Sad news to report from the L.Á. literary community. It was announced yesterday that L.Á. lost a stanch supporter of literature and L.Á. writers, Chevalier’s Books manager Elizabeth Clare Newstat. She has passed away.
Continue reading “A Sad Day In The Los Ángeles Literary Community”
By Mary McNamara
FROM: Los Angeles Times
Once upon a time, in the hills above Los Angeles, where owls hoot, bear cubs frolic and deer trip daintily down the street, there lived a family with two little girls, named Jessica and Amelia, who loved to read.
Continue reading “America’s Oldest Children’s Bookstore is Struggling in the Pandemic. But There’s Hope”
by Kristen Farrah Naeem
FROM: Signal Tribune
Jhoanna Belfer, owner of Bel Canto Books, has lined its shelves with the stories she didn’t see as a young reader, featuring main characters of color that the children of Long Beach can see themselves in.
Continue reading “Bel Canto Books in Long Beach Has Stories For Everyone”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Philosophy Discussion Group & Critique of Pure Reason via Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Join Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library’s Zoom link as we continue our discussion of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Newcomers are welcome.
NOTE: Email ayosco@lapl.org for participation details. Confirm at site due to holiday.
Where: Arroyo Seco Branch Library, LAPL – Online event
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/philosophy-discussion-group-1
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/07/20 – 9/13/20”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Teens Speak Up Against Injustice: The Assignment via American Jewish University Online Event
Join us on Zoom to heat how a chance meeting in a bookstore propelled author Liza Wiemer to write her book, The Assignment, which explores how two teens found the courage to speak up against antisemitism and hatred.
NOTE: See site for details and ticket information.
Where: American Jewish University – Online event
Date: Monday the 24th
Time: 4 pm – 4:45 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/398268867839936
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 8/24/20 – 8/30/20”
On June 23, author Carmen Maria Machado announced she had canceled her virtual event with Tattered Cover, Denver’s oldest independent bookstore. “Unlike the owners,” she wrote, “I know that choosing neutrality in matters of oppression only reinforces structural violence.”
Continue reading “L.A.’s Independent Bookstores Reckon With Diversity (or the lack of it)”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Bilingual Storytime / Hora de cuentos bilingue via Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library Instagram Online – Kids Event
Join us on Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library’s Instagram for Bilingual Storytime for children, to enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and English.
Where: Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, LAPL Instagram online
Date: Monday the 6th
Time: 3 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/bilingual=storytimela-hora-de-cuentas-binlingue
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 7/06/20 – 7/12/20”
There are many independent bookstores throughout Southern California. 51 by my last count. From Fullerton to Sylmar to Venice to Boyle Heights to Leimert Park and Pomona and everywhere in-between. They all need our support.
Atelier Manferdini & Portraits and Landscapes at SCI-Arc College & University
Join us for the Los Angeles launch of Portraits and Landscapes. The monograph collects the work created by Atelier Manferdini during the last six years of design activity. The projects are divided into two large families of explorations, Landscapes and Portraits.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website link for details.
Where: SCI-Arc College and University
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 960 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: http://www.facebook.com//events/497164191219425
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 3/09/20 – 3/15/20”
Christine Carter & The New Adolescence at Polytechnic School, Pasadena
Adults in the Poly community and in the greater L.A. area are invited to hear highly acclaimed speaker, sociologist, and author Christine Carter, Ph.D., who will discuss her book, The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction.
NOTE: This is a ticketed event so check website link for details.
Where: Polytechnic School
Date: Monday the 2nd
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 1030 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106
Website: http://www.facebook.com//events/519993178641291
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 3/02/20 – 3/08/20”
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