Welcome to the Buzz’s community calendar – please explore our list of local-ish events…and please feel free to add your own.
Join local LA-based author Rex Ogle for his new YA memoir, Road Home, the “finale” to this memoir trilogy written for ages 14+. About the Book This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his father discovered he was gay. When Rex […]
Join writer Tracie McMillan as she discusses her new book in conversation with Erin Aubry Kaplan. About the Book A genre-bending work of journalism and memoir by award-winning writer Tracie McMillan tallies the cash benefit--and cost--of racism in America. In The White Bonus, McMillan asks a provocative question about racism in America: When people of […]
Sociologist Neil Gong explains why mental health treatment in Los Angeles rarely succeeds, for the rich, the poor, and everyone in between. ABOUT THE BOOK In 2022, Los Angeles became the US county with the largest population of unhoused people, drawing a stark contrast with the wealth on display in its opulent neighborhoods. In Sons, […]
Apostles of Mercy is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times bestselling sci-fi author, Lindsay Ellis. ABOUT THE BOOK: Apostles of Mercy is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling Lindsay Ellis. First Contact has not […]
Join us and Adam Levin as we celebrate the re-release/"Bar Mitzvah Edition" of his book THE INSTRUCTIONS. ABOUT THE BOOK Beginning with a chance encounter with the beautiful Eliza June Watermark and ending, four days and nine hundred pages later, with the Events of November 17, The Instructions is the story of Gurion Maccabee, age […]
Join us as Gwen Kingston discusses her memoir DID I EVER TELL YOU? with Nikki Erlick ABOUT THE BOOK Based on her "Modern Love" piece ("She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box"), this extraordinary memoir tells the astonishing story of a mother's last gifts to her daughter, and the wisdom and love she […]
Join us as Sarah Braunstein discusses her shrewd, page-turning caper, in conversation with Sarah Bynum. ABOUT THE BOOK Now that her brilliant botanist daughter is off at college, buttoned-up Maeve Cosgrove loves her job at a quiet Maine public library more than anything. But when a teenager accuses Maeve--Maeve!--of spying on her romantic escapades in […]
Join J. Ryan Stradal as he celebrates Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club now in paperback, in conversation with Sarah Langan. About the Book From the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and […]
Join Elwin discuss his irresistibly unnerving collection of short stories—in conversation with Leigh-Dana Jackson. ABOUT THE BOOK From Philip K. Dick Award finalist Elwin Cotman, an irresistibly unnerving collection of stories that explore the anxieties of living while Black—a high-wire act of literary-fantastical hybrid fiction. A rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of […]
So... what is Indie Bookstore Day? IBD was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the Independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of April every year since 2013. This year there are over 900 stores participating across the country. IBD is organized by the American […]
Join Katharine Haake as she discusses her latest book in conversation with author Lou Mathews ABOUT THE BOOK In Katharine Haake's new eco-fable, What Happened Was, emissaries from the postworld return to us with accounts of a future that spooled itself out because we weren’t paying attention. In it, everything looks a lot like now, […]
Emily Henry fans, rejoice! Join Chevalier's Books in celebrating reigning queen of romance Emily Henry's new book, FUNNY STORY, with a midnight release party and romance trivia night! Games, shopping, and socializing start at 9:30 pm. Exclusive romance-related items and titles will be available for purchase . Starting at 10 pm, attendees can join a […]
