PEN America Los Angeles Book Club
Through May 2019, our Los Angeles Book Club met monthly to celebrate diverse stories, engage in lively conversation with a special host, and welcome the occasional guest author. The book club is currently on hiatus.
Previous Book Club Selections
Los Angeles Book Club: The God of Small Things
To celebrate the release of her memoir, Elaine Welteroth discusses her personal experiences as a barrier breaker and advocates for next-gen trailblazers. More
Los Angeles Book Club: The Poet X
PEN America hopes to see you at our April Book Club to discuss The Poet X by PEN Out Loud guest Elizabeth Acevedo. Hosted by Danyeli. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Whereas
PEN America hopes to see you at our March Book Club to discuss Whereas by PEN America Literary Award winner Layli Long Soldier. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Friday Black
PEN America hopes to see you at our February Book Club to discuss Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Hosted by Allison Conner. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Fruit of the Drunken Tree
PEN America hopes to see you at our January Los Angeles Book Club to discuss Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. More
Los Angeles Book Club: A Place for Us
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our November Book Club to discuss A Place for Us by Read the Resistance author Fatima Farheen Mirza. More
Los Angeles Book Club: The Sellout
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our October Book Club to discuss The Sellout by Paul Beatty. Hosted by Chris L. Terry. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our September Book Club to discuss Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa. More
Los Angeles Book Club: How to Survive a Summer
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our August Book Club to discuss How to Survive a Summer by Nick White. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Post Traumatic Hood Disorder
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our July Book Club to discuss Post Traumatic Hood Disorder by David Tomas Martinez. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Lost Empress
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our June Book Club to discuss Lost Empress by Sergio De La Pava. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Her Body and Other Parties
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our May Book Club to discuss Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. Hosted by Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Night Sky with Exit Wounds
PEN America and The Edison hope to see you at our April Book Club to discuss Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong. Hosted by Chiwan Choi. More
Los Angeles Book Club: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Reynolds is very sensitive to the loss of innocence that comes with losing the last of our protectors—father, brother—leaving us alone to battle a desperate grief. Long Way Down… More
Past Book Club Events
February 2018
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Hosted by Joselyn Takacs
January 2018
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Hosted by Mike Gravagno
November 2017
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Hosted by Angela Morales
October 2017
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Hosted by Siel Ju
September 2017
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Hosted by Hayanna Kim
August 2017
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Hosted by Tananarive Due
July 2017
All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
Hosted by Edan Lepucki
May 2017
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Hosted by Sanura Williams
April 2017
Dietland by Sarai Walker
Hosted by Gabrielle Zevin
March 2017
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Hosted by Gil L. Robertson IV and Dan Lopez
January 2017
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Hosted by Melissa Chadburn
November 2016
The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
Hosted by Margaret Wappler
October 2016
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Hosted by Amelia Gray
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