Been Wrong So Long It Feels Right

Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Enjoy a night celebrating one America’s most acclaimed mystery writers Walter Mosley. WORDTheatre will kick off the program, bringing...Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00PMBeen Wrong So Long It Feels Right:Walter MosleyIn conversationCo-presented with WORDTheatreEnjoy a night celebrating one America’s most acclaimed mystery writers Walter Mosley. WORDTheatre will kick off the program, bringing to life Mosley’s latest […]

An Evening with Willa Cather: Queer American, Resurging Voice

Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Experience a 150-year anniversary celebration of Willa Cather—a peer of Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Wharton—and one of the most...Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00PMAn Evening with Willa Cather:Queer American, Resurging VoiceCurated by Peter Cipkowski of the National Willa Cather Center“The end is nothing, the road is all.” – Willa Cather, Old Mrs. HarrisExperience a 150-year anniversary […]

To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other

Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Celebrate the book release of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new collection of moving essays, To Save and to Destroy..Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00PMTo Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other Viet Thanh NguyenIn conversationCelebrate the book release of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new collection of moving essays, To Save […]

The Antidote

Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia!, Karen Russell will discuss her new novel...Thursday, April 10 at 7:00PMThe AntidoteKaren RussellIn conversation with Jason De LeonPulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia!, Karen Russell will discuss her new novel, The Antidote, with friend, anthropologist, and National Book Award-winning, bestselling non-fiction […]