Poetry and readings in Los Angeles in December 2026: what’s on?

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

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  Dec 1 · 7 PM

  Michael Gross, in conversation with Matt Tyrnauer, discusses & signs Treasured Island: The Story of St. Barth . . . and Its Barbarians, Billionaires, and Beauties

  Book Soup · West Hollywood

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Dec 1 · 7 PM

  Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp, The Last Free Women

  Chevalier's Books · Larchmont

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  Dec 1 · 7 PM

  Stephan Pastis discusses & signs Pearls Jubilee: The Best, Worst, and Most Angrifying Pearls Before Swine Comic Strips

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

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  Dec 2 · 11 AM

  Storytime with Diesel and the Brentwood Country Mart

  Diesel, A Bookstore · Brentwood Country Mart

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  Dec 2 · 11 AM

  Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Dec 2 · 7 PM

  The Twelve Loves of Christmas LA Book Panel

  The Ripped Bodice · Culver City

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Dec 2 · 7 PM

  Vroman's Fiction Reading Group

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 3, 2026

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  Dec 3 · 7 PM

  Catherine Townsend discusses & signs How to Survive a Murder Investigation: A True Story of Death and Danger in the Ozarks

  Book Soup · West Hollywood

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  Dec 3 · 7 PM

  Editors Wade Graham and William Deverell, in conversation with Ezra Rawitsch, discuss & sign Visions of the Southland

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  Dec 3 · 7:30 PM

  Skulls & Stairs

  Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center · Venice

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Friday, December 4, 2026

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  Dec 4 · 7:30 PM

  A Reading with Jen Siraganian

  Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center · Venice

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, December 5, 2026

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  until Dec 6

  2026 Latino Comics Expo

  Museum of Latin American Art · Long Beach

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  Dec 5 · 11:30 AM

  Pasadena Conservatory of Music presents Musical Storytime: King Winter's Birthday by Jonathan Freedland and Emily Sutton

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  Dec 5 · 2 PM

  A Reading with Charlotte Ward

  Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center · Venice

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  Dec 5 · 6 PM

  An Evening with What Books Press, Celebrating New Books

  Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center · Venice

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Sunday, December 6, 2026

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  Dec 6 · 1:30 PM

  Strong Words Holiday Show: Voices of the City at the Autry

  Autry Museum of the American West · Griffith Park

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  Dec 6 · 2 PM

  Call It Evil: Susan Neiman and Paul Holdengräber in Conversation

  Susan Neiman · Paul Holdengräber

  The Wende Museum · Culver City

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  Dec 6 · 3 PM

  Taste and Talk: Memories of a Good Meal with Alon Shaya

  Alon Shaya

  Holocaust Museum LA · Fairfax

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  Dec 6 · 7:15 PM

  Queer Romance LA Book Club

  The Ripped Bodice · Culver City

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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  Dec 8 · 7 PM

  Clarisse Monahan, in conversation with Aqsa, discusses & signs Rise & Align: Your Weekly Guide to Channelling the Power of the Planets

  Book Soup · West Hollywood

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  Dec 8 · 7 PM

  Nina Willner discusses & signs The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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  Dec 9 · 11 AM

  Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Dec 9 · 7 PM

  Catalogue Launch: Speaking in Tongues

  Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles · Arts District

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  Dec 9 · 7 PM

  Morty Diamond discusses & signs To the End: Queer Writers on Divorce and Liberation

  Book Soup · West Hollywood

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Thursday, December 10, 2026

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  Dec 10 · 7 PM

  CSArts Student Reading

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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Friday, December 11, 2026

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  Dec 11 · 7 PM

  Amy Meyerson, in conversation with Katie Walsh, discusses & signs The Chaperones

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  Dec 11 · 7 PM

  Kyle Newman & Jeff Bond discuss & sign Star Trek: The Original Voyages: A Visual History

  Book Soup · West Hollywood

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  Dec 11 · 7 PM

  This Friday: A Sabbath Reading Series

  Skirball Cultural Center · Brentwood

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  Dec 11 · 7:30 PM

  La Di DADA

  Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center · Venice

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 13, 2026

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  Dec 13 · 7:15 PM

  Fantasy Romance Book Club LA

  The Ripped Bodice · Culver City

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, December 14, 2026

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  Dec 14 · 5 PM

  Queer & Ally Book Club

  Chevalier's Books · Larchmont

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

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  Dec 16 · 11 AM

  Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, December 17, 2026

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  Dec 17 · 7 PM

  Romantic Comedy!

  The Ripped Bodice · Culver City

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  Dec 17 · 7 PM

  We Make the World with Patrisse Cullors

  LACMA · Miracle Mile

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Sunday, December 20, 2026

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  Dec 20 · 7:15 PM

  Focus on Craft Bookclub

  The Ripped Bodice · Culver City

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

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  Dec 23 · 11 AM

  Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, December 27, 2026

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  Dec 27 · 7:15 PM

  Historical Romance Book Club

  The Ripped Bodice · Culver City

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, December 28, 2026

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  Dec 28 · 5 PM

  Fiction Book Club

  Chevalier's Books · Larchmont

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

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  Dec 30 · 11 AM

  Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!

  Vroman's Bookstore · Pasadena

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  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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