Books Events in Los Angeles

Check out happening books events all around Los Angeles, CA

2 Chainz discusses THE VOICE IN MY HEAD IS GOD at B&N The Grove

Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 34

Michael Pollan discusses A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness

Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm First Congregational Church of Los Angeles USD 43

The Ebell of LA and Writers Bloc Present: An Evening with Gavin Newsom

Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Wilshire Ebell Theatre USD 82

David Archuleta DEVOUT Book Tour: Los Angeles

Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Los Angeles, California

Rainbow Rowell discusses CHERRY BABY at B&N The Grove

Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 36

Netflix Is A Joke Festival: Off Book - The Improvised Musical

Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

TJ Klune presents WE BURNED SO BRIGHT with Olivie Blake

Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm 245 Charles E Young Dr E USD 20 to 43

Black Joy Unfiltered

Wed, 25 Feb at 05:30 pm UCLA Nimoy Theater Free

Writers Bloc Presents Annabelle Gurwitch and Bob Odenkirk

Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 47

Phil & Lily Rosenthal celebrate JUST TRY IT! SOMEPLACE NEW!: B&N The Grove

Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 25

David Archuleta signs DEVOUT at B&N The Grove

Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 35

Brandy: In Conversation - Phases Book Tour

Sat, 28 Mar Ricardo Montalban Theatre

Night at the Library: A Century of Light

Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Los Angeles Central Library USD 33 to 159

REP CLUB PRESENTS: Tayari Jones @ the California African American Museum

Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm California African American Museum USD 0 to 36

Romantasy BookCon - Los Angeles 2026 - GENERAL TICKETS ON SALE 4/4/25

Thu, 26 Feb at 03:00 pm The Biltmore Los Angeles

Mopreme Shakur discusses and signs THIS THUG'S LIFE at B&N The Grove

Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 37

HUXLEY: Creating an Original Sci-Fi Universe

Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Gnomon Free

Writers Bloc Presents Steven J. Ross and Patt Morrison

Thu, 23 Apr at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 61

Heather Fawcett signs AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER at B&N The Grove

Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 35

A Conversation with Brandy: PHASES Book Tour

Mon, 30 Mar at 02:00 am Ricardo Montalban Theatre

Stephen Fishbach discusses ESCAPE! at B&N The Grove

Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 18 to 36

Cazzie David signs DELUSIONS at B&N The Grove

Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 35

Amy Spalding Launches IN HER SPOTLIGHT at Skylight Books

Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Skylight Books

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney discusses LAKE EFFECT: Poured Over Podcast

Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 36

BOOK LAUNCH: Black. Single. Mother. w/ Jamilah Lemieux & Darnell L. Moore

Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 39

Remi Cruz Parsons Signs and Takes Photos to Celebrate LET'S GET COOKING

Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 42

Talk & Book Launch: Destiny Is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection

Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Free

Swan Moon's Swan Moon Los Angeles Book Signing & Artist Talk

Sat, 07 Mar at 03:00 pm ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Free

IN-PERSON: Tiny Shifts: A Conversation with Elisha Goldstein & Susan Kaiser

Sun, 08 Mar at 03:30 pm Unplug Meditation | Santa Monica USD 39

Writers Bloc Presents A Celebration of Jane Austen

Mon, 23 Mar at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 29

The Last Book Stop (Ryan Cahill with Pierce Brown)

Sun, 15 Mar at 06:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City USD 10 to 36

Writers Bloc Presents Patrick Radden Keefe and Ava Kofman

Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 63

Ham El-Waylly in Conversation for Hello, Home Cooking

Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Now Serving USD 41

Andrew Sean Greer discusses & signs Villa Coco

Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 pm First Congregational Church of Los Angeles USD 43 to 48

BOOK EVENT: The Edge of Space-Time: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein & Traci Thomas

Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 39

BOOK EVENT: When Home Is A Photograph w/ Leigh Raiford & Essence Harden

Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 32

Dungeons & Drafthouse @ Video Vortex - Druids of the Dark Spring

Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm Video Vortex - DTLA USD 33

Clare Crespo: Oralee Book Launch in Conversation with Mike Mills

Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 15

A DARK SONG (2016) presented by Quatoyiah Murry and Enlighted Artists!

Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 15

Godlike: Richard Hell at Beyond Baroque

Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque USD 0 to 11

Joe Potts Presents Zombie Fairies

Sun, 01 Mar at 03:00 pm ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Free

Spirit Made Visible - The Spirit Guide Portal Oracle Release

Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13

Brooke Averick celebrates PHOEBE BERMAN’S GONNA LOSE IT at B&N The Grove

Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 34

Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and...

Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 42

An Evening with Author Keiichiro Hirano

Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Free

Elizabeth Day and Maggie Shipstead discuss ONE OF US at B&N The Grove

Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 37

Joey Graceffa discusses THE TWELVE at B&N The Grove

Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 25

SCELCapalooza 2026 Librarian Registration

Wed, 04 Mar at 08:30 am University Hall Free

CSUN Book Arts Festival

Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm USU East Conference Center Free

Tomorrow Begins Today: The Creative Legacy of Bonnie Cashin

Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Charles E. Young Research Library Free

Natti Vogel & Manuel Betancourt Live at Akbar

Sun, 22 Mar at 04:00 pm Akbar USD 13

Art Class and Dinner with Nicholle Kobi Los Angeles,California

Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm Los Angeles USD 55

Creator/Creation: Conversation with Harmonia Rosales

Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm The Getty

Sapphic Book and Social Club-LA

Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Native Son LA Free

This Friday (2/27)

Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm 1200 N Alvarado St USD 15

Downtown Los Angeles is for Book Lovers walking tour

Sat, 25 Apr at 10:30 am Grand Central Market

Value Schools Little Reader's Fair

Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am The Pico Union Project Free

The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook Author Event

Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 43

Sugar and Spice Book Club: Axes and O's

Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm The Open Book Woodland Hills Free

Manly P. Hall's Adventures with Books, a Talk with William Kiesel

Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 18 to 125

Authors Only - Shine & Read Kid's Book Fair

Sun, 15 Mar at 10:00 am 751 Echo Park Ave USD 0 to 150

PetSpace at The Book Jewel: A Community Book Event

Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm The Book Jewel Free

The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defenders

Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Barnsdall Gallery Theatre USD 39

I'll Try Anything Twice: Carly Schwartz (with Cassidy Lehrman)

Mon, 16 Mar at 06:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City USD 15 to 37

Ella Quittner in Conversation for Obsessed with the Best

Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 47

Women in Health: Leadership Panel & Official Book Launch

Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Keck School of Medicine of USC Free

LA Times Book Festival - WNBA-LA Booth - Readers Opportunity

Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am USC Office of the President USD 29 to 55

Choosing Myself Over the Lies

Mon, 09 Mar at 06:00 pm High Tide USD 21 to 55

Oceanic Literacy Day At The Open Book, Topanga

Sat, 28 Mar at 02:30 pm The Open Book Woodland Hills Free

Overground Railroad: The Green Book & the Roots of Black Travel in America

Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 42

Antigonick: a play

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm The Actors Company USD 32

The Wonderful World That Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek

Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 43

Chef's Kiss Audiobook Launch + Variety Show!

Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Moby's Coffee & Tea Co. USD 10 to 18

The Good House Writer's Retreat: Spring 2026

Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm 917 S Windsor Blvd USD 146

Book Walk & Talk

Thu, 05 Mar at 10:30 am 630 W 5th St Free

Book Walk & Talk

Thu, 19 Mar at 10:30 am 630 W 5th St Free

The Out and Open Queer Book Club: Damsels and Dinosaurs

Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm The Open Book Woodland Hills Free

Yuki Chiba

Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Blue Note Los Angeles USD 19 to 55

Fiction Frenzy Book Club: Sphere

Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm The Open Book Woodland Hills Free

Silent Book Club of Death, Los Angeles

Mon, 10 Nov at 06:30 pm Studio DDLA Free

Playtime on the Plaza

Sun, 07 Sep at 11:00 am 1036 Broxton Ave Free

Astro-Scolastic Book Club

Mon, 01 Sep at 04:44 pm Wattles Mansion and Gardens Park Free

Kids Programming at THE POP HOP

Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am Pop-Hop Books & Print USD 23