Join Debra Magpie Earling in discussing and celebrating the debut novels of National Book Award–honored authors Tess Gunty (The Rabbit Hutch, 2022 Fiction Winner) explores the interconnected lives of housing complex residents and Tommy Orange (There There, 2018 Fiction Longlist) follows 12 Native people traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow. Join the authors for a conversation on the significance of place and point-of-view in fiction, and why reading matters. Presented in partnership with Salish Kootenai College.

Join Scott Chaskey as he discusses his new book, Soil and Spirit. Learn why food sovereignty and humble attention to the Earth and its diversity of species can provide invaluable keys to building healthy human communities.

Following Chaskey’s reading will be a Q&A along with a book signing with copies of Soil and Spirit, provided by Canio’s Books.

Join Priyanka Kumar for an afternoon of observing, listening, and celebrating birds and other non-human species with readings at the Huntington.

This program is co-presented with The Huntington; registered guests will have access to The The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens beginning one hour prior to the program, at 2 PM PT.

Join featured speaker, Priyanka Kumar, at the Bosque del Apache Crane Festival.

Join Claire Wahmanholm at the Literary Bridges Reading series!

Join Claire Wahmanholm in conversation with C. Russell Price.

An evening to gather and remember the life of David Rhodes.

The Painted Forest is building full of murals by Ernest Hüpeden where David used to volunteer. More information can be found here:

https://finearts.edgewood.edu/painted-forest

Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

The memorial service to remember the life of David Rhodes

11 am at Valton Friends Meeting House.

A lunch will follow.

Home to a remarkable array of avian life, The Huntington’s gardens serve as the perfect setting for an afternoon of observing, listening, and celebrating birds and other non-human species with readings by Priyanka Kumar, author of Conversations with Birds; Eloise Klein Healy, L.A.’s inaugural Poet Laureate and life-long birdwatcher; and award-winning two-spirit poet Julian Talamantez Brolaski, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter for Juan & the Pines.

An event for the whole family (including those with fur, feathers, and scales). Join us on May 9 at 6 p.m. ET to meet:

AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL’s chihuahua,
FRANCISCO CANTU’s chicken,
PAM HOUSTON’s donkey, and
SY MONTGOMERY’s neighbor “Fire Chief,” a 60 year-old snapping turtle

Plus, JANE GOODALL on why she fell in love with animals and more.