LITLIT 2023 was a small scale celebration of literary and print arts across California. Hosted as a holiday market at Zebulon in Frogtown, LARB welcomed over 25 presses and fellow literary organizations. We raffled off themed baskets chockfull of goods from our favorite local businesses. And it wouldn’t have been a day at Zebulon without a little party, featuring readers, DJs, and drag.
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Holiday LITLIT Designs by Studio Ella Gold
Photo by Melina Psarros.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the THIRD annual Little Literary Fair!
November 12, 2023
Zebulon | 2478 Fletcher Dr., Los Angeles, CA.
Presented by the Los Angeles Review of Books
WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Participants
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center | Deluge | Estuario | Hat and Beard Press | Insert Press | Inventory Press | Kaya Press | North Figueroa Bookshop | Not a Cult | Ojalá Ojalá | Paper Chase Press | PEN America | Rare Bird | Red Hen Press | Semiotext(e) | Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural and Bookstore | Two Lines Press (Center for the Art of Translation) | Unnamed Press
Author Signings
Gabi Abrao | Daniel Newman | Luivette Resto | Reynaldo Rivera | The Semi-Tropic Spiritualists | Micah Silver | Lucinda Trask
Performances
Ivanna Baranova | Aasir Cherot | Shana Sarett | Jay Simon | Chris Tyler
Raffle Donors
A History of Frogs | Block Shop Textiles | Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Cash Only | Come Tees | Craft Contemporary Museum | Everbody.World | Fly by Jing | Geffen Playhouse | Green House LA | LACMA | Lucca Mart | PF Candle Company | Poke Acupuncture | Pot LA | Skylight Books | Small Spells | Stories | Suay Shop | The Library Store | Three Gems Tea | Tom of Finland | Zakka Bakka
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Celebrating west coast publishing
LITLIT highlights the width and breadth of West Coast publishing in an effort to platform the importance of small, independent presses. From art books to works of translation to novels, the West Coast publishing landscape offers crucial and thrilling perspectives. We were so thrilled to be joined for LITLIT 2023 by some of our favorite presses!
Pictured (right): Kaya Press, Photo by Melina Psarros
A LITtle literary party
It wouldn’t be a Zebulon event without a little party. LARB invited some of our favorite local DJs, Jay Simon and Shana Sarett, to spin for us as the all day market turned into a nighttime affair. Followed by readings from Aasir Cherot and Ivanna Baranova, plus a drag performance (“Little Red Scare”) by local organizer Chris Tyler, it was a night to remember.
Pictured (right): Aasir Cherot, Photo by Melina Psarros
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
In order to make this event accessible to members of the public and small presses, we rely on grant funding and sponsorships. Partner with us to help keep LITLIT running for years to come!