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1 OCTOBER 2013 — tuesday

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2 OCTOBER 2013 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Fiction writer and poet Sherman Alexie reads from the anniversary edition of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and celebrates the release of his new book Blasphemy: New and Collected Stories, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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3 OCTOBER 2013 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Novelist Nicholson Baker reads from Traveling Sprinkler, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
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4 OCTOBER 2013 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Poet Mark Irwin reads from his new collection Large White House Speaking and Matthew Dickman reads from his books, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students, seniors/free to members, 8:00
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5 OCTOBER 2013 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Ren Hen Press presents Poetry Prom, with readings and performances by Brendan Constantine, Nicelle Davis, Kate Durbin, Katherine Factor, Kim Henderson, Charles Hood, Eric Morago, and Justin Wallace Kibbe, beverages and light fare, live music and dancing, photo booth, prom attire suggested, 1450 Ocean Avenue, Palisades Park, Santa Monica, free, 4:00-6:00 (reservations encouraged but not required: smgov.net/reserve, publicity@redhen.org)
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• What Books Press celebrates its five year anniversary celebration with readings from their new fall books by authors Chuck Rosenthal, Gail Wronsky, Lynne Thompson, Rod Val Moore, and Judith Taylor, with visual media and book covers by renowned LA artist Gronk, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students, seniors/free to members, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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6 OCTOBER 2013 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• First Sunday Open Reading, with featured readers, hosted by Billy Burgos, five minute limit, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free but donations welcome, sign up begins at 4:45, reading 5:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Beyond Baroque present a reading by poets Steve Goldman and Ron Bradley, Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students, seniors/free to members, 7:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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7 OCTOBER 2013 — monday

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8 OCTOBER 2013 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Scholar Carla Kaplan reads from her cultural biography Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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9 OCTOBER 2013 — wednesday

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10 OCTOBER 2013 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Bill Ayers reads from Public Enemy: Memoirs of an American Dissident, his sequel to Fugitive Days, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• Some Favorite Writers series presents acclaimed fiction writer Allan Gurganus, White People and Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All, reads from his new book Local Souls, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free, but free tickets are required and available at the box office, arrive one half hour before the program, parking $3, 7:30 (310/443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu)
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• A collaborative evening of Iranian music and poetry, with poet Sholeh Wolpé reading her own poetry and that of Tahirih, Forugh Farrokhzad, and Walt Whitman in English and Persian, with musical artist Sahba Motallebi performing classical and traditional Persian music, coffee, tea, and small plates at Café Rumi, open bar, Levantine Cultural Center, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, between La Cienega and Fairfax, reservations strongly recommended, $30 advance tickets, $15 students, $35 at the door, 8:00 (tickets and reservations: levantinecenter.org)
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11 OCTOBER 2013 — friday

CENTRAL:
• What Books Press launches their fall titles with readings by novelist Chuck Rosenthal and poet Gail Wronsky, Tomorrow You’ll Be One of Us; novelist Rod Val Moore, Brittle Star; poet Lynne Thompson, Start with a Small Guitar; and poet Judith Taylor, Sex Libris, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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12 OCTOBER 2013 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Biographer William Todd Schultz reads from Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith, on the life and death of one of the most gifted songwriters of the 1990s, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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13 OCTOBER 2013 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• The New Short Fiction Series presents a guest cast performing in L.A.'s "live literary magazine," actors present short fiction by established and emerging West Coast writers, tonight features the second annual Northern Writes with new fiction by FeLicia A. Elam and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee Marko Fong, with actors Shanel N. Moore, Shaun Shimoda, Wilson Wong, and founder/director Sally Shore, every second Sunday of the month, The Federal Bar, 5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, $10 advance/$15 day of event, doors open for dinner 6:00, performance 7:00 (866/811-4111, www.newshortfictionseries.com)
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14 OCTOBER 2013 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Moonday: A West Side Reading presents a poetry reading by Neil McCarthy, open reading follows, Buerge Chapel, Aldersgate Retreat Center, 925 Haverford Avenue, Pacific Palisades, sign up for open 7:00, reading 7:30 (310/454-6699, pero@earthlink.net, moondaypoetry.com)
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15 OCTOBER 2013 — tuesday

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16 OCTOBER 2013 — wednesday

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17 OCTOBER 2013 — thursday

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18 OCTOBER 2013 — friday

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19 OCTOBER 2013 — saturday

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20 OCTOBER 2013 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Libros Schmibros Book Club discusses Dracula with David Kipen and Colleen Jaurretche, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free, parking $3, 2:00 (310/443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu)
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21 OCTOBER 2013 — monday

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22 OCTOBER 2013 — tuesday

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23 OCTOBER 2013 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Anton Piatigorsky reads from his collection of short stories The Iron Bridge, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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24 OCTOBER 2013 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Hammer Readings presents a poetry reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning Jorie Graham, The Dream of the Unified Field, hosted by Stephen Yenser, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free, but free tickets are required and available at the box office, arrive one half hour before the program, parking $3, 7:30 (310/443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu)
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25 OCTOBER 2013 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Biographer Vladimir Alexendrov reads from The Black Russian, on an American born to former slaves who became a Russian citizen and was ruined by The Bolshevik Revolution, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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26 OCTOBER 2013 — saturday

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27 OCTOBER 2013 — sunday

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28 OCTOBER 2013 — monday

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29 OCTOBER 2013 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Some Favorite Writers series presents a Dracula reading of selected vampire writings with experts and enthusiasts Jonathan Grossman, Leslie Klinger, Elizabeth Miller, and David Skal with host, writer Mona Simpson, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free, but free tickets are required and available at the box office, arrive one half hour before the program, parking $3, 7:30 (310/443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu)
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30 OCTOBER 2013 — wednesday

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31 OCTOBER 2013 — thursday

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