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1 JUNE 2015 — monday

2 JUNE 2015 — tuesday

3 JUNE 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet, editor, and chair of the Yale University English Department Langdon Hammer, James Merrill: Life and Art, and poet Stephen Yenser read from and discuss the poetry of twentieth century poet James Merrill, Hammer Museum Annex, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free tickets required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program, arrive early, paid parking under the museum, 7:30 (hammer.ucla.edu)
  • Robin McLean reads from her debut short story collection, Reptile House, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

4 JUNE 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Karl Taro Greenfeld reads from his new novel The Subprimes, about fugitives with bad credit ratings, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library presents featured reader ellen reich at its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, open mic follows, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716 www.vencolibrary.org)

5 JUNE 2015 — friday

6 JUNE 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Colin Winnette reads from his new novel, Haints Stay, followed by a conversation with the author and Karolina Waclawiak, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Eve Brandstein presents Poetry in Motion, featuring this month's special event, "Allen Ginsberg and Friends," on the late great Beat poet, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, advance tickets on Eventbrite $15/$20 at the door/$10 students and seniors, 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

7 JUNE 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • First Sunday Open Reading, featuring Lisa Montagne, hosted by Steve Goldman, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $5, sign up 4:45, reading 5:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry at the Steynberg presents San Luis Obispo Poet Laureate Marguerite Costigan and Santa Barbara poet Chryss Yost, open poetry reading follows, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, 3:00 (steynberggallery.com)

8 JUNE 2015 — monday

9 JUNE 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Katherine Taylor reads from her new novel, Valley Fever, set among the wine-growing families of California's Central Valley, followed by a conversation with Matthew Specktor, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • An Evening with Judy Blume, in conversation with Alex Cohen, host of KPCC's "Take Two" show, on Blume's books and writing career, from her young adult classics like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, to her recent novel for adults, In the Unlikely Event, book signing follows, co-presented with the Central Library, The Aratani Theatre, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, $25, 7:15 (www.lfla.org/event-detail/1142/An-Evening-with-Judy-Blume, www.jaccc.org)
  • The Westwood Branch Library presents a poetry open mic, hosted by Wyatt Underwood, Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, 6:00 (310/474-1739, www.lapl.org)

10 JUNE 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet Rebecca Dinerstein reads from her debut novel, The Sunlit Night, followed by a conversation with Maggie Shipstead, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
    SOUTH:
  • Poetry reading featuring Leigh White and Brendan Constantine, followed by an open mic, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Street, Orange, 8:00 (714/997-5610, (www.poetryidiots.com)

11 JUNE 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Lisa Glatt reads from her new novel, The Nakeds, set in the sexual revolution of 1970s California, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Tongue in Groove presents artist, novelist, and journalist Brandon Christopher reading from and signing The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of My Job-hopping Journey in American, short stories by a self-proclaimed collector of careers about hopping between eighty-two American grunt jobs, in the bookstore at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, suggested donation $10 for nonmembers/$6 for Beyond Baroque members, students, and seniors, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library presents featured reader Enid Osborn at its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, open mic follows, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716 www.vencolibrary.org)

12 JUNE 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry reading by Carol Potter, Some Slow Bees, previous books include Otherwise Obedient, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in LGBT poetry, and Short History of Pets, winner of the 1999 Cleveland State Poetry Center Award and the Balcones Award, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10 nonmembers/$6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

13 JUNE 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Artist, novelist, and journalist Brandon Christopher launches his memoir The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of My Job-Hopping Journey in America, a collection of stories about the eighty-two American grunt jobs he has worked over a twenty-year span, as part of the summer book tour, Work is Hell, with guest readers novelist Tom Stern, Sutterfield, You are not a Hero, novelist and spoken word artist Dasha Kelly, Almost Crimson, poet and author Erin Parker, and poet Larry Raymond Duncan, hosted by Conrad Romo, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 6:00 (562/208-5862, gatsbybooks.com)

14 JUNE 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Soap Box Poets presents an open reading with featured poet Raquel Reyes-Lopez, hosted by Jessica Wilson, seven-minute limit for readings, Mike Kelley Gallery, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $5 donation, sign up for open 1:45, reading 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

15 JUNE 2015 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Novelist Vendela Vida reads from her literary thriller, The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

16 JUNE 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Sixth annual Bloomsday celebration with a dramatic reading in which the characters of "The Wandering Rocks" from James Joyce's Ulysses navigate Dublin in a high-energy clash of voices and disruptive interpolations, reading performed by veteran actors Jane Bacon, Bairbre Dowling, James Gallo, James Lancaster, John Rafter Lee, and Johnny O'Callaghan, curated by Stanley Breitbard; Guiness, Irish Fare, and live music in the courtyard before and after the reading, The Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, reception 6:30-7:30, dramatic reading 7:30-9:00, reception 9:00-10:00 (hammer.ucla.edu)
  • Jason Matthews reads from his novel, Palace of Treason, in which a double agent infiltrates the present-day Kremlin, Vroman's, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (www.vromansbookstore.com)
  • Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite read from their co-authored novel War of the Encylopaedists, about America during the beginning of the Iraq War, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • The RwIrGiHtTe Read presents a poetry reading featuring L.A. Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez, CLS Ferguson, and Richard Garcia, followed by a four-minute limit open reading, Stories Books & Café, 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 6:30 (storiesla.com)

17 JUNE 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Lawrence H. Levy reads the latest novel in the Mary Handley historical mystery series, Second Street Station, Vroman's, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (www.vromansbookstore.com)
  • Jerry Stahl reads from his latest book OG (Old Guy) Dad: Weird Shit Happens When You Don't Die Young, a collection of columns and memoir, Stories Books & Café, 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 6:30 (storiesla.com)
  • Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer, and Asali Solomon, Disgruntled, talk about their debut novels, conversation moderated by Karen Tongson, The Last Bookstore, 453 Spring Street, Los Angeles, 7:00 (213/488-0599, lastbookstorela.com)

18 JUNE 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Mark Haskell Smith reads from his new nonfiction book, Naked at Lunch: A Reluctant Nudist's Adventures in the Clothing-Optional world, about experiencing the world and practice of nudism, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library hosts an Open Mic with featured reader Doris Vernon as part of its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)
    SOUTH:
  • Matt Coyle and Jim Ruland read from their newest thrillers, Night Tremors and Forest of Fortune, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 7:30 (858/454-0347, www.warwicks.com)

19 JUNE 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Chris Leslie-Hynan reads from his novel, Ride Around Shining, about a reversal of stereotyped race roles in which a white chauffeur drives for a wealthy, black NBA star, The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, 7:30 (lastbookstorela.com)
  • Poetry reading by Leslie Anne Mcilroy, Slag, exploring the world of pool halls, strip clubs and rust, dive bars and miner's dust with Alexis Rhone Fancher, Poetry Editor of Cultural Weekly, reading from her own original poetry, her photography has also appeared in numerous publications, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10 nonmembers/$6 students and seniors/members free, 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

20 JUNE 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poets William Archila and Lory Bedikian read from their books, The Gravedigger's Archaeology and The Book of Lamenting, Vroman's, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (www.vromansbookstore.com)
  • Laura Pritchett reads from her novel, Red Lightning, about a mother struggling to reconnect with her home and child after being involved with drugs and human trafficking, followed by a conversation with David Ulin, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • The Los Angeles Public Library presents a reading by Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis Rodriguez, Always Running, Little Tokyo Branch Library, 203 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, 11:00 a.m. (213/612-0525, www.lapl.org)
  • "MacArthur Park: L.A.'s Civic Jewel," a reading by Jose A. Gardea from his history book, MacArthur Park, a cultural history of one of L.A.'s most popular parks, Los Angeles Central Library, Meeting Room A, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, 2:00 (213/228-7000, www.lapl.org)
  • Book launch for Catherine Linka's novel, A Girl Undone, sequel to A Girl Called Fearless, Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 1010 Foothill Boulevard, La Cañada Flintridge, 4:30 (818/790-0717, www.flintridgebooks.com)
  • Westwood Branch Library presents Raymond M. Wong reading from his memoir, I'm Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence, which responds to the questions: What does it take to become an American? What's the cost of losing one's family, culture, language, and identity?, Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, 10:00 a.m. (310/474-1739, www.lapl.org)
    SOUTH:
  • The UCSD Literature Department and Division of Arts and Humanities present MFA Readings as part of the New Writing Series, this event features Mexican translator and poet Marco Antonio Huerta, San Francisco-based writer and podcaster Sarah Ciston, Ken Saragosa, and Kim Schreiber reading from their poetry and prose, UCSD Visual Arts Presentation Lab, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 4:30 (literature.ucsd.edu)
  • Poetry and Art Series 2015 presents a poetry reading by the contributors to the 2015 San Diego Poetry Annual, including this year's featured poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan, followed by the People's Choice Poem Awards, San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artist, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, 6:30 (www.sandiego-art.org)

21 JUNE 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Moonday Poetry Reading Series presents Radomir Vojtech Luza, Don Kingfisher Campbell, and Cindy Rinne, hosted by Alice Pero, Flintridge Bookstore, 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada, free, 2:00 (818/790-0717, open reading sign up: alicepero@earthlink.net, www.moondaypoetry.com, www.flintridgebooks.com)
  • Gatsby Books presents the Second Annual Father's Day Poetry Reading featuring Thomas R. Thomas and additional poets to be announced reading poetry about dads and fatherhood, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 3:00 (562/208-5862, gatsbybooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Corners of the Mouth monthly poetry reading presents featured poets Clifton Snider and Benny Biesek, open reading follows, Linnaea's Café, 1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, 7:00 (www.languageofthesoul.org)

22 JUNE 2015 — monday

23 JUNE 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Redondo Poets host a weekly poetry reading, always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, California, 8:10 (310/316-6554)

24 JUNE 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Los Angeles Public Library presents a reading and discussion by Young Adult fiction writers Gretchen McNeil, Julia Gibson, Catherine Linka, and Greg Weisman, Panorama City Branch Library, 14345 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama City, 4:00 (818/894-4071, www.lapl.org)
  • PEN Center USA presents a reading by current and former Emerging Voices fellows Melanie Thorne, Brandon Jordan Brown, Laurie Owyang, and Terrance Flynn, reading followed by a Q&A with cocktails, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

25 JUNE 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Young adult novelist Robyn Schneider launches Extraordinary Means, the follow-up to her debut novel, The Beginning of Everything, with a conversation between the author and fellow young adult writer John Corey Whaley, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library hosts an Open Mic as part of its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716 www.vencolibrary.org)

26 JUNE 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Jack Baxter reads from his graphic-style memoir, Mike's Place: A True Story of Love, Blues, and Terror in Tel Aviv, about the creation of the award-winning documentary Blues by the Beach, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

27 JUNE 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Greg Bell, Looking for Will: My Bardic Quest with Shakespeare, and Genie Nakano, Storyteller, celebrate a joint Publication Reading, expect to enjoy performance art and libations, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $5 for all, 5:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • The Westwood Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library presents a book club discussion of James Sallis' Cypress Grove, Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, 11 am (310/474-1739, www.lapl.org)
  • Carlye Archibeque, Michelle Ben-hur, and David McIntire present the work of one of Russia's most notable poets, Anna Akhmatova, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10 nonmembers/$6 students and seniors/members free, 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
    SOUTH:
  • Weekends with Locals at Warwick's presents Michelle Brafman reading from her new novel, Washing the Dead, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, noon (858/454-0347, www.warwicks.com)

28 JUNE 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Gerry Fialka screens rare literature films to celebrate The Lit Show, starring LA's Diva Deluxe, Suzy Williams, and Brad Kay, who perform songs based on words by Kurt Vonnegut, Edna St. Vincent Millay, J.D. Salinger, Samuel Beckett, Raymond Chandler, Truman Capote, Vladimir Nabokov, Rudyard Kipling, and more, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donation, 7:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Poets Sonia Greenfield, Boy with a Halo at the Farmer's Market, and Amy Gerstler, Scattered at Sea, read from their new collections, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Fellows from Lambda Literary Writers' Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices read, a showcase for talented, up-and-coming queer writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, genre fiction, poetry, and plays, The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, 6:00 (lastbookstorela.com)
  • Friends of the Claremont Library presents a poetry reading by Maurya Simon and Jennifer K. Sweeney, Claremont Public Library, 208 N. Harvard Avenue, Claremont, 2:00 (909/621-4902, www.claremontlibrary.org)
  • CANCELED, POSTPONED TO AUGUST: Celebration and reading by guest readers and performers of bookseller and poet Scott Wannberg's posthumous release, The Official Language of Yes!, BBQ and libations, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, suggested donation $10, 1:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • La Poesía Salon and the Poesía Féstival celebrate the work of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca with Mariano Zaro and others, open mic for multilingual poetry, bring your favorite Lorca poem, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free, donations appreciated, 6:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
    SOUTH:
  • Weekends with Locals at Warwick's presents Vince Aiello reading from his new novel, Legion's Lawyers, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, noon (858/454-0347, www.warwicks.com)

29 JUNE 2015 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Catie Disabato reads from her debut novel The Ghost Network, a mystery that blends social media and the spirit world, Stories Books & Café, 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 6:30 (storiesla.com)
  • "Author Talk" presents a reading by novelist Gina B. Nahai from her latest book, The Luminous Heart of Jonah S., about Iranian Jews exiled to America and living in Los Angeles, Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles, 6:00 (310/474-1739, www.lapl.org)

30 JUNE 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Angel City Press presents architect Cory Buckner reading from her new book Crestwood Hills: The Chronicle of a Modern Utopia, about the people and architecture of the famed midcentury modern neighborhood cooperative, Beach=Culture at the Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway, free online Eventbrite reservations required, arrive fifteen minutes early, parking 6:30-7:30 (310/458-4904, smbeachculture@gmail.com, annenbergbeachhouse.com )
  • Jason Squire Fluck reads from his debut novel, Jon Fixx, about a man who writes stories for wedding presents, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • The Library Foundation of Los Angeles's ALOUD series presents "Song of Myself: Walt Whitman in Other Words," poets and translators Luis Alberto Ambroggio, Christopher Merrill, and Sholeh Wolpé read from the poetry of Walt Whitman; they are coordinators of a project to translate Whitman's "Song of Myself" into fifteen languages, music by Sahba Motallebi follows, Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, 7:15 (213/228-7000, lfla.org)
  • Studio City Branch Library presents an adult book club discussion of James Lee Burke's Light of the World, Studio City Branch Library, 12511 Moorpark Street, Studio City, 6:30 (818/755-7873, www.lapl.org)
  • The Redondo Poets host a weekly poetry reading, always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, California, 8:10 (310/316-6554)
    SOUTH:
  • Michelle Gable launches the paperback edition of her national best-selling novel A Paris Apartment, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 7:30 (858/454-0347, www.warwicks.com)

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