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1 JULY 2016 — friday

2 JULY 2016 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Story Time with Barbara Grant, a reading and sharing of picture books for the little ones, every Saturday, Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (323/465-1334, www.chevaliersbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Michael Hannon reads his poetry in conjunction with a gallery show of the work of painter and artist book maker Mary Heebner, her artist book of visual work paired with Hannon's poems is Seeking the Open Heart, Jared Dawson Gallery, 4646 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, 2:00 (805/318-1066, www.maryheebner.com)

3 JULY 2016 — sunday

4 JULY 2016 — monday

5 JULY 2016 — tuesday

6 JULY 2016 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Sarah Kuhn, in conversation with Seanan McGuire and Amber Benson, celebrates the release of her new novel, Heroine Complex, the first in a series featuring Asian American superheroines; the three authors will discuss the "ins and outs" of adult urban fantasy novels, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

7 JULY 2016 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet Solmaz Sharif reads from her first book, Look, an array of poems, lists, shards, and sequences, assembling her family's fragmented narrative in the aftermath of war, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Featured poet Laurel Ann Bogen, Psychosis in the Produce Department, open mic follows, hosted by Phil Taggart, Ventura County Poet Laureate, come and share your own work, EP Foster Library in the Topping Room, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, free and open to the public, 7:30-9:00 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)

8 JULY 2016 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Jessica Wilson reads from her new poetry book, Serious Longing,

9 JULY 2016 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Jennifer Grayson discusses her new book, Unlatched: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy, a look at the cultural, corporate, political, and technological factors that have transformed an essential human function into a controversial "thrive and survive" issue of our time, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Story Time with Barbara Grant, a reading and sharing of picture books for the little ones, every Saturday, Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (323/465-1334, www.chevaliersbooks.com)

10 JULY 2016 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Brendan Constantine reads from his new book of poetry Dementia, My Darling, Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 5:00 (323/465-1334, www.chevaliersbooks.com)

11 JULY 2016 — monday

12 JULY 2016 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Arts and pop culture writer Margaret Wapper, in conversation with writer/comedian Guy Branum, on her alien-infested novel Neon Green, an account of the mid-1990s with the addition of aliens, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

13 JULY 2016 — wednesday

14 JULY 2016 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Tony Millionaire launches his new book, Drinky Crow Drinks Again, a collection of over two hundred "Maaikies" comic strips from the past half-decade, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Featured poet Alexis Rhone Fancher, open mic follows, hosted by Phil Taggart, Ventura County Poet Laureate, come and share your own work, EP Foster Library in the Topping Room, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, free and open to the public, 7:30-9:00 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)

15 JULY 2016 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • ZYZZYVA Literary Journal Issue No. 106 Launch Event features contributors Lou Mathews, Melissa Yancy, Jim Gavin, David Hernandez, and special guest Dana Johnson, with host ZYZZYVA Contributing Editor David L. Ulin, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

16 JULY 2016 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Story Time with Barbara Grant, a reading and sharing of picture books for the little ones, every Saturday, Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (323/465-1334, www.chevaliersbooks.com)

17 JULY 2016 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Activist/author Wenonah Hauter presents her new book, Frackopoly, on the history of fracking, in conversation with Ed Begley, Jr., Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Corners of the Mouth monthly poetry reading presents featured poet Nathan Spooner, from Grover Beach, with a reading by series co-host Kevin Patrick Sullivan, hosted by Patti Sullivan, open reading to follow, five-minute limit to read your original work, Linnaea's Café, 1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, free, 7:00 (www.languageofthesoul.org)

18 JULY 2016 — monday

19 JULY 2016 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The RwirGiHtTe Read features Douglas Kearney, Jeremy Radin, Nicelle Nicelle, Brandon Jordan Brown, and Jeff Rogers, plus open mic, curated by Peggy Dobreer, Stories Books & Café, 1716 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 6:30 (www.storiesia.com)
  • Emma Rathbone reads and signs her new novel, Losing It, a story of relationships and dealing with virginity beyond a socially-accepted expiration date, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

20 JULY 2016 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan presents her new novel, Sarong Party Girls, set in modern Asia, about a young woman's intersection with traditions and materialism, in conversation with award-winning author Hillary Jordan, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Ellen Wayland Smith discusses her investigation into good intentions, sexual liberation, and modern economics in her book Oneida: From Free Love Utopia To The Well-Set Table, on an unusual chapter in American history, Stories Books & Café, 1716 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (www.storiesia.com)

21 JULY 2016 — thursday

    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library Open Mic hosted by Phil Taggart, Poet Laureate of Ventura County, EP Foster Library in the Topping Room, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, free and open to the public, 7:30-9:00 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)

22 JULY 2016 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Pat Thomas presents Allen Ginsberg's The Last Word On First Blues with a special reading and performance by Detroit poet M.L. Leibler, and special guests Willie Arron and Dave Soyares, with a benediction by Michael C. Ford, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students/seniors, free for members, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • CEO and founder of Game Over, a video game development studio, Daniel Lisi presents his new book, World of Warcraft (WOW), in conversation with author Jarett Kobek, Boss Fight Books publisher Gabe Durham, and writer/comedian Brock Wilbur, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Chelsea Martin celebrates the release of her novella, Mickey, with poet Mira Gonzalez, Stories Books & Café, 1716 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 8:00 (www.storiesia.com)

23 JULY 2016 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • A new literary imprint from the high desert, Space Cowboy Boots, presents Gabriel Hart, Cinema Of Life, Jean-Paul Garnier, The Great Encounter, Jakes Bayley, The Father, and John Eder, To The Manor Borne By Robots, Stories Books & Café, 1716 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 5:00-7:30 (www.storiesia.com)
  • Harold Norse Centennial: Celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of an expatriate poet of the Beat generation, features S.A. Griffin, Michael C. Ford, and special guests, hosted by Todd Swindell, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students/seniors, free for members, 4:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Mehnaz Sahibzada presents her poetry chapbook, Summer Forgets to Wear a Petticoat, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Story Time with Barbara Grant, a reading and sharing of picture books for the little ones, every Saturday, Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (323/465-1334, www.chevaliersbooks.com)
  • 80th Anniversary of the Poetry of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), with featured poets Mariano Zaro, Jill Levine, David Del Bourgo, and Steve Goldman reading from the works of poets Muriel Rukeyser, Langston Hughes, Federico García Lorca, Miguel Hernández, Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, and Jorge Guillén, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students/seniors, free for members, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

24 JULY 2016 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Nebraska Girl Open Reading with featured reader, hosted by Wyatt Underwood, five-minute limit open mic, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free, sign up 1:45, reading 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

25 JULY 2016 — monday

26 JULY 2016 — tuesday

27 JULY 2016 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Tom Lutz, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books, discusses and signs his new book of travel essays, Drinking Mare's Milk on the Roof of the World: Wandering the Globe from Azerbaijan to Zanzibar, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

28 JULY 2016 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Abigail Ulman reads from her debut book of short stories Hot Little Hands, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library features Luivette Resto at its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, Poet Laureate of Ventura County, open mic follows, share your own work, EP Foster Library in the Topping Room, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, free and open to the public, 7:30-9:00 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)

29 JULY 2016 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • LAMBDA Literary Emerging LGBTQ Voices presents selected writers from the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students/seniors, free for members, 7:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Jesse Reklaw discusses his new book, LOVF, the sketchbook companion of a man broke, homeless, and literally losing his mind after giving all of his stuff to punk rock heroin dealers; it's filled with wild energy, mad schemes, cartoons, psychedelic portraits, and notes from the road in the form of a comic book complete with cross-hatching, spattered marker, crayons, glitter, tape, nail polish, white-out, fingerpaint, rain, wine, stickers, and word balloons, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

30 JULY 2016 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Midnight Release Party for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two, a two-part play script by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, with Harry Potter nineteen years later, a husband and father of three school-age children employed by the Ministry of Magic; costumes welcome—wear your house colors, Hermione's games/trivia, Snape's potion station, Goblet of Fire giveaway, Luan Lovegood's crafts, Live Round Robin reading of the First Act, audience participation—play a part, pre-order Book 8 and you're on the guest list for the party, books also on sale a midnight, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, free, 9:00-Midnight (562/208-5862, www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Midnight Release Party for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two, a two-part play script by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany, with Harry Potter nineteen years later, a husband and father of three school-age children employed by the Ministry of Magic; this evening consists of a costume contest, face painting, wine, snacks, prizes, and Trivial Pursuit Dueling, preorders encouraged through Skylight website or pay when you arrive, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, party begins 10:00, book available for pick up at midnight (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Poetry Reading features Cati Porter, My Skies of Small Horses, and Cindy Rinne, Quiet Lantern: A Novel in Verse, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, free, 3:00-4:30 (562/208-5862, www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Story Time with Barbara Grant, a reading and sharing of picture books for the little ones, every Saturday, Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (323/465-1334, www.chevaliersbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Reception for the Artists Union's "there is me" art exhibit features a reading by Red Grass, Amber Bassett, O. Powers, and Phil Taggart, Art City Studios, 643 Ventura Avenue, Ventura, free, reception 6:00, performance 8:00 (www.artcitystudios.com)

31 JULY 2016 — sunday


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