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Join our scavenger hunt, Long Beach!
Long Beach Spotlight
Join our scavenger hunt, Long Beach!
Long Beach Spotlight

One of the many things we love deeply about our hometown of Long Beach, Calif., is its vibrant Little Free Library community. More than 80 homes have registered with FreeLittleLibrary.org — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Hundreds of “unofficial” tiny libraries have popped up outside houses all over town, particularly during the pandemic, and we couldn’t be happier about it. So, in the spirit of holiday fun, we’ve created a scavenger hunt of sorts. We’ve placed 25 of our books in 25 Little Free Libraries throughout the city, and created a Google map to help guide your way.

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Long Beach Spotlight
Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers
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Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers
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When I was a kid, “bookish” was a word that referred to people, not to things. Times have changed. There has never been a better time to be a bookworm, not just because there are literally more books on the market right this second than ever before — that will always be true! — but because the literary gift market is on fire. All this year, we’ve been scouring the Internets for the best and coolest book-related ideas. And the best part? Not one of these comes from Amazon.

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Let’s talk about publishing’s lack of diversity
Let’s talk about publishing’s lack of diversity

Publishers agree that diversity in book publishing is a net positive. Yet, as Lee & Low Books revealed in a 2019 research study pertaining to diversity in book publishing, astonishingly little room for minorities has been carved out of the largely cis, white, straight, able-bodied tradition that is the book publishing industry.

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‘Crybaby’ book tour kicks off
New Release
‘Crybaby’ book tour kicks off
New Release

Please join us as we celebrate the launch of our ninth title, Crybaby: Infertility, Illness, and Other Things That Were Not the End of the World by Cheryl E. Klein, a “propulsive memoir” (FOREWORD REVIEWS) whose “raw emotionality lands like a gut-punch" (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY).

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‘Postcards’ clear up common misconceptions
Publisher's Notebook
‘Postcards’ clear up common misconceptions
Publisher's Notebook

Last weekend at the Little Literary Fair (LITLIT), we asked people who identify as members of a cultural minority to write a postcard telling us one thing people often get wrong about them.

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ON INSTAGRAM

Going through some of my dad’s old books that I’ve had for ages (he was an underliner and a Kafka fan — just like me), and I found 2 absolute treasures: a card for a restaurant he visited in France and memorabilia from a Coltrane gi
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“Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.” (Henry Ward Beecher) #newofficespace
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We are celebrating HIDDEN's first gallery show (at Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles!) with a virtual silent auction. Bidding starts today at $25 on this Collector’s Edition copy of HIDDEN: LIFE WITH CALIFORNIA'S ROMA FAMILIES by Cristin
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So excited to read Sandra Miller’s first novel, WEDNESDAYS AT ONE. (Picked up at my local B&N — cheers, @bnmarinapacifica!) Inspired at least in part by Sandra’s psychologist husband (who you may remember from Miller’s mem
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German author Peter Wohlleben (HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES) speaking at LA’s Central Library with Sandra Tsing Loh. I will never look at the palm in my yard the same way again. 🌴
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🏆 Another international photography award for @cristinasalvadorklenz! And while we’re at it, I’m thrilled to share that the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA has invited Cristina to present her photographs from HIDDEN at a solo e
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The book that started it all. Happy Birthday, little dude. 🎂
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