How the Hollywood Library changed the life of Joan Gannij, personal photographer to Charles Bukowski, journalist and children’s book author. How, “[l]ibrarians are more than people sitting behind a desk.” Continue reading How a Library Changed My Life
In just a few weeks the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returns to the University of Southern California campus. Literary authors, mystery authors, middle grade authors, poets, celebrity authors and more, will feature. Check out the schedule. Continue reading Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Returns
L.Á.’s oldest Black-owned bookstore, Eso Won, is closing at the end of the year. The owners want to retire. Continue reading Eso Won Books Writes Its Closing Chapter
Some people “have been turning to public art, books, poetry and our creative community in Los Angeles for some light,” during these difficult times of the pandemic, protests and mass shootings. Continue reading Letter to L.A.: The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Mike Sonksen
Last Saturday the 2nd Annual Culver City Book Festival took place at the Wende Museum of the Cold War. Here is what happened. Continue reading 2nd Annual Culver City Book Fair
A new Culver City bookstore opened it’s doors in January, as others struggled with COVID-19. Continue reading As Bookstores Struggled With COVID-19, This Culver City Shop Was Just Opening
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Reading probably isn’t the first form of entertainment most people associate with Los Angeles. But the city actually has a long history of fantastic independent bookstores. Bibliophiles in search of their new favorite will not have a hard time finding their happy ending in the stacks of general neighborhood gems—complete with shop cats, signed bestsellers, and coffee bars—or in shops that specialize in specific genres like horror, food/cooking, or romance. Start the search for what Henry David Thoreau called “the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations” at the 17 best bookshops around greater L.A.
Continue reading “The 17 Coolest Bookstores In Los Angeles”
2020 has been one shit show of a year. Especially for Los Ángeles. Kobe died in January. The pandemic hit Los Ángeles County harder than anywhere else in California. The election. However, with businesses shut down and public gatherings banned, the city’s literary community quickly adapted and created community and continued to amplify voices virtually. At the same time writers continued to publish powerful literature.
Continue reading “Los Ángeles Writers Publish in 2020”
by Mike SonksenFROM: L.A. Taco If COVID-19 was good for anything, it’s for reading. When the March rain and quarantine came, I got the chance to read all the books I wanted. This book list centers around Los Angeles and overlaps with creative nonfiction, poetry, urbanism, California history, music, and cultural studies. Most of these books came out in 2020, but a few came out … Continue reading THE 2020 L.A. TACO BOOK GUIDE: 32 L.A.-CENTERED BOOKS TO READ, GIFT, AND GET INSPIRED ON
“Earlier this month, Octavia Butler’s novel ‘Parable of the Sower’ made it onto the New York Times’ bestseller lists 27 years after its original publication.” Why does her books continue to resonate with readers today? Continue reading Why So Many Readers Are Turning to Octavia Butler’s Apocalypse Fiction Right Now
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