It’s the middle of book festival season in the Greater Los Ángeles literary community. This weekend, The LA Get Down Festival continues at the Greenway Court Theatre and YALLWEST, a literary festival for middle and high school age readers, takes place Saturday at Santa Monica High. Local writers reading this week include: Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Christian Perfas, Carlos Ornel...

Last week, the Greater Los Ángeles literary community lost John Brantingham, a talented writer, passionate teacher, and friend who consistently showed up for others. Journalist and professor Toni Albertson reflects on the man and his work that touched her life.

Another big week with two festivals. The continuation of the month-long LA Get Down Festival at the Greenway Court Theatre in the Fairfax District and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC. Local writers reading this week include: Theresa Robbinson, William Archilla, Connie Johnson, Janet Danielo, Jimmy Vega, Suzanne Lummis and Yesika Salgado, among others.

The 11th installment of Los Angeles Literature’s interview series “The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work” features poet and speculative fiction writer Bri Stokes.

A busy week in the Greater Los Angeles literary community. The 10th Annual LA Get Down Festival starts this weekend at the Greenway Court Theatre in the Fairfax District and runs every weekend through April celebrating hip hop and spoken word. Plus, this Sunday is the Viet Book Fest at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana. Local writers featuring this week include: Van Hoang, Cindy Nguy...