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Carol Alexander will be reading from a new book of poems, Environments, published this May by Dos Madres Press. Book signing and discussion to follow reading. Open to the public.
read moreFrom the creator of the blog "Renegade Mothering," Janelle Hanchett's forthright, darkly funny, and ultimately empowering memoir chronicling her tumultuous journey from young motherhood to abysmal addiction and a recovery she never imagined possible.
Pregnant at 21 by a man she'd known three months, Janelle Hanchett embraced motherhood with the determined optimism of the recklessly self-confident. After giving birth, she found herself bored, directionless, and seeking relief in wine, which she justified as sophisticated and going well with chicken.
read moreThe stories of Belly Up occupy the space between the familiar and the surreal. Through fiercely intelligent prose and quotidian moments, a receptionist becomes fascinated with harp music, two high school girls debate taking gym class and a bored beauty corresponds with an inmate. Fantastical stories filled with ghosts, mediums and carnivorous churches find humanity and warmth in the grotesque.
read moreEddie Plum, who insists he’s been unjustifiably committed to a California psychiatric hospital, manages to finally escape after fourteen years of incarceration to start his life anew. On the run, he holes up in a sheltered barrio on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean owned by his wealthy but unsympathetic father. Here he meets Sweets, the telepathic dog, laments the loss of Sofia, his madhouse lover, and plays the horses at the Del Mar Racetrack.
read morePoet, director, actress (and Greenlight neighbor) Amber Tamblyn presents
read moreTeenage Ivy Simmons shocks her small town by daring to challenge hometown boy-hero, Jimmy Doggins, in a showdown election for the title of Junior Mr. Mayor. Does anyone win?
read moreNew York Times-bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman sorts through the past decade and how we got to now.
read moreJoceyln Saidenberg reads from Kith and Kin, a serial poem composed over a one-year period, and Johanna Drucker from The General Theory of Social Relativity, a text on quantum processes in cultural life. Both titles published by The Elephants Press.
read morePOETS & WRITERS presents CONNECTING CULTURES, our 8th annual cross-cultural reading in Los Angeles. Since 1989, P&W's Readings & Workshops program has sponsored thousands of literary events in California, connecting diverse writers with diverse audiences. To celebrate this ongoing initiative, we ask R&W partner organizations to present some of their favorite local poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Join us! FREE
read moreDIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood welcomes Fran Hawthorne to the store to discuss and sign her debut novel The Heirs on Sunday, May 27th at 3:00 pm. Please note that this event will take place in the lower outdoor courtyard adjacent to our store.
read moreThemes of vulnerability and power emerge through reflections on family, art, and loss from an award-winning poet. In her full-length collection of poems, Maw Shein Win depicts a colorful world imbued with unexpected paradoxes: nature is both comforting and savagely unnerving; love is permanent and fleeting; and the accuracy and flaws of memory abound
read moreThe Last Bookstore is pleased to present Joanna Novak, the author of the novel I Must Have You, and Joseph Scapellato, the author of the story collection Big Lonesome. Join us for a reading and a Q&A.
read moreRD Armstrong’s new book of poems carries the sub-title Forgotten Poems from a Haphazard Life. Come hear what he’s talking about. Brendan Constantine will be on hand to fill you in if you don’t get it.
read moreDIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood welcomes Caeli Wolfson Widger to the store to discuss and sign her new novel, Mother of Invention on Tuesday, May 29th at 6:30 pm. Joining her in conversation will be author Julia Fierro. Please note that this event will take place in the lower outdoor courtyard adjacent to our store.
read moreJames Joyce’s eyebrow-raising poetic language paints a vivid picture of a varied cast of characters on one summer day in Dublin. This year’s Bloomsday celebration features dramatic readings from Ulysses by veteran actors Sile Bermingham, James Lancaster, John Lee, Sonya Macari, and Johnny O’Callaghan and Irish songs performed by musicians Jared Jones, Kathryn Lillich, and Neal Stulberg. The celebration continues in the courtyard with Guinness and live Irish music by Rattle the Knee. Organized by Stanley Breitbard and directed by Darcie Crager.
read moreKathleen Winter is the author of two poetry collections, I will not kick my friends, which won the Elixir Poetry Prize, and Nostalgia for the Criminal Past, winner of the 2013 Texas Institute of Letters Bob Bush Memorial Award. Her poems have appeared in Tin House, The New Statesman, Agni, New Republic, Cincinnati Review, Poetry London, Yale Reviewand several anthologies. Her awards include fellowships at the University of Texas’s Dobie Paisano Ranch, the Dora Maar House, James Merrill House, Cill Rialaig Project and Vermont Studio Center.
read more"... every step forward is a travesía, a crossing. I am again an alien in a new territory. And again, and again."
--Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera
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Join us for a poetry open mic the last Thursday of May.
We want to hear about your new growth, your crossings, what territory you've uncovered with the shifting of the seasons. Poets of any level welcome: share with us your undone and your in-process! 15 available open slots, one poem per poet, sign-up upon arrival.
Join poets Donna Masini, Nicole Cooley & Lee Briccetti for the publication of their new books!
Donna Masini is the author of two previous collections of poetry and a novel. Her new book is titled 4:30 Movie!. Lee Briccetti is the long-time Executive Director of Poets House. She recently published Blue Guide. Nicole Cooley has published five collections of poetry. Her just published book is titled Of Marriage.
read moreAngel's Flight * literary west, a Los Angeles based magazine, is presenting their East Coast Salon celebrating intersectionality and the best of indie literature. Featuring Jennifer Baker, Tobias Carroll, Ysabel Y. Gonzalez, Marnie Goodfriend, Alison Kinney, Michael J Seidlinger. Curated by Lillian Ann Slugocki and Michele Raphael
read moreOur writing workshops are for creative writers of any experience level, from those just starting out, to seasoned writers.
Our weeknight workshops are:
Experiments in Writing
Instructor: Laurel Foglia
Introduction to Poetry Writing
Instructor: Natasha Mijares
Poetry from Page to Stage: Writing + Performance
Instructor: Timothy David Rey
Weekend Workshops include:
The Yes Within: Writing the Body
Instructor: Daniel Woody
Dreaming in Real Time
read more826DC is thrilled to unveil our latest book project written by DC students. Introducing “Spit Fire,” a powerful and timely collection of social justice poetry by students from the SEED Public Charter School of Washington, DC. Join us May 30 at the new Wharf location of Politics & Prose to hear exclusive student readings from the new book and mingle with recently published young authors. Proceeds from "Spit Fire" and all other 826DC publications directly support free writing programs and help amplify the voices of DC youth.
read moreThe Bindery hosts Jared Brock, in town to present his new book The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War and the corresponding 39-minute documentary film Josiah, narrated by Danny Glover, which we will screen before a Q&A and signing. Join us!
read moreTurk & Divis (Evan and Miles Karp) launch the Quiet Lightning album, featuring 11 tracks of original music scored to excerpts of 50 Bay Area writers performing live in last year's QL shows.
Come celebrate! Activities include:
> A listening/screening party
read moreJune is for Pride! So this month, we're asking you to bring, like, the queerest book you love. Maybe you love a lesbian road trip mystery, or a peachy bisexual love story set somewhere in Northern Italy, or a memoir from your favorite trans rockstar: bring on all the gay books! All of them.
And if that isn't your cup of tea, bring any book you love and want other people to love. Mostly, Bookswap is a social event, so bring a book and a friend, enjoy a premium cocktail, and relax in our cozy space.
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read moreEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, June 24th at 3pm. The month's feature poets are Kim Addonizio, Donna Masini, and Brittany Perham.
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