May 102 minBook Review: The CommittedNew to Viet Thanh Nguyen’s work, I knew he was a phenomenal author, and my friends and colleagues thought highly of his work, mind, and...
May 103 minCLA's 2022 Reading Series Closes with a Bang!On May 3rd, CLA presented Viet Thanh Nguyen, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction or his novel The Sympathizer. He read from his...
Apr 184 minA Evening to Remember with Torrey Peters!On April 8th, CLA presented best-selling author Torrey Peters, and it was a night to remember! She read from her debut novel,...
Apr 123 minBook Review: Torrey Peters' Detransition, BabyWhen I was first exposed to the intense online discourse surrounding Torrey Peters’ latest novel Detransition, Baby, I became instantly...
Mar 313 minBook Review: Esme Wang's The Collected Schizophrenias“In these investigations of why and how, I am hoping to uncover an origin story . . . Because How did this come to be? is another way of...
Mar 283 minEsme Weijun Wang and Traversing LimitationsOn Friday, March 18th, 2022, CLA presented award-winning author and 2022 Lurie Distinguished Authors-in-Residence Esmé Weijun Wang. For...
Feb 163 minDanielle Evans & The Office of Historical CorrectionsAward-winning author, Danielle Evans, graced CLA’s virtual stage on February 3rd via Crowdcast. She read from her collection, “Anything...
Feb 61 minCLA Book Club: Our February Pick!If you had the opportunity to attend Danielle's reading on February 3rd, then you know her story collection, The Office of Historical...
Nov 19, 20213 minReminiscing on Patricia Engel and Infinite CountryOn Thursday, October 28th, the CLA presented an evening to celebrate the Literary Arts. From the launch of Reed Magazine: Issue 154,...
Oct 26, 20215 minThe Power of Perspective and ProximityOn Monday, September 27th, the CLA presented acclaimed author Claudia Rankine in conversation with SJSU Associate Professor Jalylah...
Sep 20, 20214 min Up & Coming with CLAAs part of the CLA's mission to bring writers of contemporary literature to the South Bay community, and in doing so, encourage...
Mar 13, 20212 minPlaying with Process with Susan ChoiWhen Susan Choi graced CLA’s virtual stage this February, Choi’s calm, rhythmic tone seemed to ground every viewer in their seat. She...
Mar 8, 20212 minAn Exercise in Trust: Book Club Recap “Once you’re old enough to recognize a hole in yourself it’s too late for the hole to be filled.” —Susan Choi, Trust Exercise In case you...
Feb 15, 20212 minA Night of Transformation & Black Abundance On February 4th at 7 PM, Kiese Laymon read from his book Heavy: An American Memoir. From the moment he appeared on screen, lives were...
Feb 9, 20218 minWelcome to The CLA Blog Page!Welcome to the Center for Literary Arts blog page! This blog is aimed to further the CLA mission to spread the influence of, and interest...