Books Events in Los Angeles

Check out happening books events all around Los Angeles, CA

Jet Li signs BEYOND LIFE AND DEATH at B&N The Grove

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 37

Laufey celebrates the release of Mei Mei The Bunny

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:30 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 24

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

 Sun, 03 May 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

One Night Only: Walter Mosley Live — In Conversation with Eriq La Salle

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Malik Books USD 43

Joe Abercrombie and Pierce Brown discuss THE DEVILS at B&N The Grove

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 25

Backtalker: an American Memoir

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm California African American Museum Free

Night at the Library: A Century of Light

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

How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm To Be Confirmed USD 18 to 31

BOOK EVENT: Love, Me w/ Tiffany Cross, Jemele Hill, & Van Lathan

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 37

Writers Bloc Presents Commentator Ben Rhodes with Jon Favreau

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 64

Michelle Monaghan reads A KIDS BOOK ABOUT SUN SAFETY at B&N The Grove

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 25

John Milton

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:00 pm The Novo by Microsoft

Saul Williams Book Launch

 Mon, 27 Apr at 04:00 pm Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth

LITLIT: The Little Literary Fair

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) Free

David Epstein with Eric Barker

 Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar USD 29 to 56

Central Library Centennial Festival

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 630 W 5th St Free

BOOK LAUNCH: Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead w/Angela Nissel

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 28

BOOK SWAP/THE HOUSEMAID @ Rooftop Cinema Club - Downtown Los Angeles

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:05 pm Rooftop Cinema Club - Level DTLA

Jamie Lynn Sigler with Laura Dave

 Thu, 07 May at 08:00 pm Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar USD 29 to 56

Eve Plumb celebrates HAPPINESS INCLUDED at B&N The Grove

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 37

Rob Cesternino discusses THE TRIBE AND I HAVE SPOKEN at B&N The Grove

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 18 to 39

Andrew Sean Greer discusses & signs Villa Coco

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

David Lebovitz at Friends & Family

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Friends & Family USD 30 to 71

Shea McGee celebrates AROUND THE TABLE at B&N The Grove

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 54

Touré Roberts celebrates KNOWING at B&N The Grove

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 37

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

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

BOOK EVENT: The Company We Keep w/Alex Elle & Ashley Blaine

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 35

The Art and Craft of Japanese Cooking Author Event

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 11 to 41

Tarot for the Wild Soul: Lindsay Mack in conversation with Jessica Hundley

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13 to 43

L.A. Book Launch: Piecework by Amy Shimshon-Santo

 Sat, 09 May at 01:30 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center USD 0 to 11

Contrapposto

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Ralph Freud Playhouse USD 49

AllGOTHSAllowed Presents : ‘Un-Plugged’

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

Afro-Punk Screening

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Heavy Manners Library USD 15

Roots to Sky

 Mon, 15 Jun The Pop-Hop Books Co-Op Free

In Conversation: Jamilah Lemieux, Angela Nissel, and Tika Sumpter

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm California African American Museum Free

BOOK EVENT: The Comeback Era w/ Yasmine Cheyenne & Nicole Walters

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 34

An Evening with David Lebovitz

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 30 to 50

WORDAFUL Live Presents: Dating Smarter Starts Here

 Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm Audacy Sound Space USD 45

Marilyn Monroe Centennial Celebration

 Fri, 29 May at 01:00 pm Central Library - Taper Auditorium Free

L.A. Book Launch: Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque USD 0 to 11

The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 38

Dark Library: The Time Machine

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm After Hours Theatre Company USD 50 to 129

BOOK EVENT: The Price of Exclusion w/ Nicole Carr & Tim Pulliam

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 35

Clare Crespo: Oralee Book Launch

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13

Holdo's Most Wanted - Live Reading of Star Wars Episode 8

 Fri, 24 Apr Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth

BOOK SIGNING: Embody Your Magic w/ Aycee Brown

 Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm Reparations Club USD 26 to 34

Black Writers Weekend - Los Angeles The Pop Up Experience

 Sat, 09 May at 09:00 am 1994 Paseo Rancho Castilla USD 18 to 215

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

Anissa Helou in Conversation for Lebanon

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 11 to 59

David Baerwald and Graham Yost discuss THE FIRE AGENT at B&N The Grove

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 39

An Evening with Katie Parla for Rome

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Garibaldina MB Society USD 56

Book Swap @ Frogtown Brewery (Los Angeles)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Frogtown Brewery USD 7

Writers Bloc Presents Caro Claire Burke

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 56

Art Class and Dinner with Nicholle Kobi Los Angeles,California

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

Ash Land Book Launch Party with author Matt Harry

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

Anna Konkle discusses The Sane One: A Memoir by the Co-creator of Pen15

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Harmony Gold USD 49

Book Lovers Speed Dating 35-45 with LIVE Comedy and Poetry

 Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm Sons and Daughters Books USD 23 to 45

☀️Early Summer Week 2: Making Art Through Storytelling☀️

 Mon, 08 Jun at 09:30 am 1054 S Robertson Blvd USD 722

THIS IS A (REP CLUB) BOOK CLUB

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:00 am Reparations Club Free

Children’s Story Time / Hora del Cuento para Niños

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Libros Schmibros Lending Library Free

A Conversation with Zev Yaroslavsky

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm Central Library - Taper Auditorium Free

David Pomeranz: The Mind Behind the Music

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm 11455 Burbank Blvd Free

In Case You Missed It: Counterculture Photography of the 1960s &1970s

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13

Freedom Quest Book Launch Party with author Debora Masterson

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

Writer's Salon by After Hours Vintage

 Mon, 04 May at 06:00 pm 112 W 9th St ste 809 USD 22

L.A. Book Launch: Hovering by Carol V. Davis

 Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center USD 0 to 11

The Beautiful Chaos of Motherhood: A Choose Adventure Book Tour Gathering

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm 12053 1/2 Ventura Pl USD 39

Lucie Franc de Ferriere in Conversation for Cake From Lucie

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 47

Trinity Mouzon Wofford in Conversation for Eating at Home

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 39

Sapphic Book and Social Club-Los Angeles

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Native Son LA Free

Amy Rigby

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Permanent Records Roadhouse Free

Downtown Los Angeles is for Book Lovers walking tour

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

La Celestina: An Illuminated Lecture Presented By theatre dybbuk

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 18

Sikivu Hutchinson on Humanists in the Hood: Book Talk and Music

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm Lore Leimert Park Free

Every Sunday Funday Market at A Good Used Book

 Sun, 15 Mar A Good Used Book Free

Silent Reading Rave

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Studio Om - Conscious Events Lounge Free

Book Signing with Deborah Swan

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm The BAAP Boutique Free

Dragon Storytime, Books and Roses

 Fri, 24 Apr at 11:30 am Frances Howard Goldwyn - Hollywood Regional Branch Library Free

The Elements in Tarot and Hermetic Qabalah w/ William Kiesel MAGIC OF BOOKS

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 25

L.A. Book Launch: Without The Consent of The People by Fred Dewey

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center USD 0 to 11

The Good House Writer's Retreat: Spring 2026

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

The Official MCR at Dodger Stadium Zine Release + Reading

 Sun, 26 Jul at 07:00 pm Scribble USD 13 to 15

Finding the Philosopher's Stone: A Celebration of Alchemical Imagination

 Sun, 21 Jun at 05:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 23

Alana Kysar in Conversation for Aloha Veggies

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 11 to 39

Derek McCormack presents The Shithole Opry Collector's Guide

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Free

Writing Gets Lonely: Open Writing Studio (5/29)

 Fri, 29 May at 01:00 pm 1200 N Alvarado St Free

I Hate My Job Los Angeles Launch

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Heavy Manners Library USD 0 to 55

THE FAMILY MATTERS EXPERIENCE - Los Angeles, CA

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Deeper Church Los Angeles Free

Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm John C. Fremont Branch Library Free

Book Club Comedy Hour featuring Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

 Wed, 10 Jun at 08:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

LA Plaza Book Club

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Pages in Common

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:00 am Kindman & Co. Therapy for Being Human Free

Susan Unger Author Talk & Book Signing

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Stitch Salon Free

Yuki Chiba

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

CFR Book Talk: Mariam Rahmani on Liquid

 Fri, 24 Apr at 02:00 pm Taper Hall (THH), Room 420 Free

From Manuscript to Marketplace: The Author–Publisher Partnership -WNBA-BOOK

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am 18700 Sherman Way suite 112 USD 13 to 55

Red Sweater Press presents SPELL CHECK

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm 18604 Ventura Blvd Free

Art Critic Megan O’Grady discusses her new book How It Feels To Be Alive

 Sat, 09 May at 01:00 pm Edendale Branch Library Free

Book Club: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm 12444 Venice Blvd. Free