Wed. February 18, 2026
7:00 PM PT
Free
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New Year New Books 2026: Pasadena

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Join your fellow LA PEN America members at our annual New Year New Books party to both celebrate all that literature brings us and defend the power of the written word! We’ll toast to our favorite books from 2025, hear what’s coming in the year ahead, share food and drink, and mingle with fellow writers, readers, and believers in the power of words to transform the world.  We invite members and allies to join us in standing against censorship and for the joys that literature brings to our lives.

We will be celebrating alongside our Literary Host Committee, Kashana Cauley, Rex Ogle, and Lane Michael Stanley.

Literary Hosts

  • A person with short curly hair and red lipstick wearing a dark teal shirt stands against a plain, textured light blue-gray background, looking slightly above the camera with a neutral expression.

    Kashana Cauley

    Kashana Cauley is the author of THE PAYBACK and THE…

  • A man with short hair and a beard, wearing a blue and gray striped tank top, smiles at the camera in a bright indoor setting.

    Rex Ogle

    REX OGLE is an award-winning author and the writer of…

  • A person with short curly hair, a beard, and glasses smiles at the camera. They are wearing a light gray button-up shirt and are posed against a softly blurred indoor background.

    Lane Michael Stanley

    Lane Michael Stanley is a transgender writer and filmmaker whose…