Skylight Books Podcast Series
Episodes
WRITEGIRL presents their latest anthology YOU ARE HERE
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You Are Here (Writegirl Publications) WriteGirl is an innovative nonprofit organization that empowers teen girls through creative writing. Join us...
DAVID VANN reads from his novel AQUARIUM
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aquarium (Grove Press) Please welcome back to Skylight Books one of our favorite authors, David Vann! Twelve-year-old Caitlin lives alone with ...
ALLAN MACDONELL discusses his book PUNK ELEGIESALLAN MACDONELL discusses his book PUNK ELEGIES
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Punk Elegies (Rare Bird Books) Punk Elegies arrives like a chemically unstable mixture of Richard Yates and Damon Runyon. Set along Hollywood Bou...
SCOTT TIMBERG discusses his new book CULTURE CRASH: THE KILLING OF THE CREATIVE CLASS, together with JANET FITCH
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class (Yale University Press) Rapid change is part of life in the twenty-first century, and we must all...
CALARTS MFA students read from their work
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney Barile is a writer. She lives in Los Angeles—the city where she was born and raised; a city that continues to inspire and influence her wor...
SARAH MANGUSO discusses her new book ONGOINGNESS: THE END OF A DIARY, together with MIRANDA JULY
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ongoingness: The End of A Diary (Graywolf Press) In her third book that continues to define the contours of the contemporary essay, Sarah Manguso...
LATIFAH SALOM reads from her debut novel THE CAKE HOUSE
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Cake House (Vintage) Part mystery, part compelling coming-of-age tale, The Cake House is a riveting debut novel that re-imagines the classic...
ANN PANCAKE reads from her short story collection ME AND MY DADDY LISTEN TO BOB MARLEY
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Me and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley: Novellas and Stories (Counterpoint) Ann Pancake's 2007 novel Strange As This Weather Has Been exposed the de...
KELLY HUDSON and DAN KLEIN discuss their book FUDS: A COMPLETE ENCYCLOFOODIA FROM TICKLING SHRIMP TO NOT DYING IN A RESTAURANT
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
FUDS: A Complete Encyclofoodia from Tickling Shrimp to Not Dying In A Restaurant (Bloomsbury Publishing) Since the FUDS parody menu went viral throu...
ARTHUR BRADFORD reads from his collection TURTLEFACE AND BEYOND: STORIES
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Turtleface and Beyond: Stories (Farrar Straus Giroux) Please welcome back to Skylight Books, one of our favorite short story writers, Arthur Bradfor...
CHARLES BAXTER reads from his newest collection of stories THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO DO
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There's Something I Want You To Do: Stories (Pantheon Books) From one of the great masters of the contemporary short story, here is an astonishing c...
DAVID VIENNA reads from his parenting book CALM THE F*CK DOWN
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Calm the F*ck Down (Knock Knock) Based on a no-holds-barred post that swept the internet, Calm the F*ck Down is for parents who desperately need a...
CECIL CASTELLUCCI reads from her young adult novel STONE IN THE SKY, and BEN LOORY reads from his new children's book THE BASEBALL PLAYER AND THE WALRUS
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stone in the Sky (Roaring Brook Press) The Baseball Player and the Walrus (Dial Books) Please join us tonight as we celebrate the launch of Cecil...
JONATHAN LETHEM reads from his new collection LUCKY ALAN: AND OTHER STORIES
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lucky Alan: And Other Stories (Doubleday Books) The incomparable Jonathan Lethem returns with nine brilliant stories that prove he is a master of th...
JOHN HAMPSEY reads from his memoir KAUFMAN'S HILL
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kaufman's Hill (Bancroft Press) A profound and intensely moving boyhood memoir, Kaufman's Hill opens with a prosaic neighborhood scene: The author...
USC MPW students read from their work
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Please join us this afternoon as students in the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing program read from their work. Read...
NICOLE MAGGI reads from her young adult novel THE FORGETTING
22 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Forgetting (Sourcebooks Fire) Georgie's new heart saved her life...but now she's losing her mind. When Georgie Kendrick wakes up after a heart ...
SARAH GERARD reads from her debut novel BINARY STAR
22 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Binary Star (Two Dollar Radio) Join us tonight at Skylight Books for the brilliant debut from a rising "star" (couldn't help it) of fiction, Sara...
MICHAEL LOCKE and VINCENT BROOK discuss their book SILVER LAKE CHRONICLES: EXPLORING AN URBAN OASIS IN LOS ANGELES
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Silver Lake Chronicles: Exploring an Urban Oasis in Los Angeles (History Press) Situated between Los Feliz and Echo Park a few miles from downtown ...
RICHARD LANGE reads from his newest short story collection SWEET NOTHING
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sweet Nothing: Stories (Mulholland Books) Richard Lange is one of our most highly acclaimed literary mystery writers. He has been hailed as a “na...
ROBERT S. LEVINSON reads from his novel THE EVIL DEEDS WE DO
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Evil Deeds We Do (Five Star) The evil deeds we do are often the things we do for love. Lainie Davis Gardner’s past comes back to haunt the on...
CARMEN BOULLOSA reads from her novel TEXAS: THE GREAT THEFT
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Texas: The Great Theft (Deep Vellum) Please welcome to Skylight Books the author Roberto Bolaño calls "Mexico's best woman writer" Carmen Boullosa...
PATTON OSWALT discuss his new book SILVER SCREEN FIEND
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Silver Screen Fiend (Scribner) Skylight Books welcomes back one of our favorite comedic minds --Patton Oswalt -- for a reading and signing of his n...
BRENT ARMENDINGER reads from his new book of poetry THE GHOST IN US WAS MULTIPLYING, together with CLAUDIA RANKINE
15 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Ghost In Us Was Multiplying (Noemi Press) Where does one body end and another begin? In The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying, Brent Armendinger ex...
BLACK QUEER LIT: THEN AND NOW
15 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In recognition of Black History Month, join us as we remember the contributions of Black Queer writers past and present. Frederick L. Smith (Play It...
DAVID TREUER reads from his novel PRUDENCE
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence (Riverhead Books) Please join us tonight for David Treuer's haunting and unforgettable novel about love, loss, race, and desire in World ...
AMELIA MORRIS discusses her book BON APPETEMPT: A COMING OF AGE STORY (WITH RECIPES!)
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bon Appetempt: A Coming of Age Story (with Recipes!) Grand Central Publishing When Amelia Morris found a beautiful chocolate cake in Bon Appétit...
TOSH BERMAN reads and discusses his book of poetry THE PLUM IN MR BLUM'S PUDDING, with special guest RUTH BERNSTEIN
29 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Plum in Mr Blum's Pudding (Penny Ante Editions) “My hours of leisure I spent in reading the best authors, ancient and modern, being always pro...
BEAU RICE discusses his documentary novel TEX together with TRACY JEANNE ROSENTHAL
22 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
TEX (Penny Ante Books) Skylight Books' very own Beau Rice joins us for the release of his documentary novel, Tex! An experiment between the epis...
ELAINE SOLOWAY reads from her book GREEN NAILS AND OTHER ACTS OF REBELLION
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Green Nails and Other Acts of Rebellion: Life After Loss (She Writes Press) Early in 2009, after more than a decade of marriage, Elaine Soloway's ...
MEGHAN DAUM discusses her THE UNSPEAKABLE: AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF DISCUSSION, together with BERNARD COOPER
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion (Farrar Straus Giroux) A master of the personal essay candidly explores love, death, and the count...
ADELLE WALDMAN reads from her novel THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF NATHANIEL P. in conversation with director MARC WEBB
21 Nov 2014
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The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Picador) Adelle Waldman, whose novel The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. has been on our bestseller list for months...
JONATHAN LETHEM reads from his book DISSIDENT GARDENS and LYDIA MILLET reads from her book MERMAIDS IN PARADISE
15 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dissident Gardens (Vintage Books) Mermaids in Paradise (W.W. Norton & Company) Jonathan Lethem, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award f...
PETER YARROW and NOEL PAUL STOOKEY discuss their book PETER, PAUL AND MARY: FIFTY YEARS OF A MUSIC LIFE
15 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Peter, Paul and Mary: Fifty Years of a Music Life (Imagine Publishing) Peter Yarrow and Noel Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary celebrate the releas...
MATTHEW GAVIN FRANK discusses his book PREPARING THE GHOST, in conversation with DAVID ULIN
15 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer (Liveright Publishing) Moses Harvey was the eccentric Newfoundla...
DAN O'SHANNON discusses his book THE ADVENTURES OF MRS. JESUS
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Mrs. Jesus With the cheeky irreverence of Lamb and Go the F**k to Sleep, comes a full-color illustrated collection of hilarious,...
GRACE HELBIG reads from her book GRACE'S GUIDE: THE ART OF PRETENDING TO BE A GROWN-UP
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to be a Grown-Up (Touchstone Books) "One of the sharpest, funniest voices on YouTube" ("Forbes"), comedian Grac...
DANNIELLE OWENS-REID and KRISTIN RUSSO discuss their book THIS IS A BOOK FOR PARENTS OF GAY KIDS, together with VIVEK SHRAYA reading from his book GOD LOVES HAIR
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This Is A Book For Parents of Gay Kids (Chronicle Books) "An excellent and much-needed resource." −School Library Journal This important book is...
LAUREN COBB reads from BOULEVARD WOMEN
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Boulevard Women (BkMk Press Books) Boulevard Women is a collection of braided short stories about the lives of several women, including a teenager,...
GUERNICA ANNUAL PRINT JOURNAL LAUNCH PARTY
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guernica Annual Print Edition (Guerinca + Haymarket Press) Join us for the Los Angeles launch of the Guernica Annual at Skylight Books. This year G...
ERIC KAPLAN discusses his book DOES SANTA EXIST? A PHILOSPHICAL INVESTIGATION
26 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Does Santa Exist? A Philosophical Investigation (Dutton Books) A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa--from a co-executi...
REBBECCA BROWN reads from her novel THEY BECOME HER and PATTY SEYBURN reads from her poetry collection PERFECTA
26 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
They Become Her (What Books) Perfecta (What Boo...
HECTOR TOBAR discusses his book DEEP DOWN DARK: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF 33 MEN BURIED IN A CHILEAN MINE AND THE MIRACLE THAT SET THEM FREE
26 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle that Set Them Free (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) When the San Jose...
JAMES ELLROY reads from his novel PERFIDIA
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Perfidia (Knopf) Please welcome back to Skylight one of L.A.'s most iconic crime writers, James Ellroy! The Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. The ...
ELISSA SUSSMAN reads from her young adult novel STRAY
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Stray (Greenwillow Books)A cross between The Handmaid's Tale and Wicked, with a dash of Grimm and Disney thrown in, Stray is part coming-of-age ...
B.J. NOVAK reads and signs his children's book THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Book With No Pictures (Dial Books for Young Readers) We're delighted to present the Los Angeles launch event for The Book With No Pictures, the...
THOMAS PAGE MCBEE reads from MAN ALIVE and ALI LIEBEGOTT reads from CHA-CHING!
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Man Alive (City Lights/Sister Spit) Cha-Ching!/The Beautifully Worthless (City Lights/Sister Spit) Join us tonight for...
KRISTIINA EHIN reads from WALKER ON WATER
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Walker on Water (Unnamed Press) Join us for a very special event as one of Skylight Book's favorite local presses, Unnamed Press. A woman cultiva...
ERIC BRACH discusses his book CONQUERING THE ELECTRON, with special guests JENNIFER OUELLETTE, ALEX KORB and KYLE HILL
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Conquering the Electron: The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age (Rowman and Littlefield) Conquering the E...
YUMI SAKUGAWA discusses her book YOUR ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO BECOMING ONE WITH THE UNIVERSE
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe (Adams Media) Please join us as one of Skylight Books' favorite (and best-selling) artists ...
BEN LERNER reads from 10:04, in conversation with RACHEL KUSHNER
11 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
10:04 (Faber & Faber) For tonight's event Ben Lerner will be joined by one of Skylight's favorite local authors, Rachel Kushner! A beautiful and...
ELIZABETH GORCEY reads from her children's book GOING TO THE PARK
11 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Going to the Park (Bowie Books + Liv on Life Series) Going to the Park is the first book in the Liv On Life Series. It tells the story of Liv and B...
JOSEPH O'NEILL reads from THE DOG
11 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Dog (Pantheon Books) The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new no...
DAVID BEZMOZGIS reads from THE BETRAYERS
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Betrayers (Little Brown and Company) Please welcome back to Skylight Books David Bezmozgis, the award-winning author of Free World and Nata...
BARBARA THOMASON presents 100 NOT SO FAMOUS VIEWS OF L.A., in conversation with DAVID ULIN
26 Sep 2014
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100 Not So Famous Views of L.A. (Prospect Park Books) Join us tonight for a very special visual presentation by local painter Barbara Thomason. Fo...
COURTNEY MORENO reads her novel IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In Case of Emergency (McSweeney's) Join us as we celebrate the release of the debut novel from this award-winning writer. What do you do when you...
SHEILA HETI, HEIDI JULAVITS, and LEANNE SHAPTON present their book WOMEN IN CLOTHES
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Women in Clothes (Blue Rider) Skylight Books is thrilled to present three phenomenal writers -- Sheila Heti (How Should a Person Be?), Heidi Julavit...
JUNOT DIAZ reads from THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This Is How You Lose Her (Riverhead Books) Join us tonight for a very special reading from one of our generation's most celebrated writers, Junot Di...
JOSHUA WOLF SHENK reads from POWERS OF TWO
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) A revelatory synthesis of cultural histor...
Against The World (Dumont Verlag)
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a very special event as tonight's co-sponsor, Villa Aurora, presents their writer-in residence, Jan Brandt. A village on the furthest out...
DAVID BAJO reads from MERCY 6
26 Sep 2014
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Mercy 6 (Unbridled Books) In Mercy 6, four people in four separate places within the same Los Angeles hospital all collapse and die at once. After ...
A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE by musician KATH BLOOM
19 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We are proud to present a performance by celebrated singer-songwriter Kath Bloom! Kath Bloom is a legendary American singer-songwriter from Litchfiel...
LAILA LALAMI reads from THE MOOR'S ACCOUNT
14 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Moor's Account (Pantheon) Tonight's reading is part of the Los Angeles/Islam Arts Initiative (LA/IAI). From the author of Secret Son and Hop...
DYLAN LANDIS reads from RAINEY ROYAL
14 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Rainey Royal (Soho Press) Greenwich Village, 1970s. Fourteen-year-old Rainey Royal lives with her father, a jazz musician with a cultish personality...
RAZORCAKE presents LIZ PRINCE reading from her graphic memoir TOMBOY
14 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tomboy (Zest Books) Razorcake and Skylight Books are teaming up to present graphic novelist Liz Prince, presenting her new graphic memoir Tomboy! ...
CHRISTOPHER MEEKS reads from A DEATH IN VEGAS and SHELLY LOWENKOPF reads from LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DRINK AND GAMBLE, STAY OUT LATE AT NIGHT
14 Sep 2014
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A Death in Vegas (White Whisker Books) Love Will Make YOu Drink and Gamble, Stay Out Late At Night (White Whisker Books) Join us tonight for a v...
CLAIRE THOMAS discusses her book THE KITCHY KITCHEN
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Kitchy Kitchen (Atria Books) A playful and delicious cookbook, from the host of ABC's "Food for Thought with Claire Thomas" and creator of the m...
ANDREA PORTES reads from ANATOMY OF A MISFIT
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anatomy of A Misfit (Harper Teen) From bestselling adult novelist Andrea Portes comes her Young Adult debut: Anatomy of a Misfit (Harper Teen), ...
LAN CAO reads from THE LOTUS AND THE STORM
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Lotus and The Storm (Viking Books) An epic tale of love, loyalty, and war from the acclaimed author of Monkey Bridge. Alternating between ...
BUKOWSKI BIRTHDAY PARTY featuring JERRY STAHL, RICHARD LANGE, and DAN FANTE
17 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ham on Rye, Post Office, and The Women (new editions from Ecco) To celebrate what would have been the 94th birthday of literary legend Charles B...
STEPH CHA reads from BEWARE BEWARE
17 Aug 2014
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Beware Beware (Minotaur Books) Please join us for a very special launch event for Skylight favorite, Steph Cha! Juniper Song--an unforgettable n...
JIM RULAND reads from FOREST OF FORTUNE
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Forest of Fortune (Tyrus Books) Skylight Books is very excited to welcome Vermin on the Mount's very own, Jim Ruland! Something’s not right at Th...
ANDREW MEREDITH reads from THE REMOVERS
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Removers (Scribner) Join us tonight for a moving memoir about how working with the dead breathed life back into a young man in Philadelphia, whi...
JÓN GNARR discusses GNARR: HOW I BECAME THE MAYOR OF A LARGE CITY IN ICELAND AND CHANGED THE WORLD
01 Aug 2014
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Gnarr: How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World (Melville House) Former Reykjavík mayor and longtime comedian Jón...
WILL CHANCELLOR reads from A BRAVE MAN SEVEN STOREYS TALL
01 Aug 2014
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A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall (Harper) A triumphant literary debut with notes of both The Art of Fielding and The Flamethrowers, which introduce...
WE DROPPED A BOMB ON YOU: A BEST OF SLAKE READING featuring JOHN ALBERT, JONATHAN GOLD and LAUREN WEEDMAN
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We Dropped A Bomb On You: A City and Its Stories: Los Angeles: The Best of Slake I-IV (Rare Bird Books) Cofounded by former LA Weekly editor Joe ...
WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN reads from LAST STORIES AND OTHER STORIES
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Last Stories and Other Stories (Viking Books) In this magnificent new work of fiction, his first in nine years, celebrated author William T. Vollma...
RICOCHET BOOKS LAUNCH PARTY!
25 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nigerians in Space by Deji Olukotun Good Night, Mr. Kissinger by K. Anis Ahmed Started by Skylight's own Chris Heiser, Ricochet publishes literat...
PEN CENTER USA presents EMERGING VOICES MEET AND GREET
25 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
PEN Center USA will present an informational evening with current and former Emerging Voices Fellows and mentors for the benefit of interested applica...
REBECCA RASMUSSEN reads from EVERGREEN
25 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Evergreen (Knopf) From the celebrated author of The Bird Sisters, a gorgeously rendered and emotionally charged novel that spans generations, telli...
SCOTT CHESHIRE reads from HIGH AS THE HORSE'S BRIDLES
25 Jul 2014
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High As the Horse's Bridles (Henry Holt) Join us this evening for an urgent, electric debut novel about inheritance, belief, and a father and son di...
JOSH WEIL reads from THE GREAT GLASS SEA and MIKE HARVKEY reads from IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS
25 Jul 2014
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The Great Glass Sea (Grove Press) In The Course of Human Events (Soft Skull Press) Join us for a captivating reading from two dynamic writer...
TODD GLASS reads from THE TODD GLASS SITUATION
19 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Todd Glass Situation (Simon & Schuster) A hilarious, poignant memoir from comedian Todd Glass about his decision at age forty-eight to finally...
EDAN LEPUCKI reads from CALIFORNIA: A NOVEL
18 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
California (Little Brown and Company) A former Skylight staffer comes home to read from her much anticipated debut novel! You might recognize this b...
JULIA FIERRO reads from CUTTING TEETH, IVY POCHODA reads from VISITATION STREET, CAELI WOLFSON WIDGER reads from REAL HAPPY FAMILY and JJ KEITH reads from her forthcoming debut novel
11 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Fierro's debut novel, Cutting Teeth, was recently included on "Most Anticipated Books of 2014" lists by HuffPost Books, The Millions, Flavorwi...
BRANDO SKYHORSE reads from TAKE THIS MAN
11 Jul 2014
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Take This Man (Simon & Schuster) Join us this evening and welcome back an icon of literary Los Angeles, Brando Skyhorse! From PEN/Hemingway award w...
SMITH HENDERSON reads from FOURTH OF JULY CREEK in conversation wtih BRIAN MCGREEVY
11 Jul 2014
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Fourth of July Creek (Ecco) Smith Henderson, author of one of the most anticipated debut novels of the season, discusses his work with novelist Bria...
BRITTANI SONNENBERG reads from HOME LEAVE
11 Jul 2014
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Home Leave (Grand Central Publishing) Chris Kriegstein is a man on the move, with a global career that catapults his family across North America, ...
GREG SESTERO and TOM BISSELL present THE DISASTER ARTIST, together with JULIETTE DANIELLE, KYLE VOGT, ROBYN PARIS and JOSEPH SETELE
11 Jul 2014
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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made (Simon & Schuster) Join us tonight for a very special event as we, al...
EMMA STRAUB reads from THE VACATIONERS
05 Jul 2014
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The Vacationers (Riverhead Books) Skylight Books is proud to welcome back one of our favorite authors, Emma Straub! For the Post family, a luxuri...
WALLY RUDOLPH reads from FOUR CORNERS
05 Jul 2014
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Four Corners (Soft Skull Press) Writing under the pen name of Wally Rudolph, writer/actor Walter Wong (best known for his role as Chris 'V-Lin' V...
STEPHEN GRECO reads from NOW AND YESTERDAY
04 Jul 2014
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Now and Yesterday (Kensington Publishing) In the three decades since Peter first moved into his Brooklyn apartment, almost every facet of his life h...
CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN reads from SINGAPORE NOIR
04 Jul 2014
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Singapore Noir (Akashic Books) Skylight Books is excited to welcome Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan as she presents the latest installment in Akashic Books' exce...
ABDI NAZEMIAN reads from THE WALK-IN CLOSET
04 Jul 2014
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The Walk-In Closet (Booksparks) Step into a world where glamour, money and family honor – no matter the cost – reign supreme in Abdi Nazemian’...
LGBT WRITERS WHO INSPIRED US featuring NOEL ALUMIT, JERVEY TERVALON, ALI LIEBOGOTT, WENDY ORTIZ and NAOMI HIRAHARA
04 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of Los Angeles Pride, Skylight Books presents its third annual celebration of LGBT writing. The work of James Baldwin, Eloise Klein He...
JON BOORSTIN reads from MABEL AND ME
04 Jul 2014
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Mabel and Me (Angel City Press) Join us tonight for a very special event from local publisher and friend of the store, Angel City Press. Mabel and ...
GEOFF NICHOLSON reads from THE CITY UNDER THE SKIN, in conversation with TOM LUTZ
04 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The City Under The Skin (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) A cartographic thriller with so many twists and turns it requires its own map. A cartography-ob...
ROXANE GAY reads from AN UNTAMED STATE
04 Jul 2014
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An Untamed State (Grove Press) Roxane Gay is a powerful new literary voice whose short stories and essays have already earned her an enthusiastic a...
KRISTIN NEWMAN reads from WHAT I WAS DOING WHILE YOU WERE BREEDING
28 Jun 2014
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What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding (Three Rivers Press) Kristin Newman spent her 20s and 30s dealing with the stresses of her high-pressure jo...
ELIZABETH CANTWELL reads from NIGHTS I LET THE TIGER GET YOU
27 Jun 2014
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Nights I Let The Tiger Get You (Black Lawrence Press) Elizabeth Cantwell's debut book of poems is a startling reminder of the range of voices to be ...