Besides being fun for you and your child, reading books aloud together provides many cognitive benefits. Reading aloud sharpens attention skills since children follow the inflections of your voice, take in the illustrations on the page, and decode the text. They are also simultaneously weaving those elements together to develop an understanding of the story, the characters, and how the text...
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Interview With Zine Maker - Brian Baynes
Brian Baynes is the creator of Bubbles Fanzine, a comics fanzine out of Richmond Virginia. He's been co-organizing Richmond Zine Fest since 2012.
Interview With an Author: Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
Amanda Foody is the author of YA novels Daughter of the Burning City and The Shadow Game
Laurie and Cesar: Making Remote Learning Work
Despite the enormous challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Adult Literacy Services at the Los Angeles Public Library never stopped working.
Interview With an Author: Roshani Chokshi
Roshani Chokshi is the author of commercial and critically acclaimed books for middle grade and young adult readers that draw on world mythology and folklore.
New or Forthcoming Books I’m Excited About
As I indicated in the November 4 episode of Poems on Air, there are a slew of new or forthcoming poetry collections that I’m excited to add to my reading table.
Interview With an Author: Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner is an actor, comedian, and singer best known for playing the android Lieutenant Commander Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987-1994.
No Prior Art: In Conversation With a Patents Librarian
Guest Blogger, Tuesday, November 9, 2021
As part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time series, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles & L.A. Public Library are developing a new project, titled No Prior Art, to open in 2024.
Interview With an Author: TJ Klune
TJ Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of
Interview With an Author: Mallory O’Meara
Mallory O’Meara is the award-winning and bestselling writer of The Lady from the Black Lagoon. Every week, she co-hosts the literary podcast Reading Glasses.
Interview With Zine Maker - Rachel Howe
Rachel Howe is an artist and healer, who created her multidimensional brand Small Spells in 2013, after graduating from Parsons School of Design and working in the art world in New York for over a decade.