Originally published in 2010, The Emperor of All Maladies is a humane “biography” of cancer, tracing the disease from its first documented appearance thousands of years ago...

Step into a winter wonderland at the Library for a sparkling queer variety show—an evening of short, dazzling performances full of comedy, dance, music, and more. Grab a drink...

Palestinian-British poet and scholar Yousif M. Qasmiyeh and Kosovar-Albanian writer Serafina Ferizaj will read from their work and join ...

Does the act of sitting down to put words on the page feel insurmountable? Larksong has a fix for that! It’s our Sit Down and Write! Silent Writing Club. Meeting every...

The final installment of the International Armenian Literary Alliance's Literary Lights 2025 reading series features Tenny Arlen’s posthumous poetry collection To...

Our intrepid playwrights have 45 minutes to write a brand-new play, entirely based on audience suggestions. While they're hard at work, you're taking part in our...

THAT TIME OF YEAR, a quarterly-ish reading series
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 7pm. FREE!

Featuring writers Ariana Reines, Christine Shan Shan Hou, & Kimberly...

Join us at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center for readings by four frequent contributors to The Santa Monica Review to mark a special anniversary. Founded by...

Join us for an evening of creative camaraderie at the Write-In — a fun, pressure-free space to shake off perfectionism and get your words flowing. This week we will be working...

Welcoming What Books Press and their imprint, Giant Claw, at Beyond Baroque, join us for an evening showcasing the release of four new collections. Readings from authors ...

Arts + Literature Laboratory and Madison Death Studio welcomes Amy Shea for a discussion of her book, Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of...

The Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series is presenting three, free, speculative poetry readings

for November, Speculative Poetry Month.

November 23...