by Scott Phuc Thinh Nguyen I was fortunate to have met Jacqueline Woodson, an American author of children's and young adult literature,...

by Cassie Blair On September 29, I joined 243 others on Crowdcast to hear Ocean Vuong read from his novel, On Earth We’re Briefly...

New 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...

On May 3rd, CLA presented Viet Thanh Nguyen, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction or his novel The Sympathizer. He read from his...

On April 8th, CLA presented best-selling author Torrey Peters, and it was a night to remember! She read from her debut novel,...

When I was first exposed to the intense online discourse surrounding Torrey Peters’ latest novel Detransition, Baby, I became instantly...

“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...

On Friday, March 18th, 2022, CLA presented award-winning author and 2022 Lurie Distinguished Authors-in-Residence Esmé Weijun Wang. For...

Award-winning author, Danielle Evans, graced CLA’s virtual stage on February 3rd via Crowdcast. She read from her collection, “Anything...

If you had the opportunity to attend Danielle's reading on February 3rd, then you know her story collection, The Office of Historical...

On Thursday, October 28th, the CLA presented an evening to celebrate the Literary Arts. From the launch of Reed Magazine: Issue 154,...

On Monday, September 27th, the CLA presented acclaimed author Claudia Rankine in conversation with SJSU Associate Professor Jalylah...

As part of the CLA's mission to bring writers of contemporary literature to the South Bay community, and in doing so, encourage...

When Susan Choi graced CLA’s virtual stage this February, Choi’s calm, rhythmic tone seemed to ground every viewer in their seat. She...

“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...

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...

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...