Los Angeles has long shed any reputation as a city that only cares about the screen. From celebrated outdoor amphitheaters to intimate black-box stages, the theater scene here is expansive and genuinely adventurous.
They had no money and no connections. But James had a house. How two friends made a successful million dollar movie called “The Last Stop in Yuma County.” And the lessons we learned along the way.
To celebrate Dominion, we're hosting a BK event with Jean Kwok in conversation with Ariel Sullivan. This ticketed event includes a deluxe hardcover edition of Dominion. There will be a book signing...
They had no money and no connections. But James had a house. How two friends made a successful million dollar movie called “The Last Stop in Yuma County.” And the lessons we learned along the way.
Host Nathan Masters examines old crimes like a 1950s Burbank murder and how these moments shaped the true crime genre. Featuring author Michael Connelly, former prosecutor Marcia Clark, podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson and historian William Deverell, the episode explores how Los Angeles' crimes have influenced storytellers and the city’s cultural identity.
Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of Surfridge, the engineering feat of the Tehachapi Loop, neighborhood changes through the Thomas Guides, Agricultural Exports, art that blends to the backdrop of cities and stories of Hollywood's origins.
By turns tender and irreverent, the 11 genre-bending storie...
To celebrate Die for Me, we're hosting a BK event with Shirlene Obuobi in conversation with Danielle Allen. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Die for Me. There will be a book signing...
Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Justin Halpern and writer, actor, and director Paul Scheer. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says, a fast-pac...
To celebrate Just for the Season, we're hosting a BK event with Rachel Griffiths in conversation with Mallory Kass. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Just for the Season.
In collaboration with Amazon Crossing, The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles invites you to watch the vido presentation program "World of Kamusari Series: Discussion with Shion Miura". The award-winning author of "The Great Passage", Shion Miura is joined by translator Juliet Winters Carpenter to discuss her rapturous novels, Kamusari series where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan’s mountain way of life to English readers.
Written by Katie Chin and produced by Paul Hemstreet, chronicles Chef Katie Chin’s life as a Chinese American girl in 1970s Minneapolis. Her mother, Leeann Chin, is a seamstress turned restaurateur who inspires a young Katie to embark on her own culinary journey.
A conversation on Caitlin Mullen's latest novel, "Heather."
To celebrate the Love Lines series, we're hosting a BK event with Cara Bastone in conversation with Alexis Daria. This ticketed event includes a choice of a paperback copy of Call Me Maybe, Sweet T...
Organized by DoppelHouse Press, this event reunites three Southern California poets at Beyond Baroque -- Eve Wood, Ed Schad and David Starkey -- for readings and conversation about how they approach the reframing of events through question-and-answer, multi-vocal or multi-temporal epistolary constructions, and by subverting assumptions.
In Wonderland with Author Joyce Maynard on Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm
Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable from the New York Times bestselling author of Horr...
Join us for a celebration of romance and Lyx's US launch! This panel features authors Brittainy Cherry, Anna Savas, Sarah Sprinz, Selina Mae, and Anabelle Stehl, and will be moderated by Swooon’s...
A smoldering, soul-splitting debut that tracks three friends through...
Bear witness as the regions tp poets collide for their share in $500 in cash prizes!
Champagne Girl memoir by Suzanne Weerts
July 17th EVENT: My Train Leaves at Three w/ Natalie Guerrero
Learn about the making of our first new show in 40 years with an exclusive talkback with Rody N. Lopez, Executive Director of Craft Contemporary.
No sets. No props. No lighting changes. Just an actor, an audience, a space & sound. Experience the story of a life turned upside down.
This unforgettable and in-depth exploration of The Beach Boys' incredible output during their early to peak years, from 1961 to 1967, interweaves recollections by group members, family, frien...
This unforgettable and in-depth exploration of The Beach Boys' incredible output during their early to peak years, from 1961 to 1967, interweaves recollections by group members, family, frien...
Spanning Hollywood, high fashion, and hidden offshore empires, Crime Family traces an heir adopted through the infamous Louise Wise agency as he confronts the crimes, lies, and generational t...
Spanning Hollywood, high fashion, and hidden offshore empires, Crime Family traces an heir adopted through the infamous Louise Wise agency as he confronts the crimes, lies, and generational t...
In the latest novel from “our most significant rising writer of the American West” (Vulture), a woman searches for a way to reclaim the miracle of life in a world seemingly hellbent on doom.
To celebrate Extracurricular, we're hosting a BK event with Rachel Lynn Solomon in conversation with Kristina Forest. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Extracurricular.
To celebrate A Forsaken Prophecy, we're hosting a BK event with Stacey McEwan in conversation with Hannah Nicole Maehrer. This ticketed event includes a deluxe hardcover edition of A Forsaken Proph...
Author Marc Wanamaker will take us along the trolley routes that connected the Hollywood studios from Boyle Heights to the Pacific Palisades. We’ll look at the trains and trolley movies produced within a 30-mile radius of Hollywood, exploring roughly 75 years of movie making with many never seen before photographs.
RSVP FOR THIS EVENT ON OUR EVENTBRITE HERE. This event is hosted at Rep Club. RSVPing on this website does NOT guarantee entry to the event.
From the house authors of the critically acclaimed oral history on Eddie Van Halen, Eruption, a revealing narrative biography of legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck featuring brand new in...
From the house authors of the critically acclaimed oral history on Eddie Van Halen, Eruption, a revealing narrative biography of legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck featuring brand new in...
To celebrate Home Court Advantage, we're hosting a BK event with Kimani Mae in conversation with Kristina Forest. This ticketed event includes a paperback edition of Home Court Advantage.
International Beat Poet Laureate (2020-2021) Michael Amitin reads from his new collection Rainy Night Paris; Author and translator, Doreen Stock, presents La Cuenta Mundo a bilingual collection of poems originally written in Spanish by Nobel-Prize winning Chilean author Gabriela Mistral with English translations by Stock.
A microphone, a stage, and a room full of encouragement. Open Mic Night is a community gathering where creative voices come together to share, connect, and inspire.
"New York City is the center of the universe, and there is no New York City without Jesse Malin." JESSE MALIN IS A "GRITTY TROUBADOUR OF THE STREETS" (Rollin' Stone).
"New York City is the center of the universe, and there is no New York City without Jesse Malin." --Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day JESSE MALIN IS A "GRITTY TROUBADOUR OF THE STREETS" (Rollin...
Following the Civil War, prominent fire insurance companies in the United States issued instructions to their agents to deny Jews fire insurance policies because of their alleged proclivity to arson.
Directors Yvonne DeMare and Jim Hoskinson, Associate Directors Stefani Cohen and Karen Yaeger and Stage Managers Jeffrey Leib and Mark G. McKenna took the audience behind the scenes of the iconic late-night show in a conversation moderated by DGA Sixth Vice President Lily Olszewski.
In collaboration with Amazon Crossing, The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles invites you to watch the vido presentation program "World of Kamusari Series: Discussion with Shion Miura". The award-winning author of "The Great Passage", Shion Miura is joined by translator Juliet Winters Carpenter to discuss her rapturous novels, Kamusari series where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan’s mountain way of life to English readers.
In this unforgettable debut, a moment of metaphysical transformation launches a woman’s beautiful and terrifying journey through her twenties, through loneliness and complicated love th...
Horror fans are in for a treat. Join us for a fascinating conversation with bestselling author Keith Rosson on his latest book and critically acclaimed LA based artist and graphic novelist Ezra Cla...
Beyond Baroque presents a double book launch celebrating Ruined Beauty (Walton Well Publishing) by Michelle Bitting and The Long Now (White Stag Publishing) by James Meetze. Both authors will read from their sixth poetry collections, exploring themes of grief, family, and the emotional depth of the lyric.
The cast you loved from our last storytelling show is reuniting with an all new program on Saturday, August 1st. Tracy, Carlos, Pattie, Wendy and Dan return to entertain you with true life tales, joined by critically acclaimed performers Lisa Robins and Ty Fance.
No sets. No props. No lighting changes. Just an actor, an audience, a space & sound. Experience the story of a life turned upside down.
A startling profile of one of the most prolific serial killers and the disturbing experience of the journalist who earned his trust for the sake of justice. When crime journalist Maria DiLore...
To celebrate Embrace, we're hosting a BK event with Bal Khabra in conversation with Joss Richard. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Embrace. There will be a book signing to follow.
Jimi Hendrix's road manager and confidant Eric Barrett breaks fifty-five years of silence. As Jimi Hendrix's road manager, Eric Barrett was there when the amps blew in Milan, when Hendrix set...
A dazzling journey into the hidden lives of synanthropes, the wild animals who’ve found ingenious ways to survive and thrive in human communities—from award-winning writer and scientist Dan Wer...
An evening of original monologues written and performed by veterans of all branches. Watch as the ensemble takes the stage following a 10-week workshop to share their powerful personal stories with the community.
To celebrate Immortal Game, we're hosting a BK event with Allison Saft in conversation with Ava Reid. This ticketed event includes a deluxe hardcover copy of Immortal Game.
No sets. No props. No lighting changes. Just an actor, an audience, a space & sound. Experience the story of a life turned upside down.
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world. With poetic fervor, journalist Gabriel San Roman delves into the strikes ...
Deep in the mountains of Yunnan Province near the Myanmar border lies Wengding, widely recognized as China’s last primitive tribe. In early 2026, seasoned explorer and 2019 Adventurer of the Year Paul Wong set out to document this isolated enclave.
A college music student discovers a long-lost Mozart sketch and sets out to finish the piece.
A college music student discovers a long-lost Mozart sketch and sets out to finish the piece ...
To celebrate Hate Me Take Me, we're hosting a BK event with Laura Bishop in conversation with bike influencer @antonsvirsky. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Hate Me Take Me.
This is an encyclopedic work with hundreds of titillating stills that examines every gender-bending film of the early silent era. It reveals how cinema has always relied on queer imagery to add exc...
This is an encyclopedic work with hundreds of titillating stills that examines every gender-bending film of the early silent era. It reveals how cinema has always relied on queer imagery to add excitement.
Poet and attorney Rey M. Rodríguez releases his debut Todos Somos Sagrados/All Are Sacred, a tribut...
Vroman's welcomes back USA Today bestselling author and podcast host as she presents her newest novel A sex columnist and a news reporter realize a fake relationship can help them both professional...
To celebrate See You at the Sunset, we're hosting a BK event with Susan Lee in conversation with B.K. Borison and Julie Soto. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of See You at the Sunset.
A fearless, expansive collection that blurs the boundary between body and poem, wielding a liberatory lyric impulse that revels from neuron to nebula and back. Here is a book of many hearts, a...
From New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake comes a tantalizing story of power, seduction, and the omens you’ll ignore when everything you’ve dreamed of feels just within reach.
Te invitamos a un conversatorio con María Amparo Escandón, guionista y autora best seller, ganadora de múltiples premios literarios. Join us for a conversation with María Amparo Escandón, screenwriter, best-selling author and recipient of numerous literary awards.
Award-winning Canadian musicians and longtime partners Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk offer a powerful, behind-the-scenes look at fame, creativity, and staying connected through it all Raine Mai...
Award-winning Canadian musicians and longtime partners Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk offer a powerful, behind-the-scenes look at fame, creativity, and staying connected through it all Raine Mai...
To celebrate Lost and Found, we're hosting a BK event with Tarah DeWitt in conversation with Emma Brodie. This ticketed event includes a deluxe limited edition paperback copy of Lost and Found.
Perfect for fans of Mona Awad and Maria Semple, this gripping, offbeat journey through modern-day Los Angeles is a genre-blending, darkly humorous exploration of suburban life, conspiracy the...
Join us for a celebration of romance and Cosmo Reads! This panel features Cosmo Reads authors Iman Hariri-Kia, Alissa DeRogatis, and Betty Corrello, and will be moderated by Cosmo's Tamara Fuentes.
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 40 cinema classics and the enduring love stories that served as their heart-tugging inspiratio...
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 40 cinema classics and the enduring love stories that served as their heart-tugging inspiration.
No sets. No props. No lighting changes. Just an actor, an audience, a space & sound. Experience the story of a life turned upside down.
A spellbinding exploration of American masculinity and family dynamics as seen through the confused eyes of a prepubescent child of immigrants, A Tender Age joins the rich tradition of the American...
The limited edition first printing includes arresting sprayed edges, designed endpapers, and a foil stamped case. From Dusk Till Dawn meets The Thing in this debut horror novel, where a group...
Host Nathan Masters examines old crimes like a 1950s Burbank murder and how these moments shaped the true crime genre. Featuring author Michael Connelly, former prosecutor Marcia Clark, podcaster Kate Winkler Dawson and historian William Deverell, the episode explores how Los Angeles' crimes have influenced storytellers and the city’s cultural identity.
Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of Surfridge, the engineering feat of the Tehachapi Loop, neighborhood changes through the Thomas Guides, Agricultural Exports, art that blends to the backdrop of cities and stories of Hollywood's origins.
By turns tender and irreverent, the 11 genre-bending storie...
To celebrate Die for Me, we're hosting a BK event with Shirlene Obuobi in conversation with Danielle Allen. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Die for Me. There will be a book signing...
Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Justin Halpern and writer, actor, and director Paul Scheer. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says, a fast-pac...
To celebrate Just for the Season, we're hosting a BK event with Rachel Griffiths in conversation with Mallory Kass. This ticketed event includes a paperback copy of Just for the Season.
In collaboration with Amazon Crossing, The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles invites you to watch the vido presentation program "World of Kamusari Series: Discussion with Shion Miura". The award-winning author of "The Great Passage", Shion Miura is joined by translator Juliet Winters Carpenter to discuss her rapturous novels, Kamusari series where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan’s mountain way of life to English readers.