Books Events in Los Angeles

Check out happening books events all around Los Angeles, CA

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

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

Hayden Panettiere discusses This is Me: A Reckoning

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Harmony Gold USD 49

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

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

MEET & GREET: Simply Winnie w/ Supermodel Winnie Harlow

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 am Reparations Club USD 25

Dorit Kemsley celebrates UNBURDENED at B&N The Grove

 Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 35

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

Jenny Hagel Gives Advice: Book Tour

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 29

BOOK EVENT: BREAKOUT w/ Dhonielle, Nic, Ashley, & Nicola

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 25

LITLIT: The Little Literary Fair

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) USD 0 to 18

How to Start: Discovering Your Life’s Work

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

Andrew Sean Greer discusses & signs Villa Coco

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

Central Library Centennial Festival

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

In Conversation with Garrison Keillor at The United Theater on Broadway

 Fri, 22 May The United Theater on Broadway

Anunnaki 2 Premiere with Billy Carson – Opening Night of Film Faster 48

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm Harmony Gold USD 45 to 195

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

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

Contrapposto

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

Kennedy Ryan and Felicia Pride discuss SCORE at B&N The Grove

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 24

L.A. Book Launch: The Life, Literature and Legacy of Luis J. Rodriguez

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center Free

An Evening with Robin Greenfield - The Year of Foraging

 Sun, 24 May at 03:30 pm 10899 Wilshire Blvd Free

Black Children Book Week

 Sun, 24 May at 12:00 pm Malik Books Free

David Lebovitz at Friends & Family

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

TAROT ECOSYSTEMS: Worlds Within Cards and the Ecology of Meaning

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 39 to 45

WORDAFUL Live Presents: Dating Smarter Starts Here

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

Hillary Sterling in Conversation for Ammazza!

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 11 to 47

BOOK LAUNCH: Shameless w/ Terrell J.A. Winder & Darryl Stephens

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 37

Bayou Bash: Swamp Soirée & Launch Party

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Slasher World USD 29 to 122

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

All Booked Up Presents: Baseball Romance Night at Dodger Stadium

 Sat, 11 Jul at 05:30 pm Dodger Stadium USD 118 to 139

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

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

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

Tia Williams discusses THE MISSED CONNECTION at B&N The Grove

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 35

Marilyn Monroe Centennial Celebration

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

Express Yourself! Come celebrate community, connection, and belonging.

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am CII Watts Campus Free

The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions

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

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

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

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

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

Claudette Zepeda in Conversation for Cooking the Borderlands

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Now Serving USD 41

Deep Dive Poetry with Mandy Kahn

 Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 7 to 18

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

L.A. Book Launch: Canícula/Dog Days by William Archila

 Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center USD 0 to 11

Magic Market's Summer Solstice

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm 3510 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA USD 18 to 50

Ashley Wren Collins & Jordan Rockwell: SHE WROTE, HE WROTE at BN The Grove

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 31

The Diary of a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Alcoholic: Live Reading & Real Talk

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:30 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

Every Sunday Funday Market at A Good Used Book

 Sun, 17 May at 12:00 pm A Good Used Book Free

Writers Bloc Presents Caro Claire Burke and Maggie Shipstead

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

The Divine Walk Experience: Book Release + Embodiment Experience

 Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm Crenshaw Yoga & Dance USD 109

☀️Early Summer Week 2: Making Art Through Storytelling☀️

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

Book Swap @ Frogtown Brewery (Los Angeles)

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

Roots to Sky

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

Perfume’s Most Notorious Book and Its Scents: Smelling Session (In Person)

 Fri, 17 Jul at 05:30 pm The Institute for Art and Olfaction USD 55

WEIRDUMENTARY Celebration + EXP TV's BIZARRE ENCOUNTERS... Screening!

 Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13

Mackenzi Lee in conversation with Byron Lane: TEELA: DAUGHTER OF ETERNOS

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm 12444 Venice Blvd. Free

DANCE & READ WITH BAILA BAILA

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm 4572 1/2 W Adams Blvd Free

Make Your Own Exquisite Journal!

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm Los Angeles Central Library Free

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

Darlene Koldenhoven Book Release!

 Fri, 07 Aug at 06:30 pm The Last Bookstore Studio City USD 38

Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy: Book Launch Comic Reading (5/15)

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm 1200 N Alvarado St Free

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

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

KCRW & Now Serving Present Scandinavian Everyday

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Now Serving USD 36

5.31 SLWC Monthly Book Club + Picnic

 Sun, 31 May at 10:00 am Barnsdall Art Park Free

Ayelet Waldman in conversation with Rasheed Newson: A Perfect Hand

 Tue, 04 Aug at 06:00 pm 12444 Venice Blvd. Free

Dark Library: The Time Machine

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

Meet and Greet Book Launch A Portal Weaver's Journey

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Arhaus USD 0 to 25

Deborah Santana & Jurnee Smollett discuss LOVING THE FIRE at B&N The Grove

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 37

THIS IS A (REP CLUB) BOOK CLUB

 Sun, 26 Apr Reparations Club Free

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

L.A. Book Launch: To Ask For Love by Harry Northup (Cahuenga Press)

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Beyond Baroque USD 0 to 11

Bedazzle Your Book Night

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm 12444 Venice Blvd. USD 66

287 1/2 Pocasset — Volume 1, Issue 1 Release Pop-Up

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm 4334 Degnan Blvd Free

TRUTH, BOUNDARIES & BECOMING EXPERIENCE

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm 11852 Main St USD 35 to 50

Do Your Thing: Open Hours for Hobbies with Treats.

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm 4334 Degnan Blvd USD 18

First-Time Fostering: Book Launch Gathering

 Sun, 17 May at 10:30 am The Last Bookstore Studio City Free

Legendary campaign organizer Ben Wikler (Wisconsin) with Jon Favreau

 Mon, 27 Jul at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Dining Room USD 0 to 57

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

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

Oceanic Literacy Day At The Open Book, Topanga

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:30 pm The Open Book Woodland Hills Free

"all perfume yes": Bloomsday 2026 Ulysses Smelling Session (In Person)

 Tue, 16 Jun at 05:30 pm The Institute for Art and Olfaction USD 61

Reading + Q&A w/ Kyla Garcia & Zachary Webber

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Forager Crafts Free

Songs & Sayings with Lew Hopson

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm The Green Room on Ventura 21+ Events Space USD 13

Get a Book, Give a Book

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Theatre West, Cahuenga Boulevard West, Los Angeles, CA, USA Free

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

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

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

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

Book Club Comedy Hour featuring Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

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

Sapphic Book and Social Club-Los Angeles

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Lawless Brewing Co. Free

"I'm the Undertow" & "A Question of Family" — Author Event

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm The Pop-Hop Books Co-Op Free

Reading Through History Book Club

 Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 pm The Pop-Hop Books Co-Op Free

Free After-Hours Reading Club

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Sons and Daughters Books USD 0 to 7

May 20: Silent Book Club

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm 12444 Venice Blvd. 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

Booktalk: Body Maps with Lan Li, PhD

 Sun, 31 May at 12:00 pm Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Free

LA Plaza Book Club

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

The Zócalo Book Prize: America, Can We Take Down the Walls Between Us?

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm ASU California Center at the Herald Examiner Free

Red Sweater Press presents SPELL CHECK

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

The Official MCR at Dodger Stadium Zine Release + Reading

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

Reading Group on Mexican Philosophy and Culture

 Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am Libros Schmibros Lending Library Free

Pages in Common

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

Repartings: Los Angeles Book Launch

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm Der Nister Downtown Jewish Center 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

PRS Tour!

 Sat, 31 May at 11:00 am Philosophical Research Society USD 0 to 18

Learn, Think, Tinker: A Conversation with the Authors

 Sun, 31 May at 02:30 pm 5301 Balboa Blvd Free