May Events at Skylight BooksHi. I'll take the liberty of a rare 2nd mailing to
send you special offerings of
a great book store, here is central Los Angeles. The book selection, staff
and atmosphere cannot be topped and the activities speak for themselves.
Long live independent book stores, especially one like this. -Ed
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MAY EVENTS AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS
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-- LAMBDA AWARD NOMINEES
-- JODIE EVANS and CODE PINK
-- DENNIS COOPER, JOHN GILMORE, EILEEN MYLES, FELICE PICANO, ARAM SAROYAN
-- DAVID FRANCIS
-- D.J. WALDIE & DANA JOHNSON
-- ERIC BOGOSIAN
-- WRITE GIRL - Reading by Students and their Mentors
-- AARON GLANTZ
-- LACC CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
-- ALICIA ERIAN
-- MICHAEL CONNELLY
-- BARRY YOURGRAU
Greetings!
Join us in May for some exciting authors events. Note that some are new
events not in our printed newsletter, and Some dates and times have changed.
I've listed a few other other community events of interest below. As always,
just drop in to say hello. And do let me know if there are things we can do to
serve you better. You can email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kerry Slattery, General Manager
a.. www.skylightbooks.com
Remember that you can search and order from our online database (almost
any book that's in print!) 24 hours a day: www.skylightbooks.com
a.. A new production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men starts
previews May 7 at the Skylight Theatre next door. For info & reservations:
Camelot Artists
a.. Our store manager Steven Salardino will be joining other writers
reading from their work on May 8 at 5pm at the Hammer Museum as part of the
"Erotic Night Mother's Day" - hosted by Benjamin Weissman. For info: Hammer
readings
a.. Some outside-the-store events where we'll be selling the books:
- Writers Bloc presents Eric Idle in conversation with Bruce Wagner on
Monday, May 16 at 7:30pm at the Writers Guild Theatre. Info: writers bloc
- Amy Goodman, Luis Alfaro and Robert Greenwald will be keynote
speakers at the Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference at the
Hollywood Renaissance Hotel May 29-31. For info: PTO Conference
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LAMBDA AWARD NOMINEES
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Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 pm
Award nominees Sandra Ramos O'Briant, John Morgan Wilson, Blair Mastbaum,
Steve Kluger, Claire McNab, David Gere, Brian Leung, Angela Brown will read
from their work. The Lambda Literary Awards recognize and honor the best in
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature. From thousands of
nominations received from across the country, five nominees have been selected
in each of 20 categories. The reading here will feature a few of the Los
Angeles-based finalists before the awards are announced in early June.
JODIE EVANS and CODE PINK
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Sunday, May 8 at 4 pm
(Note date change)
Stop the Next War Now: An Effective Response to Violence and Terrorism
Celebrate Mother's Day in the best way possible, with the renowned peace
activists and cofounders of CodePink, who have pulled together some of today's
most provocative voices to educate and reflect on the effectiveness of peace
movement activities, with a foreword by Arundhati Roy. Possible
reader/contributors include Sonali Kolhatker. (Inner Ocean Publishing)
Yes, we know it's Mother's Day - In fact, Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day
Proclamation, written in 1870, called for women to rise up and oppose war in
all its forms, working together for peace and disarmament!
(this event was rescheduled from its original 5/6 date)
DENNIS COOPER, JOHN GILMORE, EILEEN MYLES, FELICE PICANO, ARAM SAROYAN
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Sunday, May 8 at 7:00 pm
(Please not this time is different from our newsletter!)
Van Gogh's Ear
This annual poetry anthology is based in Paris and has gained
international acclaim for its presentation as well as its contributors. Volume
4 is smoking hot with featured works by writers as varied as Maya Angelou, Neal
Cassady, Leonard Cohen, J.T. Leroy, Diane di Prima, and Billy Collins as well
as the writers above.
DAVID FRANCIS
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Friday, May 13 at 7:30 pm
The Great Inland Sea (aka Agapanthus Tango in the U.K.)
This first novel about a young boy who escapes from Australia to America
after the death of his young mother has been wonderfully received in Australia,
the U.K. and Europe and is just being released in the U.S. "Loneliness and loss
well up like groundwater in this spare, haunting novel. David Francis is a
master of elegant understatement." --Janet Fitch (MacAdam Cage)
more...
D.J. WALDIE & DANA JOHNSON
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Saturday, May 14 at 5:00 pm
California Uncovered: Stories for the 21st Century and Holy Land: A
Suburban Memoir
As the centerpiece of the California Stories Uncovered program of the
California Council for the Humanities, this new literary anthology blends the
fresh new voices of this state with established California writers like Joan
Didion and John Steinbeck. In additon, we are celebrating the new, expanded
edition of the wonderful D.J. Waldie's amazing Lakewood memoir, Holy Land
(Heyday Books, W.W.Norton)
more...
ERIC BOGOSIAN
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Saturday, May 14 7:30 pm
Wasted Beauty
Award winning writer, performance artist, and actor Eric Bogosian ("Talk
Radio") has written another intense and tweaked novel of destructive
relationships and failing lives. Bogosian is a master storyteller whose
unforgettable characters explore the darkest crevices of the American dream and
pass on their visions to us. (Simon and Schuster)
more...
WRITE GIRL - Reading by Students and their Mentors
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Sunday, May 15 at 4:00 pm
WriteGirl is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization for inner city
high school girls centered on the craft of creative writing. Through one-on-one
mentoring and monthly workshops, girls are given techniques, insights and hot
tips for great writing in all genres from professional women writers. This
program is always a real treat.
AARON GLANTZ
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Friday, May 20 at 7:30 pm
How America Lost Iraq
This young Pacifica Radio reporter went to Iraq in 2003 - covering the
area outside the so-called 'Green Zone' from which most journalistic reports
are filed. This is a clear-eyed, uncompromising first-hand account of the
people he interviewed and the events he observed -- and what it tells us about
the current situation. (Tarcher/Penguin)
more...
LACC CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
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Saturday, May 21 at 4:00 pm
Our neighboring community college presents a reading of the winners of
this annual contest.
Short Story: 1st prize - Soquel Rice, 2nd prize - Judith Waxman, 3rd
prize - Ekene Okobi
Poetry: 1st prize - Inon Shampanier, 2nd prize - Ricardo Gonzalez, 3rd
prize - Marianna Tekosky
Essay: Benard Ede
ALICIA ERIAN
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Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 pm
Towelhead
Erian's book of short stories, The Brutal Language of Love, was a huge
hit here, often recommended to future followers with a wink and head bow of
reverence. Her stories have become legendary for their insight, feeling, craft,
humor, and subtlety. Her first novel takes place in 1991 when pubescent Jasira
is sent to live with her Lebanese father in a tract housing development. The
first Gulf War is on and her neighbor is a reservist who can't keep his hands
off her. As good as Bank's Rule of the Bone, as classic as Blume's Are You
There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Simon and Schuster)
More...
MICHAEL CONNELLY
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Sunday, May 22 at 5:30 pm
The Closers
The former L.A. Times police beat reporter and best selling author
returns with a new Harry Bosch novel. This time around, Harry is assigned to
the department's Open-Unsolved Unit, detectives known as the Closers-they put a
shovel in the dirt and turn over the past. Connelly's work has earned the
Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Nero, Barry, Ridley, Maltese Falcon (Japan), .38
Caliber (France), Grand Prix (France), and Premio Bancarella (Italy) awards.
(Little Brown and Co)
More...
BARRY YOURGRAU
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Saturday, May 28 at 5:00 pm
NASTYbook
The first volume in a wild new series for kids and adults. "The perfect
book for a budding Count Olaf or Sauron... or for you." --Neil Gaiman
South-African born fiction writer & performer Yourgrau has developed a
cult following from his spoken-word performances on MTV, on NPR's "All Things
Considered" and "Weekend Edition," and at clubs, small theaters and colleges.
His reviews and articles appear regularly in many print and online
publications, including The NY Times, New York, Salon, Spin, Artforum, and
Nerve. His book, The Sadness of Sex, was adapted into an independent
performance feature in which he costarred.
More...
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1818 N Vermont Ave (between Hollywood Blvd & Franklin
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 660-1175
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bookstores around the country offer additional resources and services to our
customers.
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