You can read all the online book reviews in the world, but nothing beats real-world conversations between readers and authors. To help our community grow, we will host our second West Coast edition of the Mediabistro Book Club on July 18th at Whiskey Blue in Los Angeles.

Follow this link to RSVP. The free event will feature giveaway books and lots of literary conversation. If you want a free book, just tweet about the party using the #mediabistroLABCP hashtag. Show us your tweet and you’ll get a free book from one of the featured authors.

Our featured authors will include:

Jim Krusoe with Parsifal
Lisa Napoli with Radio Shangri-La
Alix Ohlin with INSIDE
Tere Tereba with Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.’s Notorious Mobster