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Tuesday, 10/09
7:30pm - 9:30pm

Literary Death Match Double-Header

  • Two Death Matches Featuring: Michael C. Hall, Susan Orlean, Moby, Diablo Cody, Jenny Slate, Todd Zuniga, Ben Loory.
  • Location: Largo at the Coronet
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Wednesday, 10/10
8:00pm - 9:30pm

Live Talks LA: An Evening with Sandra Cisneros

  • The internationally acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street shares a deeply moving tale of loss, grief, and healing.
  • Location: Track 16 at Bergamot Station
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Saturday, 10/13
10:00am - 5:00pm

Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival

  • Panels, speakers, music, food, and Edward James Olmos, too!
  • Location: Cal State Dominguez Hills
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Wednesday, 10/17
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Crossfader: A Live Musical Lecture, pt. 1

  • "The mix is where collaboration and connection live." The Popular Music Project and SMMOA with DJ J. Period.
  • Location: Santa Monica Museum of Art
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Friday, 10/19
11:45am - 1:00pm

Past Tense: Reducing the Scale of Historical Observation

  • Topics include micro-history, alltagsgeschichte, and local history. Past Tense is a seminar series on the craft of writing hi...
  • Location: Huntington Library
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Saturday, 10/20
11:00am - 5:30pm

Teen Read Week: YAy for YA

  • A day of panels with some favorite young adult authors, followed by a pizza party and book signings.
  • Location: Central Library, Meeting Room A
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Monday, 10/22
6:30pm - 10:00pm

PEN Center USA's 22nd Annual Literary Awards

  • "Celebrating the Freedom to Write & Honoring the Best in the West."
  • Location: Beverly Hills Hotel
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Monday, 10/22
7:30pm - 9:00pm

Writer's Bloc Presents: Nick Hornby with Tom Bissell

  • Hornby discusses his new novel with journalist, travel writer, and short story author Tom Bissell.
  • Location: Writers Guild Theater
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Tuesday, 10/23
7:30pm - 9:00pm

Paris Review Presents the Art of the Story

  • Paris Review editors Lorin Stein and Sadie Stein read, and discuss literary life. In conversation with Mona Simpson.
  • Location: Hammer Museum
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Tuesday, 10/23
7:15pm - 9:00pm

The Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

  • Renowned fantasy fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin in conversation with Charles Yu.
  • Location: Central Library
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