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1 NOVEMBER 2013 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Some Favorite Writers series presents a reading by debut novelist Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles, winner of the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction, 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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2 NOVEMBER 2013 — saturday

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3 NOVEMBER 2013 — sunday

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4 NOVEMBER 2013 — monday

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5 NOVEMBER 2013 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• The Redondo Poets presents a reading by Collin Kelley and Theresa Davis, plus open mic, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, free, please order from the menu to support the venue, 8:10 (lcolker@gmail.com)
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6 NOVEMBER 2013 — wednesday

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7 NOVEMBER 2013 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Hammer Conversations presents Buddhism scholar Robert Thurman and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg, co-authors of Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit and Be a Whole Lot Happier, co-sponsored by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, 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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8 NOVEMBER 2013 — friday

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9 NOVEMBER 2013 — saturday

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10 NOVEMBER 2013 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Hammer Readings presents "The Pity of War," a reading of poetry that inspired composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) to create War Requiem, including works by English poet Wilfred Owen, W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, and W.B. Yeats, 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, 5:00 (310/443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu)
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• A Special La Palabra Reading: (Re):Claiming & (Re):Defining featuring Iris De Anda, Yago S. Cura, Ron Baca, Xochitl Julisa-Bermejo, Abram Gomez, Roberto Leni, Cihuatl Ce, open mic session before the program, bring a canned or non-perishable food item for the local food bank, hosted by Luivette Resto, Avenue 50 Studio, 131 North Avenue 50, Highland Park, 2:00-4:00 (323/258-1435, www.avenue50studio.org)
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• 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, with actors 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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11 NOVEMBER 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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12 NOVEMBER 2013 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Valley Contemporary Poets present Matt Gotteman plus an open reading, Cobalt Café, 22047 Sherman Way, just west of Topanga Canyon, Canoga Park, free, doors open 8:30, reading 9:00 (818/348-3789, poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt)
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• Hammer Readings presents novelist Ayana Mathis, The Twelve Tribes of Haiti, 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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• The Redondo Poets presents a reading by Christopher Locke, plus open mic, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, free, please order from the menu to support the venue, 8:10 (lcolker@gmail.com)
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13 NOVEMBER 2013 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Novelist Daniel Alarcon reads from At Night We Walk In Circles, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• Hammer Conversations presents Bernard Radfar, Insincerely Yours…Letters from a Prankster and Mecca Pimp: A Novel of Love and Human Trafficking, with William T. Vollman, The Book of Dolores, discussing eros, identity, and the fictions we live by, 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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14 NOVEMBER 2013 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Hammer Readings presents poet Irving Feldman, Collected Poems, 1954-2004, with host, poet 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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15 NOVEMBER 2013 — friday

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16 NOVEMBER 2013 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Truman State University Press reading by poets Carol V. Davis, Alan Soldofsky, In the Buddha Factory, Dean Rader, Works & Days, Christopher Cokinos, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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17 NOVEMBER 2013 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Ren Hen Press at the Ruskin presents a poetry reading by Kim Dower, Slice of Moon, Lee Herrick, Gardening Secrets of the Dead, Ron Koertge, The Ogre's Wife, Amy Uyematsu, Stone Bow Prayer, moderator poet, essayist, and short story writer Charles Hood, The Ruskin Art Club, 800 S. Plymouth Blvd., Los Angeles, $10/$5 students and seniors, 2:00 (323/936-4632, publicity@redhen.org, www.redhen.org)
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• The Great Beyond Open Reading for younger poets, hosted by Jessica Ceballos, feature to be announced, third Sunday of the month, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donation, sign up at 1:45, reading 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• A conversation with novelist and filmmaker Priyanka Kumar, Take Wing and Fly Here, with poet James Ragan, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• Libros Schmibros Book Club discusses The Life and Death of American Cities, by Jane Jacobs, 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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• Hitched monthly reading series pairs and presents established and emerging poets and writers, Maggie Nelson and Kristy Singer, hosted by Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Mike Kelley Gallery, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, 5:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Poets Birthday Celebration: William Blake and Mark Twain, "Rafting with Tygers," with featured readers James Cushing, Dani Roter, Richard Modiano, hosted by Carlye Archibeque, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, meet and greet 7:30, reading 8:00, cake 9:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Poetry reading by Gretchen Primack, Kind, exploring the dynamic between humans and animals, Q&A follows, refreshments, in the Poets Garden, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donation, 7:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• "Moonday on Soonday" presents a poetry reading by Sharon Venezio, The Silence of Doorways, and Brynn Saito, The Palace of Contemplating Departure, winner of the Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award, plus open reading, come early or email in advance to sign up, every third Sunday of the month, The Little Theater, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, 4:00 (pero@earthlink.net, www.moondaypoetry.com)
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18 NOVEMBER 2013 — monday

CENTRAL:
• A reading by Jarett Kobek, BTW, a love letter to Los Angeles, with artist and filmmaker William E. Jones, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• Nancy Spiller presents and signs Compromise Cake: Lessons Learned from My Mother's Kitchen, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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19 NOVEMBER 2013 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• A reading by chef Roy Choi, creator of the Korean taco, from L.A. Son; his wildly popular Kogi food truck will be parked out front, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• Cobalt Poets present James Golden plus an open reading, Cobalt Café, 22047 Sherman Way, just west of Topanga Canyon, Canoga Park, free, doors open 8:30, reading 9:00 (818/348-3789, poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt)
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• Paula Huston reads from and signs her new novel, A Land Without Sin, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• The Redondo Poets presents a reading by Leigh White, plus open mic, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, free, but please order from the menu to support the venue, 8:10 (lcolker@gmail.com)
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20 NOVEMBER 2013 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter present and sign Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, Diesel, A Bookstore, Malibu Country Mart, 23410 Civic Center Way, Malibu, 7:00 (310/456-9961, www.dieselbookstore.com)
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• A reading by Daniel Menaker, from his memoir My Mistake, on a lifetime in publishing, including years spent at The New Yorker and Random House, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• David Shannon presents and signs his new children's book, Bugs in My Hair, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 6:30 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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21 NOVEMBER 2013 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Hammer Conversations presents novelist Jonathan Lethem, Dissident Gardens, and visual artist Raymond Pettibon, with whom he recently collaborated on a monographic survey of the artist's work, 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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• Jonathan Miles reads from and signs his new novel, Want Not, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 7:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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• Tom Nissley presents A Reader's Book of Days, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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22 NOVEMBER 2013 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Two Tebot Bach poets read, Judith Pacht, Summer Hunger, and Steve McDonald, House of Mirrors, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Kevin Sampsell reads from his novel, This is Between Us, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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23 NOVEMBER 2013 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Joe Cipriano reads from and discusses Living on Air: Adventures in Broadcasting, his memoir, Diesel, A Bookstore, Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th Street, at San Vicente, Santa Monica, 3:00 (310/576-9960, www.dieselbookstore.com)
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• Mates, Willard Manus's radio drama about the life of writer Jack London, featuring the Actors Studio performers Beege Barkette and Mike Friedman, two acts, runs for two hours, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Children's book author Ann Whitford Paul presents 'Twas the Late Night Before Christmas, cookies will be served, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• Local Author Day presents Karyn Rashoff, Parents in Highschooland: Helping Students Succeed in the Critical Years, artist/writer Cynthia B. Fraser, Haiku Cats, and Paul Stam, The Trust Company, Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 4:00 (626/449-5320, www.vromansbookstore.com)
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SOUTH:
• Internationally renowned poet, translator, and editor Jerome Rothenberg reads from the culminating work of his lifelong project, fifty years in the making, Eye of Witness: A Jerome Rothenberg Reader, introduced by David Antin, D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 7:00 (858/456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com)
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24 NOVEMBER 2013 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Leo Braudy reads from and discusses his memoir, Trying to Be Cool: Growing Up in the 1950s, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
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• 7 Dudley Cinema: Pop Art Films, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donation, 7:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Novelist Tara Ellison reads from and signs Synchronized Breathing, a romp about a messy divorce, Diesel, A Bookstore, Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th Street, at San Vicente, Santa Monica, 3:00 (310/576-9960, www.dieselbookstore.com)
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• Shawna Kenney and writers from her "What We Do Is Secret" workshop read, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donation, 5:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• The Nebraska Girl Open Reading with features, hosted by Wyatt Underwood and Melissa Alvarado, five-minute limit, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donations, sign up 1:45, reading 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Valley Contemporary Poets presents a poetry reading by Charles Harper Webb and Robert Krut, Mike Kelley Gallery, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donations, 4:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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25 NOVEMBER 2013 — monday

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26 NOVEMBER 2013 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• The Redondo Poets presents a reading by Tamara Madison, plus open mic, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, free, but please order from the menu to support the venue, 8:10 (lcolker@gmail.com)
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27 NOVEMBER 2013 — wednesday

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28 NOVEMBER 2013 — thursday

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29 NOVEMBER 2013 — friday

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30 NOVEMBER 2013 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Lummox Press celebrates the second volume of its annual poetry anthology, Lummox 2, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
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