BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32772@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240516T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240516T000000 DTSTAMP:20240429T154823Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/l-a-launch-stories-from-the-center- of-the-world-new-middle-east-fiction-2/ SUMMARY:L.A. Launch: Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_248579" align="alignnone" width="300"] Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction Event Promot ional Poster[/caption]\n\n \;\n\nLOS ANGELES\, CA \n\nPresented in pa rtnership with The Markaz Review &\; City Lights\, editor Jordan Elgrab ly and actor\, Reza Sixo Safai read from Stories from the Center of the Wo rld: New Middle East Fiction (City Lights\, 2024)\, an anthology of new sh ort stories from 25 emerging and established writers from the greater Midd le East (or SWANA)\, a vast region that stretches from Southwest Asia\, th rough the Middle East and Turkey\, and across Northern Africa. The 25 auth ors included here come from a wide range of cultures and countries\, inclu ding Palestine\, Syria\, Pakistan\, Iran\, Lebanon\, Egypt\, and Morocco\, to name some.\; a unique collection of voices and viewpoints that illumin ate life in the global Arab/Muslim world.\n\nAfter the readings in The Wan da Coleman Theater join us for book signings with the authors\, and a rece ption with light refreshments in the Poets’ Garden. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/04/Stories-from-the-Center-of-the-World-New-Middle-East-Fiction-Event- Promotional-Poster-.png LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center\, 681 Venice Blvd Venice Beach \, Los Angeles \, California \, United States GEO:33.991383;-118.458909 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=681 Venice Blvd Venice Beac h\, Los Angeles \, California \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center:geo:33.991383,-118.458909 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR