Hot Dish feat. Unnamed Press

HOT DISH RETURNS. After a long hiatus, Summer and J. Ryan are bringing Hot Dish Reading Series back to 826LA. The food theme is SALADS. Have a fun summer salad idea? Have a disheartening salad idea? A throwback salad? A healthy salad? An ironic salad? Bring one and bring your appetite -- and let us know on this page or over email so we can avoid tragic salad redundancies. The reading will feature four writers associated with Unnamed Press -- staff member Zinzi Clemmons, authors Margaret Wappler and Debbie Graber, and editor-at-large J Ryan Stradal, along with two other California writers, historical fiction writer Gina Mulligan of Sacramento and novelist Joseph Mattson of Los Angeles. Doors at 5:00 pm. Starts around 5:30 pm or whenever everyone's had a bite to eat and a glass of wine and looks ready to hear some stories. $5.00 at the door to benefit 826LA. The authors' books will also be for sale with the proceeds going to support them as well. There will, as always, be an intermission. Wine generously donated by the wonderful Carina Cellars Winery of Paso Robles, California.