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Name: Memoirs: How to Write and How to Publish
Start: 2026-08-22T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-08-22T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library

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2026

Aug222026

Memoirs: How to Write and How to Publish

Guest speaker for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

Saturday, August 22, 2026 · 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library
501 S Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Free and open to the public. No registration required.

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Award-winning author Amanda LaPera will guide writers through the process of writing a memoir, including the decisions related to story and character arcs, point of view, reflection, pacing, emotional truth, and showing rather than telling. She will also discuss publication options and what writers should consider once the manuscript is complete.

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Sep42026

Mission Viejo Local Author Book Fair

Hosted by the Mission Viejo Library

Friday, September 4, 2026 · 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Norman P. Murray Community Center
24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Free and open to all ages. No registration required.

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Meet Amanda LaPera and other Orange County authors at this free community book fair. Browse fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, meet local writers, and purchase signed books directly from participating authors.

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Sep262026

Autumn Book Affair

Hosted by Friends of the Lancaster Library

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Lancaster Public Library, Anna Davis Room
601 W Lancaster Blvd, Lancaster, CA 93534

Free admission.

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Meet Amanda LaPera in the Antelope Valley—the setting of her Desert of Dreams series—for an afternoon of books, author signings, bookish vendors, giveaways, and conversations with readers.

Friends of the Lancaster Library