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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 Becky Chambers and her latest novel, A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Interview With an Author: Becky Chambers

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 15, 2021

Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C.


The cast of Tommy Turnabout's Circus onstage at Turnabout Theatre

They Say It's Your Birthday!

Tina Lernø, Librarian, Digital Content Team, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Well today is my birthday! Happy Birthday to me, and all the other July birthdays out there. I do tend to claim the entire month of July as my time to celebrate.


the Eiffel tower with fireworks

Bonne Fête Nationale!

Daniel Tures, Adult Librarian, Edendale Branch Library, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

July 14 is the French national holiday, marking the date in 1789 when a Parisian mob stormed the Bastille, officially kickstarting the French Revolution—the first of many, but certainly the most notable. As Louis XVI asked the Duc de la Rochefoucauld at the time, Is it a revolt?


Yumi Sakugawa and her zine, I Think I am in Friend-Love With You

Interview With Zine Maker - Yumi Sakugawa

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, July 9, 2021

Yumi Sakugawa is a second-generation Japanese-Okinawan-American interdisciplinary artist, and the author of several published books including I Think I am in Friend-Love With You: Your Ill


LAPL librarians - Ramin and Toktam holding large LAPL library card

Celebrating the Dream: The Pursuit of Liberty and Happiness in America

Ramin Naderi, Acting Senior Librarian, Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, Thursday, July 8, 2021

What happens to a dream deferred if you never take the first step to actually achieving it? Our journey began with a dream deeply rooted in the passionate pursuit of liberty and happiness in a new land.


Author Grant Farley and his latest novel, The Album of Dr. Moreau

Interview With an Author: Daryl Gregory

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 8, 2021

Daryl Gregory was the 2009 winner of IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award for his first novel Pandemonium.


Los Angeles Public Library - Central Library  West Entrance. Architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Photo credit: Mark Sugiarto

Central Library – Welcome Back

Eileen King, Librarian, Art & Music Department, Saturday, July 3, 2021

A few words come to mind about my practice as an Art Librarian with roots in both academic and studio experiences—scribe, space, and light. I work in the Los Angeles Central Library.


Collage of streaming television shows adapted from books

Read it First: Streaming Stories

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Friday, July 2, 2021

With Los Angeles County cases of Covid-19 falling and vaccination rates going up, life is slowly resuming a sense of normalcy. Restaurants are allowing indoor dining service, movie theaters are reopening and we’re all ready to breathe a sigh of relief.


Author Jean Hanff Korelitz and her latest novel, The Plot

Interview With an Author: Jean Hanff Korelitz

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 1, 2021

Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of the novels You Should Have Known (which aired on HBO in October 2020 as The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Donald


Portrait of Anne Lister (1791-1840), by Joshua Horner, ca.1830

The Lesbian "Dead Sea Scrolls": Anne Lister’s Diaries

Social Science, Philosophy and Religion Department, Central Library, Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Anne Lister (1791–1840), often referred to as ‘the first modern lesbian,’ was a wealthy, independent British landowner, businesswoman, and prolific diarist.


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