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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 2 Preview

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Casey Lewis

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 Marlon James, Author of “Black Leopard Red Wolf”, Winner of the Inaugural Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, in Conversation with Tananarive Due 6:00pm “Marlon James, winner of the inaugural 2019 L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize … Continue reading →

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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 1 Review

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Casey Lewis

Happy Monday Beat Fam. We hope you had a great time last week participating in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Let us know your thoughts on your event(s) in the comments below! Keep an eye out later today … Continue reading →

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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 1 Preview

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Casey Lewis

Happy Sunday, L.A.! This morning the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California will push forward with the LA Times Festival of Books. In honor of the festival’s 25th anniversary, organizers have arranged twenty-five virtual events featuring an … Continue reading →

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Michelle L’amour Presents “Naked Girls Reading” at Bar Lubitsch

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Billy Bennight

For those of you who are familiar with Nude Art LA you’ll remember Michelle L’amour as part of the evening entertainment with her unique Burlesque act. Michelle will be presenting “Naked Girls Reading” at Bar Lubitsch on Friday, December 8, … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

Posted on July 22, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

“We all need to create the story that will make sense of our lives.” – “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,” by Nick Flynn I will often choose a book based on the title or the dedication alone. With this … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: Chuck Palahniuk

Posted on July 1, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

Here are two more suggestions from my “List of books I have read more than once, from authors I adore.”  These are by Chuck Palahniuk, author of “Fight Club” and many other books. “CHOKE” Chuck Palahniuk holds a special place … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

Posted on June 17, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

“Miss Peregrine’s” by Ransom Riggs has been on my “to read” list for a while, but I kept putting it off – until I saw the commercial for the movie that Tim Burton is directing.  I grabbed this 350 page … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Furiously Happy”

Posted on June 10, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

As a fan of Jenny Lawson’s New York Times bestselling memoir, “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,” I was looking forward to “Furiously Happy” coming out in September 2015. “Furiously Happy” is a collection of humorous essays with topics ranging from … Continue reading →

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Book-ness with KP-Ness: “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”

Posted on June 3, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

Since reading this memoir a few years ago, I have gifted five copies to friends. Although this book came out in 2012, I’ve decided to write about it here – that way I feel like I am gifting it to … Continue reading →

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