Your LA Weekly Social Calendar (6/8-6/14)
here you'll find a list of some of the best book events happening in Los Angeles this week
Below youโll find a list of some of the book events happening this week in Los Angeles!
But first, a few events a little further out to add to your calendarโฆ
June 16 - Join Preoccupied co-founder Samantha Dockser at Zibby's Bookshop Bookshop to celebrate actor and author Sonya' Walgerโs novel, WIFEHOUSE. RSVP here.
June 28 - June Walking Book Club with Allison Winn Scotch
July 19 - July Walking Book Club with Maurene Goo
August 22 - August Walking Book Club with Amy Dubois Barnett
MONDAY JUNE 8
๐ LARCHMONT | Amanda Trollope reads from Forced Circumstances 3pm | Chevalierโs Books, 133 N. Larchmont Blvd | Free (RSVP)
๐ SANTA MONICA | Brooke Averick in conversation with Matt King discusses Phoebe Bermanโs Gonna Lose It 6:30pm | Diesel, A Bookstore (offsite: 1210 4th St) | Free (RSVP)
๐ PASADENA | Summer Storytelling Studio: How to Create an Oral History (Day 1 of 3) 6pm | Octaviaโs Bookshelf, 1353 N. Hill Ave | Free
๐ LOS FELIZ | Joseph Osmundson presents Spawning Season w/ Tommy Pico & Keiko Lane 7pm | Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave | Free
๐ WEST HOLLYWOOD | Rick Tulsky in conversation with Steve Lopez discusses & signs Injustice Town 7pm | Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd | Free
๐๏ธ LOS ANGELES (THE GROVE) | Deborah Santana & Jurnee Smollett discuss Loving the Fire 7pm | Barnes & Noble at The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr. | Ticketed
TUESDAY JUNE 9
๐๏ธ MANHATTAN BEACH | Author luncheon with Lisa See celebrating Daughters of the Sun and Moon 11am | The Neptunian Womanโs Club, 920 Highland Ave (hosted by pages: a bookstore) | Ticketed
๐ WEST ADAMS | Terrell J.A. Winder & Darryl Stephens celebrate Shameless | Reparations Club, 3054 S. Victoria Ave | RSVP
๐ SANTA MONICA | Laura Lekkos in conversation with Alexandra Brown discusses & signs All the Little Ways 6:30pm | Diesel, A Bookstore, 225 26th St. | Free (RSVP)
๐๏ธ LARCHMONT | James Ellroy discusses & signs Red Sheet 7pm | Chevalierโs Books, 133 N. Larchmont Blvd | Ticketed
๐ LOS FELIZ | Caroline Kepnes presents You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel 7pm | Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave | Free
๐ MANHATTAN BEACH | Mystery Book Club 7pm | pages: a bookstore, 904 Manhattan Ave | Free
๐ WEST HOLLYWOOD | Wayne Feinstein discusses & signs Turning 7pm | Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd | Free
๐๏ธ PASADENA | Lisa See discusses & signs Daughters of the Sun and Moon 7pm | Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Blvd (hosted by Vromanโs) | Ticketed
๐ STUDIO CITY | Courtney Kocak discusses Girl Gone Wild with Edgar Gomez & Paulina Pinsky 7pm | Barnes & Noble Bookstar at Studio City, 12136 Ventura Blvd | Free
WEDNESDAY JUNE 10
๐ MONROVIA | Love in a F*cked Up World Book Club โ Chapter 2 6:30pm | Underdog Bookstore, 312 S. Myrtle Ave | Free
๐ PASADENA | Summer Storytelling Studio: Zine Crafting โ Memory, Future, and Expression (Day 1 of 3) 6pm | Octaviaโs Bookshelf, 1353 N. Hill Ave | Free
๐ SANTA MONICA | Lisa See discusses & signs Daughters of the Sun and Moon 6:30pm | Diesel, A Bookstore, 225 26th St. | Free (RSVP)
๐ STUDIO CITY | Open Mic Poetry Night 6:30pm | Barnes & Noble Bookstar at Studio City, 12136 Ventura Blvd | Free
๐ LOS FELIZ | Julian Delgado Lopera presents Pretend Youโre Dead and I Carry You w/ Michelle Tea 7pm | Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave | Free
๐๏ธ PASADENA | James Ellroy discusses & signs Red Sheet 7pm | Vromanโs Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd | Ticketed
๐ WEST HOLLYWOOD | Charlotte Druckman & Mayukh Sen in conversation with Alison Herman discuss & sign Love in the Afternoon, and Evening 7pm | Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd | Free
๐ SANTA MONICA | Zibby's Bookshop June Book Club 7pm | Zibby's Bookshop, 1113 Montana Ave | Free
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
๐๏ธ MANHATTAN BEACH | Author luncheon with Michelle Huneven discussing Bug Hollow 11:30am | Barsha Manhattan Beach, 917 N. Sepulveda Blvd (hosted by pages: a bookstore) | Ticketed
๐ MONROVIA | Writing Workshop with Phoenix Mendoza 6pm | Underdog Bookstore, 312 S. Myrtle Ave | Free
๐ LOS FELIZ | Mary H.K. Choi presents Pool House w/ Yasi Salek 7pm | Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave | Free
๐ WEST HOLLYWOOD | Samuel Garza Bernstein in conversation with Kevin Goetz discusses & signs Roddy McDowall: An Actorโs Life 7pm | Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd | Free
๐๏ธ LOS ANGELES (THE GROVE) | David Baerwald & Graham Yost discuss The Fire Agent 7pm | Barnes & Noble at The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr. | Ticketed
๐๏ธ BURBANK | Kiersten White celebrates Mister Magic: The Graphic Novel 7pm | Barnes & Noble Burbank Town Center, 731 N. San Fernando Blvd | Free
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
๐ SANTA MONICA | Glenton Richards book signing 3pm | Barnes & Noble Santa Monica, 1201 Third Street Promenade | Free
๐ WEST ADAMS | Read the Room Time TBD | Reparations Club, 3054 S. Victoria Ave | RSVP
๐ LOS FELIZ | UC Riverside MFA Reading 6:30pm | Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave | Free
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
๐ MANHATTAN BEACH | Snow Zheng bilingual storytime for Impossible Light: ๆฐธ่ฟ็ๅ 9:30am | pages: a bookstore, 904 Manhattan Ave | Free
๐ WEST ADAMS | Black Banjo Reclamation Project Time TBD | Reparations Club, 3054 S. Victoria Ave | RSVP
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
๐๏ธ LOS ANGELES (THE GROVE) | Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal celebrate Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers11am | Barnes & Noble at The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr. | Ticketed
๐๏ธ WEST HOLLYWOOD | Andrew Sean Greer in conversation with Jason Blitman discusses & signs Villa Coco 4pm | Book Soup (offsite: First Congregational Church of LA) | Ticketed
๐ WEST HOLLYWOOD | Lane Igoudin in conversation with Stacy Perman discusses & signs A Family, Maybe Time TBD | Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd | Free