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Adam Vargas, author of Adamantine, presents local poets reading their workAs we welcome in the new year, join us at the Edendale Library for Altered Hearts in Car Parts, a group poetry reading curated by emerging poet Adam Vargas, author of the collection Adamantine. The poets address the power of communion in the face of the 2024 presidential election and growing technology—in quality and usage. The Edendale Library is at 2011 W. Sunset, near the corner of Sunset and Alvarado – enter through the parking lot side off Alvarado.  Email eden@lapl.org for more information.

Come hear LA’s finest writers share their words. Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry. featured Spot + 10 Open Mic Spots (6 mins)

In celebration of Nora Lange's US FOOLS, Alissa Nutting, Greg Mania, and Nicole Treska join Nora for a group reading!Sunny's Bookshop - Located inside our floral shop Shades of Petals (Tarzana, CA)Join us in celebration of Nora Lange's US FOOLS as Alissa Nutting, Greg Mania, and Nicole Treska join Nora for a special group reading!ABOUT NORA LANGENora Lange’s short writing has appeared in BOMB, Hazlitt, Joyland, American Short Fiction, Denver Quarterly, HTMLGiant, The Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from Brown University and is a fellow at the Los Angeles Institute of the Humanities. Us Fools is her first novel.ABOUT ALISSA NUTTINGAlissa Nutting is a novelist and screenwriter. Her shows include the animated series Teenage Euthanasia on MAX and the MAX series Made For Love. She’s author of the novels Tampa and Made For Love, and the collection Unclean Jobs for Women and GirlsABOUT GREG MANIAGreg Mania is a writer whose words have been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, HuffPost, and elsewhere. He is the author of the celebrated debut memoir, Born to Be Public, which was named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine, Electric Literature, Read More ...

Palabras at Latinx with Plants celebrates BIPOC poets + writers for intercultural community building.Come enjoy an afternoon with Palabras Literary Salon, a BIPOC-centered literary community event co-hosted with Latinx with Plants, in the open air greenhouse in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.Our January 2025 edition of Palabras Literary Salon features author Cassandra Lane and the theme “retreat.” From Cassandra: Exploring the collective side of retreat: how stepping back from certain platforms is a way of stepping toward each other, creating a foundation from which artists and writers can rebuild stronger, more grounded networks. It’s a quiet but powerful rebellion—a retreat with the intention to heal, strengthen, and protect our artistic integrity and community. An empowering act for those feeling frustrated or disenfranchised by the social and political landscape, offering a vision of retreat that’s hopeful, intentional, and resilient.Invited guest readers include Pallavi Dhawan, Benin Lemus, Jose Rios, Henry Medina, Ramy El-Etreby, James Evert Jones, and more to be announced.This event is volunteer-run and grassroots-driven.Please kindly help us with your early RSVP here to attend and join in the facilitated discussion. Previous events have sold out so please join the waitlist if the RSVPs are full - people do cancel! We are Read More ...