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Mario Vargas Llosa
Nicholas Clayton, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, April 18, 2025

Mario Vargas Llosa nació el 28 de marzo de 1936 en Arequipa, Perú y falleció en Lima el 13 de abril a los 89 años de edad. Durante su vida, vivió en varios países como Perú, Bolivia, España, y Francia. Ganó el premio Príncipe de Asturias en 1986 y también el premio Nobel de Literatura en 2010. Autor de más de 50 obras de literatura incluidos Conversación en la catedral, Cartas a...

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Author Regina Kanyu Wang and her latest work collection, The Way Spring Arrives

Interview With an Author: Regina Kanyu Wang

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Regina Kanyu Wang, an editor, is a bilingual writer from Shanghai who writes both in Chinese and English.


Band performing in Texas for Emancipation Day, 1900

5 datos interesantes de Juneteenth (Día de la Liberación)

Ana Campos, Principal Librarian, Central Library Services, Saturday, June 18, 2022

Los Estados Unidos tiene una historia obscura sobre la esclavitud de los afroamericanos. Entre esta historia se encuentra Juneteenth, el cual se celebrará el 19 de junio para conmemorar el fin de la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos.


Band performing in Texas for Emancipation Day, 1900

5 Interesting Facts about Juneteenth

Ana Campos, Principal Librarian, Central Library Services, Saturday, June 18, 2022

The United States has a dark history of slavery. Unfortunately, this is something that is not talked about much. This includes the history of Juneteenth which is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.


Collage of books and a film about cat manga in Japan

Nyan! Cat Manga is Your Next Easy Read

Emily Meehan, Young Adult Librarian, Palms - Rancho Park Branch Library, Friday, June 17, 2022

There are a lot of manga series out there to choose from. Between all of the shonen adventures and shojo romance, you may have noticed on the library shelves a certain cuddly creature that is featured in many manga series: cats! That’s right, there are many, many manga series all about cats.


Author Wil Wheaton and his annotated memoir, Just A Geek

Interview With an Author: Wil Wheaton

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Wil Wheaton is a highly acclaimed producer, narrator, and actor who has appeared in dozens of films and TV series.


Joyce with Sylvia Beach at 12 rue de l’Odéon - 1922 known by the “Scandal of Ulysses” poster. unknown photographer; source: The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Sylvia Beach, the Dreamer Who Drove the Publication of "Ulysses"

Ani Boyadjian, Principal Librarian, Research and Special Collections, Tuesday, June 14, 2022

June 16 marks Bloomsday, a day of celebration in honor of Irish writer James Joyce’s seminal novel Ulysses (1922).


Author Nghi Vo and her book Siren Queen

Interview With an Author: Nghi Vo

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Nghi Vo is the author of The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed nov


2 movie posters and the books they came from

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, June 10, 2022

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.


Eric J. Guignard and his latest book. Photo credit: Jeannette Guignard

Interview With an Author: Eric J. Guignard

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 9, 2022

Eric J. Guignard is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books.


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