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  • Author Shari Emami and her book, Breaking Free from Pain

    An Interview With Author Shari Emami

    Shari Emami is a board-certified holistic health practitioner (HHP), health coach, published award-winning author, passionate writer, educator, disability advocate, and fibromyalgia overcomer. As a…

    • Date: August 13, 2024
    • Salvadora Sosa Prieto
    • Health
  • Author P. Djèlí Clark and his latest novel, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

    Interview With an Author: P. Djèlí Clark

    Born in New York and raised mostly in Houston, P. Djèlí Clark (he/him) spent the formative years of his life in his parents' homeland, Trinidad and Tobago. He is the author of the novel A Master of…

    • Date: August 8, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Sara B. Franklin and her latest book, The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America

    An Interview With Author Sara B. Franklin

    Sara B. Franklin is a writer, historian, teacher, and mom. Her previous work includes editing Edna Lewis: At the Table With an American Original and The Phoenicia Diner Cookbook. She earned her PhD in…

    • Date: August 7, 2024
    • Diedre Johnson
  • Films and their adapted books

    Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

    If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't…

    • Date: August 6, 2024
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • Pride colors over 20th century map of San Fernando Valley

    A Queer History of the San Fernando Valley

    When thinking of LGBTQ+ Los Angeles in the 20th century, one might conjure up a mental map of the L.A. basin from Long Beach to Boyle Heights, with not much to the north. However, the San Fernando…

    • Date: August 5, 2024
    • Erin P.
    • LGBTQIA
    • Transgender
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo! Infantil

    • Date: August 2, 2024
    • Patricia Valdovinos
    • En español
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo! Adultos Jóvenes

    • Date: August 2, 2024
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Author Chris Nashawaty and his latest book, The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982

    Interview With an Author: Chris Nashawaty

    Chris Nashawaty is a writer, editor, and former Entertainment Weekly film critic. He is the author of Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story and his work has appeared in Esquire…

    • Date: August 1, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • 4 pairs of hiking boots

    Senderismo

    El senderismo se ha convertido en una actividad popular, lo cual es fantástico, ya que motiva a las personas a disfrutar del aire libre, ser activos e ir más allá de sus zonas de confort. Una de las…

    • Date: July 31, 2024
    • Yvette Cabrera
    • En español
  • Author Meg Shaffer and her latest novel, The Lost Story

    Interview With an Author: Meg Shaffer

    Meg Shaffer is the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game, which was a Book of the Month finalist for Book of the Year, a Reader’s Digest and Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and has…

    • Date: July 30, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of jazz piano stars

    A Handful of Keys: Jazz Piano Players

    In the days of my youth, I rocked, and I rolled. I also got gothic, I raved til dawn, I reggaed to the rhythm, and I funked it up. Pick a pop music style, and I gave it my best go. These days, I get…

    • Date: July 29, 2024
    • Daniel Tures
  • British-American artist Ellen Harvey

    A Chat With Artist Ellen Harvey

    Conceptual British-American artist Ellen Harvey has been commissioned to create an installation for the Los Angeles Public Library/Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ upcoming exhibition, No Prior Art…

    • Date: July 26, 2024
    • Ani Boyadjian
  • Dave Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell

    Interview With an Author: Dave Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell

    Dave Klecha was born in Detroit and studied Russian and history in college. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. In addition to writing, Dave engages in a number of other creative pursuits…

    • Date: July 25, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • waterfall down a deep ravine in the mountains

    Los siete pasos de no dejar huellas

    No Dejar Huellas es una ética que ayuda a todos a tener una excelente experiencia al aire libre, dejando la naturaleza mejor de como la encontramos. Al proteger nuestro medio ambiente, ayudamos a…

    • Date: July 24, 2024
    • Irma Ulloa
    • En español
  • An oversized hot dog fills the bun which is topped with mustard, ketchup and onions.

    The Dog Days of Summer

    It's hot! It's boiling! It's sweltering! What do you expect for the Dog Days of Summer? Now I want a Dodger dog and some air-conditioning! But I also want to know where the term Dog Days of Summer…

    • Date: July 19, 2024
    • Tina Lernø
    • Summer
  • Bruce Borgos between his 2 books covers, Shades of Mercy and the Bitter Past

    Interview With an Author: Bruce Borgos

    Bruce Borgos lives and writes from the Nevada desert where he works hard every day to prove his high school guidance counselor had good instincts when he said, "You'll never be an astronaut." He has a…

    • Date: July 18, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • hiker looking at a vista with a lake and mountains

    Los esenciales básicos de senderismo

    Los elementos esenciales básicos de senderismo para una aventura divertida y segura. El senderismo es una forma divertida de hacer ejercicio y un excelente beneficio para la salud mental. Hagamos que…

    • Date: July 17, 2024
    • Irma Ulloa
    • En español
  • Author Terry J. Benton-Walker and his anthology The White Guy Dies First

    Interview With an Author and Editor: Terry J. Benton-Walker

    Terry J. Benton-Walker grew up in rural GA and now lives in Atlanta with his husband and son, where he writes fantasy and horror for adults, young adults, and children. He has an Industrial…

    • Date: July 11, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Collage of films and their adapted books

    Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

    If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't…

    • Date: July 9, 2024
    • Elizabeth Graney
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo! Infantil

    • Date: July 2, 2024
    • Patricia Valdovinos
    • En español
  • Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

    Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

    Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo! Adultos Jóvenes

    • Date: July 1, 2024
    • Multilingual Collections
    • En español
  • Author Rob Costello and his short story collection, The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times

    Interview With an Author and Editor: Rob Costello

    Rob Costello (he/him) writes contemporary and speculative fiction with a queer bent for and about young people. He’s the author of the forthcoming short story collection The Dancing Bears: Queer…

    • Date: June 27, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Author Meg Shaffer and her latest novel, That Night in the Library

    Interview With an Author: Eva Jurczyk

    Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian living in Toronto. She has written for Jezebel, The Awl, The Rumpus, and Publishers Weekly. Eva smashed onto the mystery scene in 2022 with her debut, The…

    • Date: June 20, 2024
    • Daryl M.
  • Stonehenge at the summer solstice

    Summer Solstice and the Henge

    Summer is here! Summer Reading is here! Well, it's not official, official summer until June 20, which is the Estival or Summer Solstice and the Sun's most northerly point in Earth's sky, making for…

    • Date: June 18, 2024
    • Tina Lernø
    • Summer
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