politics with queer activism and identity formation, showing how unions began affirming the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers in the 1970s and 1980s,Featuring in-depth interviews with LGBTQ and labor activists, Frank provides an inclusive history of the convergence of labor and LGBTQ interests. The book details how queer caucuses in local unions introduced domestic partner benefits and union-based AIDS education for health care workers - innovations that have been influential across the U.S. workforce. Out in the Union also examines organizing drives at queer workplaces, campaigns for marriage equality, and other gay civil rights issues that demonstrate the enduring power of LGBTQ workers.About the author:A, M.A, and PhD from New York UniversityAdjunct Read More ...

Monika Kim will do a reading, have a conversation with a guest, do a Q+A, and end up finishing with a signing.The Eyes Are The Best Part has been described as My Sister, The Serial Killer meets Crying in H-Mart, as a young Korean-American woman begins to fracture as her family breaks, and in her rage, begins to crave the eyes of men, especially the blue eyes of her mother's new, abusive partner, George. A mixture of horror, thriller, and literary, we've had blurbs from horror legends like Christopher Golden, Hailey Piper, CJ Leede, and more, along with very strong reviews. About the author:Monika Kim is a second-generation Korean-American living in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. She learned about eating fish eyes from her mother, who immigrated to Los Angeles from Seoul in 1985. The Eyes are the Best Part is her first novel and you can find her at Monika-kim.com.Warning: there will eyes, blood, eating eyes, violence, abuse, and probably more.

Join Kate Gale and D.C. Frost as they read from their debut novels, UNDER A NEON SUN and A PUNISHING BREED! Stick around to enjoy a panel (led by Saul Gonzalez) and to get your books signed by the authors. Fans of both literary fiction and mystery novels with love this phenomenal pairing!

Join us for a special Grand Performances Friday night show of Poetics of Pride + Legacy with Jen Chen!With games and multimedia performances, we celebrate poetry of LGBTQ pioneers and share a new conversation together. As we all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, we discover at this event how we can shape pride and legacy.Jen Cheng is the current Poet Laureate of West Hollywood and has a mission of sharing experiences and stories across intercultural and intergenerational groups. As a community curator and multidisciplinary artist, she asks how we can create better connections and more compassion.From 6pm-7pm, we invite attendees to mingle and play with poetic games. An interactive sculpture, Poetry Scrabble, offers word magnets to create a site-specific collaborative poem curated by Jen Cheng. A station led by José Rios invites attendees to sit down for quick games of Poetry Bingo. A dancer duo (Julienne Mackey and Mara Hancock) navigates attendees through the games.At 7pm, we unleash banned LGBTQ books as gifts to our audience to bring back to their communities. Our featured poets celebrate the work of earlier LGBTQ poets (such as Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Richard Blanco, Pat Parker, and Judy Grahn) Read More ...

Join us to celebrate the launch of Karl Dunn's memoir, How to Burn a Rainbow, the first book about gay divorce.Imagine being married to your dream partner, owning a gorgeous house in LA, being at the top of the global advertising industry, and leaving it all to figure out who the hell you actually really are. That’s what happened to Karl Dunn, whose divorce from his husband in California became his crisis of identity. It’s an Eat Pray Love style, riches-to-rags journey from LA to Europe that Karl chronicled in his book How To Burn A Rainbow, an intimate, honest, and revealing story about divorce and self-love that questions and reframes the entire institution of marriage. As Karl says in his book, “My marriage didn’t make me whole, my divorce did.”About the author:Karl Dunn is a multi-award-winning advertising Creative Director who has lived and worked in eleven cities throughout Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. A global citizen, Karl speaks on a broad section of topics such as Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Self-love — a culmination of his 25 years in international business, his personal experience of divorce, and his passion for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. He Read More ...

Join us on June 29 at the Wende Museum for the Culver City Book Festival, featuring local authors, publishers, and creative activities.The Culver City Book Festival is returning for its third year to the Wende Museum, celebrating the vibrant literary community of Los Angeles and Greater Southern California. This inclusive and accessible event showcases the work of local authors, publishers, journals, and literary non-profits.We will have 20 to 30 tables featuring local authors, small presses, and literary organizations, along with engaging author panels and creative activities for both adults and children.

Independence Day Celebration Host: International Printing Museum Address: 315 W Torrance Blvd, Carson CA 90745 Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024 Time: 10 AM to 4 PM Website: www.printmuseum.org Phone: 310-515-7166 General Admission is $15. Students, & Seniors are $12. Children 3 & under are free. Purchase tickets at www.printmuseum.org/events Space is limited in the theater. Purchase tickets online for best selection. Showtimes at 11am & 1pm Event Description Celebrate the birth of America at the Printing Museum! In the Heritage Theater at 11am and 1pm, a trio of Founding Fellows — Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson & Betsy Ross — will share fascinating stories about their role in the creation of our great nation. Franklin will also entertain guests with a Glass Armonica, the musical instrument he invented. Throughout the day, guests can print their own copy of the Declaration of Independence and other founding documents. There will also be interactive tours, printing demos, and hands-on activities to delight audiences young and old!