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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · 1d

Save the date! Nov. 12 6:30 pm PT

WeHo Reads: Wild and Powerful Imaginations

Charlie Jane Anders
M. M. Olivas
Tuck Woodstock

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WeHo Reads: Wild and Powerful Imaginations flyer

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · Sep 11

VIDEO: LA Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson recommends THE SISTERHOOD: HOW A NETWORK OF BLACK WOMEN WRITERS CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE, by Courtney Thorsson! youtube.com/shorts/c87Dw... @courtneythorsson.bsky.social @bookswellclub.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

LA Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson Shares What She Is Reading on the BookSwell Intersections Podcast

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · 17d

Désirée Zamorano discusses her powerful novel, Dispossessed, about the expulsion of Mexican Americans in the 1930s.

Listen here ➡️ www.bookswell.club/podcast/25-d...

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#PodcastEpisode #AuthorInterview #LatinaAuthors #HistoricalFiction #RepresentationMatters

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Gina Rae Duran 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚 @ginaraeduran.bsky.social · Sep 8

I’m so looking forward to this! I’ll be reading an excerpt from my Introduction for The White Picket Fence.

BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're excited to welcome featured author Gina Rae Duran at WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation on Oct. 8 at the West Hollywood Library.

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're excited to welcome featured author Dan López at WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation on Oct. 8 at the West Hollywood Library.

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're excited to welcome featured author Gina Rae Duran at WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation on Oct. 8 at the West Hollywood Library.

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're excited to welcome featured author Carlos Allende at WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation on Oct. 8 at the West Hollywood Library.

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Carlos Allende Will perform att WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation on Oct. 8 at the West Hollywood Library.

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're excited to welcome featured author Myriam Gurba at WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation on Oct. 8 at the West Hollywood Library.

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Myriam Gurba will perform at the West Hollywood Library on Oct 8 at 6:30 pm

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Cody Sisco @codysiscowrites.bsky.social · Sep 3

WeHo Reads: Voices of Transformation
Wed., Oct. 8 | 6:30–8 pm
In Person: West Hollywood Library Community Room

Free, RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads...

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Aug 11

Coming soon the Barnes & Noble at the Grove

Jase Peeples signs and discusses TWIRL with Tracy E. Gilchrist

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#yanovel #mmromance #lgbtnovel

Jase Peeples signs and discusses TWIRL with Tracy E. Gilchrist

Barnes & Noble The Grove welcomes Jase Peeples and Tracy E. Gilchrist to discuss TWIRL on August 24th at 5:00 PM!

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Jul 23

Joe McClean, screenwriter, director, and author of Sins of Survivors, joins host Cody Sisco in conversation about his debut novel rooted in the history of Black Bottom, Detroit.
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#podcast #authorinterview #newepisode @codysiscowrites.bsky.social

Author and filmmaker Joe McClean and host Cody Sisco on the BookSwell Intersections podcast

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · Jul 1

Tisha Reichle-Aguilera, author of the YA novel Breaking Pattern, joins Cody Sisco in conversation about rodeo sports, growing up in SoCal, difficult family relationships, and challenging gender norms and socio-economic status. www.bookswell.club/podcast/22-t... @bookswellclub.bsky.social #YAnovel

22 Tisha Reichle-Aguilera interview – BookSwell

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Apr 17

WeHo Reads: Richard Blanco and Kim Dower in Conversation During National Poetry Month was an inspiring evening of poetry and discussion. And so much fun!

You can watch the recording on the WeHo Arts YouTube Channel here: www.youtube.com/live/Hl4WxKn...

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poets #literaryreading

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Perugia Press @perugiapress.bsky.social · Apr 16

Lynne Thompson recently joined BookSwell host Cody Sisco in conversation about her most recent collection, Blue on a Blue Palette (BOA, 2024). You can watch it on YouTube or listen on the BookSwell site (bookswell.club) or on Spotify or Apple. @boa-editions.bsky.social @bookswellclub.bsky.social

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Apr 16

Tonight! WeHo Reads: Richard Blanco and Kim Dower in Conversation During National Poetry Month on April 16, 2025 at 6:30-8 pm PT via Zoom and YouTube. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads...

#NationalPoetryMonth #poetryreading #poets

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Apr 4

Meet Richard Blanco with Kim Dower during National Poetry Month. Richard is the fifth Presidential Inaugural Poet, selected by President Obama, and a National Humanities Medal recipient.

WeHo Reads
April 16, 2025 6:30-8 pm PT on Zoom and YouTube

RSVP Requested: www.weho.org/wehoreads/

#poetry

BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Apr 2

Save the date! A conversation about poetry with Kim Dower and Richard Blanco.

April 16, 2025 at 6:30-8 pm PT via Zoom and YouTube. RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads...

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poets #authorevent #literaryreading

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Flyer for April 16 WeHo Reads event with Kim Dower and Richard Blanco

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 27

Let's talk about books!

BookSwell is at the AWP Book Expo at T271. We're giving away books by our featured authors to folx who sign up to our newsletter. Stop by and say hi!

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 26

🎙️ New podcast alert 🎙️ Lynne Thompson, Fourth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, joins host Cody Sisco in conversation about her most recent collection of poetry, Blue on a Blue Palette.

www.bookswell.club/podcast/21-l...

#poetry #poetlaureate #podcast #newepisode

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 17

Coming soon! This Wednesday, four fab authors discuss feminism and fearlessness. What is the antidote to hopelessness? Community. Join us. www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads...

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 15

Read Lisbeth Coiman's READ LOCAL preview of Olga García Echeverría's FALLING ANGELS and then join us for a discussion on March 19.

www.bookswell.club/readlocal/ol...

BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 14

Join us in reading local in March! For Women’s History Month, we selected fiction and poetry to awaken the fearless feminist inside you.

www.bookswell.club/readlocal/re...

#readinglist #booksky #bookclub #WomensHistoryMonth #writers #authorevent @codysiscowrites.bsky.social @ksl.bsky.social

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 6

WeHo Reads: Feminism and Fearlessness During Women’s History Month on March 19, 2025, 6:30-8 pm PT. Participating writers will include: Katya Apekina, Olga García Echeverría, Angelina Sáenz, and Kate Stayman-London RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads...

#WomensHistoryMonth #Booksky

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Mar 4

What an exceptional evening of poetry and discussion!

WeHo Reads: Power and Progress During Black History Month

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#BlackHistoryMonth #writingcommunity #poetry #authorevent #literature #blackwriters

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BookSwell @bookswellclub.bsky.social · Feb 26

Starting soon! 6:30 pm PT WeHo Reads: Power and Progress During Black History Month

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WeHo Reads: Power and Progress during Black History Month

The series opener for WeHo Reads 2025 will feature four dynamic writers delving into untold histories, urgent social issues, and resilience.

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