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In Los Angeles, the only constant is change. Our lives go through cycles and rotations. We incorporate new ideas, people, workplaces, and patterns as we create the futures we have dreamed of since childhood. And so, the stories we tell are malleable and shifting, too. In this anthology, the fifth Made in L.A. short fiction collection, stories are told through lenses that focus on the aptitude of Angelenos to reinvent and reimagine, to take action for ourselves and for others. Sixteen stories set in L.A., written by authors who live in and are influenced by their city A range of genres and lengths, including contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and stories that show L.A. from multiple vantage points. ABOUT MADE IN L.A. WRITERS - Made in L.A. Writers came into being because local readers expressed their desire, en masse, for stories about Los Angeles. As a collaborative of L.A.-based writers who are dedicated to nurturing and promoting indie fiction, our work is both influenced and illuminated by our hometown and underpinned by the extraordinary, multifaceted, and often surreal culture and life in L.A. Contributor Thea Pueschel is hosting. Authors participating in the reading are: Noriko Nakada, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, and Lucy Read More ...

An Evening with Heather Cox Richardson discussing her book, "Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America."*** US Orders only. We only ship to addresses in the USJoin us for a virtual Live Talks Los Angeles event:Saturday, October 7, 2023, 8pmAn Evening with Heather Cox Richardson on her book, "Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America"* interviewer to be announcedTICKETS:$40 Ticket: Virtual Admission + a signed copy of the bookTicket includes opportunity to watch the event on video-on-demand for five days, thru October 12 at midnight.Books ship one week after the event.From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once  a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy -- and how we can turn back.Heather Cox Richardson is Professor of History at Boston College. She has written about the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and the American West in award-winning books whose subjects stretch from the European settlement of the North American continent to the history of the Republican Party through the Trump administration. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and The Guardian, among other outlets. She is the cohost of Read More ...