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Skylight Around Town:
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These are just a few of the events where we'll be selling books this month (please check the links, some events require tickets or reservations):
Sun., June 5 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Rhapsodomancy presents James Brown, Stacy Gnall, Patrick O'Neil, and Wynne Renz at the Good Luck Bar, 1514 Hillhurst Ave. Info here.
Thurs., June 9 at 6:45 p.m. Los Feliz Library presents Friends of Griffith Park Summer Lecture Series, featuring Leo Braudy discussing his book The Hollywood Sign. (323) 913-4710. Sat., June 11, and Sun., June 12 We'll be the bookseller at the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, featuring Heidi Durrow, Nina Revoyr, Susan Straight, and other great authors discussing their books at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First Street, Los Angeles. More info. Thurs., June 16 at 6:45 p.m. Los Feliz Library presents Architecture and Beyond, featuring Glen Creason discussing his book Los Angeles in Maps. (323) 913-4710. Tues., June 28 at 7:30 p.m. Writers Bloc presents Albert Brooks discussing his book 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America with Bob Weide at the Writers Guild Theater, 135 South Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills. Tickets/info here. |
Skylight Books
May 2011
Bestsellers | Store Bestsellers
1. The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
2. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
3. Bossypants by Tina Fey
4. Just Kids by Patti Smith
5. Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes
6. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
7. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt
8. Secret Stairs by Charles Fleming
9. Otherwise Known as the Human Condition by Geoff Dyer
10. Infinite City by Rebecca Solnit
Event Bestsellers
1. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler
2. Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
3. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive by Steve Earle
4. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
5. Untouchable by Scott O'Connor
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Special Orders Welcome! 10% off all book purchases on your birthday Senior Discount Tues before 4pm Frequent Buyer Program--ask us for details Free Gift Wrapping Gift Cards ____________________ |
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Mary's View from the Skylight
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Happy June! Plus, win a print by artist Seth!
We're very excited to announce that our Fine Prints series -- wherein we raffle off 10 signed and numbered copies of a print by a graphic novel artist -- continues in June with this gorgeous print by Seth:
The rules are the same as always: Spend $40 at Skylight Books or SkylightBooks.com (for online orders, mention the drawing in the comments field), and get a raffle ticket. We'll raffle off nine prints to raffle ticket holders, and another print to one of our Facebook fans ("attend" the virtual event on our page and we'll hold a separate drawing from the attendees list). The drawings take place June 30 and you don't need to be present to win. Many thanks to Seth for donating this image to our Fine Prints series! Check out his books It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken and Palookaville in the store. 
Happy shopping!
- Mary Williams Events Manager |
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Comics:
PAUL MADONNA
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Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 pm
Everything Is Its Own Reward (City Lights)  Paul Madonna discusses and signs his gorgeous book Everything Is Its Own Reward, the second collection of his long-running San Francisco Chronicle comic strip "All Over Coffee."
"Exquisite... Completely devoid of people but never of life, each panel revolves around a geographical setting, from recognizable landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge to an anonymous block that's so gorgeously rendered in Madonna's precise yet fluid pen-and-ink style, it feels like it could be anywhere and everywhere. The integration of text--from snippets of fiction and autobiography to single sentences stretching across panels--is as deliberate as the pen strokes and ink washes, and as essential to grasping the complete picture." --Publishers Weekly As a special treat, students from the 826LA zine program will open the event with a 10-minute reading from their work! more info...
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Student Readings:
KING MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITERS CLUB
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Wednesday, June 8th at 7:30 pm
The King Middle School Writers Club returns to Skylight Books, in an event featuring readings from local students and hosted by teacher/author Steve Abee ( The Bus, Great Balls of Flowers).
more info...
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Memoir:
MEREDITH BAXTER
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Thursday, June 9th at 7:30 pm
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame and Floundering (Crown Archetype) 
Meredith Baxter reads from and signs Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame and Floundering. Meredith Baxter has been an actor for 40 years and has five children. She achieved early success in the comedy Bridget Loves Bernie; the acclaimed ABC drama Family and the popular NBC sitcom Family Ties. Baxter makes appearances speaking on breast cancer, domestic violence, alcoholism and general life experiences. She lives in Santa Monica, California with her partner, Nancy Locke. Untied is her first book. more info...
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Nonfiction:
LEAH DIETERICH
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Saturday, June 11th at 5:00 pm
thxthxthx: thank goodness for everything (Andrews McMeel) 
A launch party for Los Angeles writer and filmmaker Leah Dieterich!
Leah Dieterich's book thxthxthx: thank goodness for everything (Andrews McMeel, 2011) is inspired by her blog thxthxthx.com, which she began in 2009. When Leah's not writing thank-you notes, she can be found serving as a creative director and writer at an advertising agency in Los Angeles, California. more info...
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Fiction:
STEVE ALMOND
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Sunday, June 12th at 5:00 pm
This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey; Bad Poetry; and Letters from People Who Hate Me (self published) 
Steve Almond returns to Skylight Books!
The author of My Life in Heavy Metal (on the Skylight all-time bestseller list), Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, and other books will read and sign his self-published books, This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey; Bad Poetry; and Letters from People Who Hate Me, all of which will be available for purchase at Skylight Books during the reading. more info...
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Fiction and Film:
HELENE HEGEMANN
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Wednesday, June 15th at 7:30 pm
Axolotl Roadkill and Torpedo The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and Skylight Books present German writer Helene Hegemann, discussing her book Axolotl Roadkill. We'll also be screening a scene from Hegemann's film Torpedo! Helene Hegemann was born in February of 1992 in Freiburg and is considered to be a German wunderkind. She is currently artist-in-residence at the Villa Aurora. Refreshments will be provided by the Goethe-Institut. more info...
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Fiction:
ELEANOR HENDERSON
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Thursday, June 16th at 7:30 pm 
Debut novelist Eleanor Henderson will read and sign her highly acclaimed novel, Ten Thousand Saints. " Ten Thousand Saints is funny, touching, artistic, surprising, lovely, eye-opening, and very, very wise." --Arthur Phillips, bestselling author of Prague and The Tragedy of Arthur more info...
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Fiction:
JESUS ANGEL GARCIA
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Friday, June 17th at 7:30 pm
Badbadbad (New Pulp Press)
 A launch party and multimedia extravaganza for San Francisco novelist Jesús Ángel García! The author will incorporate live music and film clips into his reading, with a Q&A and signing to follow.
"García is the disinherited love child of Philip Roth and Flannery O'Connor."
-- Kyle Minor, author of In the Devil's Territory
more info...
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Nonfiction:
SANJIV BATTACHARYA
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Saturday, June 18th at 5:00 pm
Secrets and Wives: The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy (Soft Skull Press)
 A launch party for journalist Sanjiv Battacharya, who will discuss and sign his new book, based on unprecedented access to fundamentalist Mormon polygamist families.
Sanjiv Battacharya has written for Details, Los Angeles Times Magazine, and Maxim. He has appeared as an expert on polygamy, discussing his Channel Four documentary, The Man with 80 Wives, on MSNBC Live, Montel Williams, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles. more info...
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Fiction:
ANNA NORTH
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Monday, June 20th at 7:30 pm
America Pacifica (Reagan Arthur Books)
 Anna North will read and sign her debut novel, America Pacifica. "North cleverly combines elements from other popular modern stories--a brave young heroine on an against-all-odds quest on a strange island with shocking secrets. . . . The story--and the wealth of detail in a vividly imagined world--is memorable." -Publishers Weekly more info...
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Literary Journal:
THE RATTLING WALL
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Thursday, June 23rd at 7:30 pm
 Contributors to the first issue of this exciting new literary journal will read from their included work! Stay tuned for more details! more info...
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Poetry:
WILL ALEXANDER
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Saturday, June 25th at 5:00 pm
Compression & Purity (City Lights Books)  Poet Will Alexander returns to Skylight Books to read and sign his new poetry collection, Compression & Purity.
"Born in South Central Los Angeles, and a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Alexander, who got his start publishing in Clayton Eshleman's groundbreaking journal "Sulfur" in 1981, is vastly under-appreciated--an important avant-garde poet, who deserves a wider audience." -- Huffington Post more info...
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 Bird Poop Palimpsest #10  
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Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont Ave (between Hollywood Blvd and Franklin)
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323 660-1175
Next door to the Los Feliz Cinema and across the street from the Post Office (where you can park after 6pm)
 We are about 4 blocks north of the Vermont/Sunset subway stop and directly on many bus routes, including the Hollywood DASH. Bicycle racks are in front of the store. |
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