Upcoming
- Our Stories, Our StrengthMay 6th, 2023–2:30PM
- Los Altos Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr, Long Beach, CA
- with Nancy Woo, Jeremy Ra, and Julayne Lee
Past
- Los Angeles Times Festival of Books–Book SigningApril 22nd, 2023
- Author Talk with Kevin Chen (GHOST TOWN) Red Hen Press Gallery
- April 21st, 2023
- BLACK WAS NOT A LABEL with Kathryn H. Ross for her memoir BLACK WAS NOT A LABEL
- Stories Books & Cafe, Echo Park, Los Angeles
- With Doug Manuel
- March 19th, 2023
- Roar Shack!Hosted by David Rocklin
- 826LA Time Travel Mart in Echo Park
- March 19th, 2023
- Word of MouthNorth Figueroa Bookstore, Highland Park, Los Angeles
- February 16th, 2023
- with Ron Dowell, Michelle Meyers, and Sofia Fey
- hosted by Dare Williams
- OTHERPPL Podcast (with Brad Listi) Pete discusses IF I WERE THE OCEAN, I’D CARRY YOU HOME with novelist and host Brad Listi
- The November Read for THE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Book ClubIF I WERE THE OCEAN, I’D CARRY YOU HOME selected as the November read for TNB’s book club
- November 2022
- Village Well Books – Culver CityDecember 4th, 2022
- with Toni Ann Johnson and Kate Maruyama
- Stories Books & Cafe – Echo ParkNovember 4th, 2022
- with Ben Loory, Meg Howrey, and other guests TBD!
- Special Musical Guest: Lilliana Villines!
- Chevalier’s Books – LarchmontVirtual Event
- with Luree Scott
- October 27th, 2022
- Bel Canto Books – Long BeachOctober 18th, 2022
- with Toni Ann Johnson, Jessica Shoemaker, Nancy Woo
- Special musical guest: Bitter Party!
- LAUNCH DAY! at Skylight Books – Los Feliz October 11th, 2022
- in conversation with J. Ryan Stradal
- Skylight Books
- LIT QUAKE FESTIVAL – San Francisco October 8th, 2022
- Craft and the Creative Life Panel: Debut Authors
- The Write Process Podcast (with Charlie Jensen) Pete discusses how IF I WERE THE OCEAN, I’D CARRY YOU HOME went from being one 5-page story to a published collection
- Drinks With Tony (with Tony DuShane) Pete discusses IF I WERE THE OCEAN, I’D CARRY YOU HOME with novelist and UCLA instructor Tony DuShane
- SKYLIGHT BOOKS: Focal Point Book LaunchBook Launch for Jenny Qi’s poetry collection FOCAL POINT
- with Jenny and Lily Hoang
- May 22nd, 2022
- Skylight Books
- LitFest PasadenaRed Hen Press Craft Panel & Short Fiction Workshop
- May 7th, 2022
- Red Hen Press Offices
- Antioch University Literary UprisingNovember 9th, 2021
- Tolsun Books Read-A-ThonOctober 24th, 2021
- Short Stack Stories Podcasthosted by Liv Vordenberg and Jackie Meissner
- Faultline Issue 30 Launch PartyMay 27th, 2021
- hosted by Cassie Leone and Miguel Cid
- Tolsun Books Read-A-ThonOctober 25th, 2020
- hosted by David Pischke
- SAGA IV: Launch PartyMay 30, 2019
- Long Beach City College
- hosted by Professor Jason Casem
- The Blue Hour November 17, 2018
- The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood
- Hosted by Lily Anne Harrison
- With: Lily Anne Harrison, Chris Lee, and Matt Buga
- Music by Matt Kronish
- It’s Five O’Clock SomewhereNovember 4th, 2018
- The Mandrake – 2792 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles
- with David L. Ulin, Anne-Marie Kinney, Bruce Bauman, and Lauren Eggert-Crowe
- hosted by Julia Ingalls
- The Blue Hour September 15, 2018
- The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood
- Hosted by Lily Anne Harrison
- With: Lily Anne Harrison, Chris Lee, Lauren Wilson
- Music by Matt Kronish
- Hot DishAugust 11, 2018
- 826LA, Echo Park
- with Shauna Barbosa, MariNaomi, Hope Ewing, Siel Ju, and Ashley Perez
- hosted by J. Ryan Stradal & Summer Block Kumar
- Vermin On The MountApril 13, 2018
- Bookshow, Highland Park
- with Susan Henderson, Naomi Hirahara, Yelena Moskovich, Scott O’Connor, Mark Sarvas, and Amy Wallen
- hosted by Jim Ruland
- The Blue Hour February 25, 2018
- The Victory Theatre, Burbank
- Featuring: Chris Lee, Matt Buga, Lauren Wilson, and Grace Singh Smith
- Hosted by Lily Anne Harrison
- Music by Matt Kronish
- PEN in the Community December 2, 2017
- Greenway Court Theater, Los Angeles
- Pete Hsu as Teaching Artist in Residence at Fairfax High School with Mr. Joel Miller’s 6th Period English 9. Reading and celebration of the publication of their shared anthology with Shawna Kenney and the Freda Mohr Center for Seniors.
- The Blue Hour at LA Lit CrawlOctober 25, 2017
- Big Wangs, NoHo
- With Lily Anne Harrison, Matt Buga, Chris Lee, and Zora Ellis
- Tuesday Night ProjectOctober 3, 2017
- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
- With Bitter Party, Jennifer Moon, Naaz Diwan, Bitter Party, and The Open Mic
Hosted by: Genevieve Erin O’Brien & Tanzila Ahmed
Beats by: DJ Traktivist
- The Blue HourJuly 30, 2017
- The Victory Theatre, Burbank
- Featuring: Kate Beecroft, Lily Harrison, Lauren Wilson, Matt Buga, Julia Barna, Bart Aikman, and Zora Ellis
- Angels Flight * literary west Salon July 30th, 2017
- Clifton’ Republic, DTLA
- Featuring: Elizabeth Silver, Julia Fierro, & Anthony Breznican
- PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship–Final Reading
- Skirball Cultural Center
- with Jessica Shoemaker, Soleil David, Chinyere Nwodim, Kirin Khan, and Ashaki Jackson, J. Ryan Stradal, Dana Johnson, Amelia Gray, Jade Chang
- PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship Meet & GreetJune 17th, 2017
- Skylight Books, Los Angeles
- Emerging Voices Fellows, alumni, and mentors in conversation for the 2018 application cycle
- Featuring: Patrick O’Neil, Jian Huang, Mike Padilla, Natalie Lima, and Soleil David
- PEN America Emerging Voices Reading at Tongue & GrooveApril 29, 2017
- The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood
- Featuring: Soleil David, Kirin Khan, Chinyere Nwodim, and Jessica Shoemaker
- Musical by Mister Paradise
- PEN America Emerging Voices Welcome Party at Los Angeles Contemporary ExhibitionsJanuary 31, 2017
- Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Hollywood
- Featuring: Kirin Khan, Chinyere Nwodim, Jessica Shoemaker, & Soleil David
- 2018 EV mentors: Ashaki Jackson, J. Ryan Stradal, Dana Johnson, Amelia Gray, & Jade Chang
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