Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Skylight Books, Los Angeles
 **_How To Get Into the Twin Palms_** is the story of Anya, a young woman living in a Russian neighborhood in Los Angeles, who struggles between retaining her parents' Polish culture and trying to assimilate into her adopted community. She lusts after Lev, a Russian man who frequents the Twin Palms nightclub down the block from Anya's apartment. It is Anya's wish to gain entrance to this seeminly exclusive club. _How To Get Into the Twin Palms_ is a really funny and often moving book that provides a unique twist on the immigrant story, and provides a credible portrait of the city of Los Angeles, its neighborhoods and character. **Karolina Waclawiak** is the author of three critically acclaimed novels, _How to Into the Twin Palms_, _The Invaders_, and _Life Events_. She lives in Los Angeles. **Grace Krilanovich** is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, where she received her MFA. She has been a finalist for the Starcherone Prize, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, published in _Black Clock_, and a fellow of the MacDowell Colony. Her first book, _The Orange Eats Creeps_ was an instant cult classic upon its release in 2010. **Katya Apekina** is a novelist, screenwriter and translator. Her new novel, _Mother Doll_, is out now. Her debut, _The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish_, was named a _Best Book of 2018_ by Kirkus, Buzzfeed and others and was a finalist for the _LA Times Book Prize._ Katya translated poetry and prose from Russian for _Night Wraps the Sky: Writings by and about Mayakovsky_ (FSG, 2008), short-listed for the Best Translated Book Award. She lives in Los Angeles.