Los Angeles Review of Books – L.A. IN THE SIXTIES

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties Virtual Book Launch on YouTube

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020LA in the SixtiesNews and Events

Book launch for Mike Davis and Jon Wiener’s “Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.” Davis and Wiener in conversation with Tom Lutz, founder and editor-in-chief of Los Angeles Review of Books and author, most recently, of “Born Slippy.” They discussed “Set the Night on Fire” and its many resonances for urban communities…

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties Excerpt in LARB

April 14, 2020April 15, 2020LA in the SixtiesNews and Events

The following is an excerpt from Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, by Mike Davis and Jon Wiener, published today by Verso. It is a monumental history of rebellion and resistance, a “movement history” of Los Angeles, examining the history of Black, Chicano, LGBT, women’s, and student activism in the city. Read…

4-14-2020 – Youtube Live Conversation: Mike Davis, Jon Wiener, and Tom Lutz Talk about “Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties”

April 10, 2020May 13, 2020LA in the SixtiesNews and Events

Virtual book launch: Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT / 2:00 PM PDT Please join us for the virtual book launch of Mike Davis and Jon Wiener’s new book, Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties. Joining Davis and Wiener in conversation is Tom Lutz, founder and editor-in-chief of Los Angeles Review…