Books Events in Los Angeles

Check out happening books events all around Los Angeles, CA

HORRORCON™ LOS ANGELES 2025

Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Los Angeles Convention Center

Jim Newton on Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead

Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 58

Rare Books LA - Union Station 2025

Sat, 04 Oct at 10:00 am Los Angeles Union Station USD 15 to 29

A Tour of The Philosophical Research Society

Sat, 30 Aug at 11:00 am Philosophical Research Society USD 18

Enchanted Realms Book Festival

Sat, 11 Oct at 10:00 am Autry Museum of the American West USD 0 to 23

Rosie Kellett in Conversation for In For Dinner

Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 41

Jase Peeples signs and discusses TWIRL with Tracy E. Gilchrist

Sun, 24 Aug at 05:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 18

Charlie Jane Anders in conversation with Michelle Tea

Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm North Figueroa Bookshop Free

Sapphic Zine Social Reading

Sat, 23 Aug at 05:00 pm Ladera Park Free

Ed Wood Made In Hollywood USA L.A. Book Launch with Will Sloan & Dana Gould

Sat, 30 Aug at 02:00 pm ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Free

HIDDEN IN THE SHELVES

Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm Los Angeles Union Station Free

WRITING THE GOLDEN STATE

Sat, 04 Oct at 03:00 pm Los Angeles Union Station Free

BOOK LAUNCH: The Grand Paloma Resort w/ Cleyvis Natera

Thu, 28 Aug at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 37

RUNWAY x The Fleuria: Silent Reading Party

Tue, 19 Aug at 04:30 pm Runway Playa Vista Free

REP CLUB: READ THE ROOM

Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 23

Summer Story Circle

Sun, 07 Sep at 04:00 pm The IVAN Gallery USD 0 to 30

Cozy in the Time of Climate Change

Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm North Figueroa Bookshop Free

Melissa King in Conversation for Cook Like a King

Sat, 27 Sep at 11:00 am Now Serving USD 48

Lauren Asher signs LOVE ARRANGED at B&N The Grove

Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 24

Dan Pelosi in Conversation for Let's Party

Fri, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm Colburn School USD 27 to 56

Truly: Lionel Richie Q&A with Friends

Mon, 06 Oct at 08:00 pm THE ORPHEUM THEATRE

Book Walk & Talk

Fri, 22 Aug at 10:00 am Central Library Free

A Literary Cake Picnic

Sat, 13 Sep at 05:00 pm Midnight Books LA USD 34

Golden State Comedy - Free Stand Up Comedy Show!

Thu, 28 Aug at 08:00 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

Meet & Greet and Book Signing with Author, Raegan Revord

Fri, 05 Sep at 06:30 pm Annabelle's Book Club LA USD 22

Sapphic Book and Social Club-LA

Tue, 26 Aug at 07:00 pm Native Son LA Free

Nicholas Sparks celebrates REMAIN at B&N The Grove

Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 26

HAUNT ME: Latine Poets Give Voice to Ancestors

Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center USD 0 to 11

LA librería 10th Anniversary!

Sat, 06 Sep at 03:00 pm 4572 1/2 W Adams Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016 West Adams Boulevard Free

Los Angeles Libros Festival

Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am Central Library Free

Stephanie Wrobel presents THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL w/ Amy Meyerson

Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 18604 Ventura Blvd Free

Rachel Howzell Hall presents THE CRUEL DAWN with Sunya Mara

Tue, 19 Aug at 07:00 pm 18604 Ventura Blvd Free

BOOK PRESENTATION: “La jugada del día”

Sun, 17 Aug at 03:00 pm 4572 1/2 W Adams Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016 West Adams Boulevard Free

Monthly Book Club - Jazz by Toni Morrison

Sun, 17 Aug at 01:00 pm Be Nice Have Fun Free

Kaila Yu discusses and signs FETISHIZED at B&N The Grove

Tue, 19 Aug at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 36

Susan Dennard in Conversation with Alexa Donne

Wed, 27 Aug at 07:00 pm Annabelle's Book Club LA USD 25

Exquisite Dreams: The Art and Life of Dorothea Tanning by Amy Lyford

Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 7 to 23

Raymond Chandler's Noir Downtown L.A. walking tour

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:30 am Grand Central Market

Case Kenny signs THE OPPOSITE OF SETTLING at B&N The Grove

Sun, 24 Aug at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 33

BOOK EVENT: You Deserve Flowers w/ Devon Blow

Sun, 17 Aug at 12:00 pm Reparations Club USD 13 to 14

Yasmin Khan in Conversation with Khushbu Shah for Sabzi

Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 41

Book Club: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

Sun, 24 Aug at 12:30 pm Westchester Park Free

A Celebration of the Life and Work of Donald Shoup

Fri, 03 Oct at 02:00 pm UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Free

Imagine Book Launch with Dr. Deganit Nuur & Anita Moorjani (Los Angeles)

Sat, 13 Sep at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble @ The Grove, Los Angeles Free

L.A. Book Launch: Lisa Alvarez, Daniel Olivas, & Adolfo Guzman Lopez

Fri, 05 Sep at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center USD 0 to 11

Writers Bloc and The Skirball Present Timothy Snyder

Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Skirball Cultural Center USD 0 to 49

LA Plaza Summer Book Club | Free with RSVP (SOLD OUT)

Wed, 20 Aug at 05:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Book Club

Thu, 21 Aug at 03:00 pm John C. Fremont Branch Library Free

Deep Dive Poetry & Fiction

Thu, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 7 to 18

Artist Talk and Book Signing with Oasis Photographer Kevin Cummins

Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Musichead Gallery USD 55 to 162

Kim Chi discusses DONUTELLA HAMACHI with Stephan Lee at BN The Grove

Sat, 27 Sep at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 23

Todd Purdum and Sam Wasson On Desi Arnaz's Legacy

Tue, 16 Sep at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 57

Love in Print Romance Book Club

Sun, 31 Aug at 01:00 pm MacLeod Ale Brewing Co. Free

Calahan Skogman discusses and signs BLUE GRAFFITI at B&N The Grove

Sun, 07 Sep at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 23 to 34

Mezcal Por Siempre: Year Two

Sat, 13 Sep at 01:00 pm Rolling Greens DTLA USD 87 to 130

Teen Book Club: Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn

Tue, 26 Aug at 04:30 pm Malabar Branch Library Free

An Evening with Andrew Ross Sorkin

Thu, 16 Oct at 08:00 pm Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar USD 29 to 56

True Crime, History, and the Stories We Tell: Panel and Lost LA Screening

Mon, 15 Sep at 06:00 pm Doheny Memorial Library, Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall Free

Jen Hatmaker discusses AWAKE at B&N The Grove

Mon, 13 Oct at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 33

Cruising J-Town, book talk with author Oliver Wang

Tue, 26 Aug at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13

An Evening with Steven Pinker

Mon, 06 Oct at 08:00 pm Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar USD 29 to 56

MEET & GREET: Authors Juan Carlos Quezadas and Ana Romero

Sun, 28 Sep at 03:00 pm 4572 1/2 W Adams Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016 West Adams Boulevard Free

IN-PERSON: Hold Nothing: A Special Book Conversation

Fri, 05 Dec at 06:30 pm Unplug Meditation | Santa Monica USD 39

Cuentos que Asustan (Un Poquito)

Sun, 26 Oct at 03:00 pm 4572 1/2 W Adams Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016 West Adams Boulevard Free

Immigrant Roots L.A. Book Launch

Wed, 17 Sep at 05:30 pm Los Angeles Athletic Club USD 41

Book Talk: “Through the Dark” with Yolanda Nava | Free with RSVP

Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

An Evening with Sir Roger Deakins

Tue, 11 Nov at 08:00 pm Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar USD 29 to 67

An Evening with Jimmy Wales

Tue, 04 Nov at 08:00 pm Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar USD 29 to 56

Auto-Correct: Fantasies & Failures of AI Ethics in the Driverless Car

Mon, 08 Sep at 11:00 am DataX, Murphy Hall 3312 Free

AN EVENING WITH ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: ON HER NEW BOOK, "WOMEN"

Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm The Wiltern

Chanukah Brunch with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

Fri, 05 Dec at 10:00 am Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel USD 118 to 250

Reading Music Book Club- Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia

Sat, 12 Jul at 01:00 pm Los Angeles Central Library Free

The Book Of Mormon at Pantages Theatre - CA

Tue, 10 Feb Pantages Theatre - CA

Los Angeles Comic Con

Thu, 25 Sep at 04:00 pm Los Angeles Convention Center

Olfactory Research Notes: Vanilla as a Commodity, with Eric Jennings

Mon, 03 Nov at 03:00 pm The Institute for Art and Olfaction USD 23

Literary Wonders Figure Drawing

Tue, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City USD 23

The Eastside LA Silver Lake Book Club

Wed, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm A private location at Silver Lake Free

Astro-Scolastic Book Club

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

Design Book Club 2025

Tue, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Johnny's Pastrami USD 13

"The Magic of Books" Monthly Lecture Series with William Kiesel

Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 25

Astro Book Club: Exploring Ancient Wisdom Through Modern Eyes

Tue, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society Free

BIPOC Silent Book Club in West Los Angeles- Fire Relief Fundraiser

Wed, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Qwench Juice Bar & DRNK Coffee + Tea USD 13

Silent Book Club of Death LA

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