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ALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.

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Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”Héctor Tobar

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”Héctor Tobar

“‘Stories about empire,’ Tobar writes, ‘move us because they’re echoes of the memories that reside deep in our collectiv... Read more

16 Jun 2023

1hr 6mins

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Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist

Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist

“This surprising look at the nature of primates has a lot to say about what it means to be human.”― Publishers Weekly Re... Read more

17 May 2023

1hr 12mins

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Around the world, writers and journalists have been increasingly targeted for their work by waves of online harassment. ... Read more

14 May 2023

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Surviving Homelessness & Foster Care

Surviving Homelessness & Foster Care

David Ambroz, best-selling author of A Place Called Home, shares his story of survival on the streets of New York City a... Read more

12 May 2023

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The Power of Trees—Exclusive L.A. appearance!

The Power of Trees—Exclusive L.A. appearance!

In 2016, The Hidden Life of Trees began the conversation that trees can communicate with each other. Peter Wohlleben’s b... Read more

3 May 2023

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Tiny Beautiful Things From the Page to the Screen

Tiny Beautiful Things From the Page to the Screen

Bestselling author Cheryl Strayed takes the ALOUD stage to discuss the transformation of her popular book, Tiny Beautifu... Read more

21 Apr 2023

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Sea of Tranquility

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Award-winning and bestselling author Emily St. John Mandel comes to the ALOUD stage to discuss her latest novel, Sea of ... Read more

5 Apr 2023

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Dust Child

Dust Child

Join international bestselling author and poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai in conversation with a host of The Vietnamese podcast... Read more

21 Mar 2023

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Finding the Words

Finding the Words

"I wrote this book in the hopes of making grief less frightening, mysterious, and lonely for those of us who suddenly fi... Read more

17 Mar 2023

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A Guest at the Feast

A Guest at the Feast

Celebrated Irish writer Colm Tóibín (Brooklyn, The Master) returns with a new book of scintillating essays, A Guest at t... Read more

10 Mar 2023

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