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The School of the Art Insitute of Chicago’s low-residency MFA program holds the Visiting Artist & Scholar Series, which brings artists, writers, and scholars to give readings, lectures, presentations, and talks that are open to the public.
This bookstore-bar-venue is the result of ten years of friendship between two Spanish civil engineers, Javier García del Moral and Paco Vique. They always wished for a space that could mix two of their passions: books and booze. After a lot of enthusiastic talk over the years, they were able to make that conversation actually happen and so The Wild Detectives opened its doors for the first time on the last day of February 2014.
Since then they have programmed over three hundred literary/cultural events and sold–arguably–as many books as beers.
For over forty years, The Center for Writers at USM has brought internationally acclaimed authors of poetry and fiction to Hattiesburg and the USM community for public readings, workshops, and individual conferences with Center graduate students.
Since 1990, R. J. Julia Booksellers has hosted high-caliber author events, hosting more than three hundred events each year. The shop supports local and independent authors and takes pride in their success.
Established in 1915, the Sherbino has been the heart of Ridgway, Colorado, providing a venue for community events ranging from music to poetry. Now in a period of re-birth, the Sherbino continues to stand out as the hub of events and community activities in Ridgway and throughout Ouray County.
The Denver Zine Library is a nonprofit organization founded in 2003 whose mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the culture of zines and self-published original work through archival collection, workshops, and a variety of events. It currently houses a preserved collection of over fifteen thousand independent and alternative zines. The organization is run by volunteers, and the public can access the library and archives during open hours.
Union Avenue Books is an independent bookstore in downtown Knoxville that frequently hosts readings and other literary events.
Notsuoh is an event space and venue in downtown Houston that hosts frequent live music, performances, art and studio events, readings, and other local community events.
Located in the Village of La Jolla, Warwick’s is the country’s oldest continuously family-owned and operated bookstore. In addition to a highly curated selection of books, Warwick’s regularly hosts author events and signings. Beyond books, Warwick’s is also well known for its extensive, beautiful and unusual selection of gifts, jewelry, stationery, fine pens, leather, office and art supplies.
The Central Library in downtown Los Angeles has been producing literary events for over twenty years, including the popular ALOUD reading series which features writers, artists, and thinkers of all types and backgrounds.
