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Author Emily C. Hughes and her first book, Horror For Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch
Photo of author: Oliver Scott Photography
Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, November 21, 2024

Emily C. Hughes (she/her) wants to scare you. Formerly the editor of Unbound Worlds and TorNightfire.com, she writes about horror and curates a list of the year's new scary books. You can find her writing elsewhere in the...

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Author Pip Williams and her first novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words

Interview With an Author: Pip Williams

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Monday, April 19, 2021

Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney, and now lives in Australia’s Adelaide Hills. She is the author of One Italian Summer, a memoir of her family's travels in search of the good life, which was published in Australia to wide acclaim.


coloring page from the Hidden Heroes coloring book

Compton's Cafeteria Riot

Andrea Borchert, Librarian, Koreatown Media Lab, Friday, April 16, 2021

Narratives attached to events in LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) history like the Stonewall riots and other uprisings often de-emphasize the work of transgender people, particularly transgender people of color, in the fight for LGBTQIA rights.


Writer Alice Wynne and her zines, Face Value and Digital Demigod

Interview With Zine Maker - Alice Wynne

Angi Brzycki, Senior Librarian, Digitization & Special Collections, Friday, April 16, 2021

Alice Wynne is a Los Angeles based zinester and writer. Alice loves coffee, community, learning stories, and researching.


Dr. Batra and Keith R.A. DeCandido and their first novel, Animal

Interview With an Author: Dr. Munish K. Batra & Keith R.A. DeCandido

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

Munish K. Batra’s cosmetic practice is one of the busiest in the nation, and Dr. Batra has been featured in People, The Los Angeles Times, and many other national media outlets.


Collage of films adapted from books

Read it First: Literary Sleuths on the Silver Screen

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Wednesday, April 14, 2021

This month marks the 180th anniversary of the publication of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Widely recognized as the first modern detective story and the progenitor of the fictional detective character, “Murders in the Rue Morgue” is also considered the first locked room mystery


Happy person with arms raised among the trees

21st Century Kids: Tree Advocates

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library, Tuesday, April 13, 2021

I stand in awe of a large Ash Tree, growing in my backyard for thirty-seven years. This tree not only provides wonderful shade during summer, but also is a place of rest for birds and squirrels. I can’t imagine life without trees, as they are essential to all outdoor spaces.


Alexandre Dorriz black and white architectural drawing

Interview With Artist Alexandre Dorriz

Eileen King, Librarian, Art & Music Department, Monday, April 12, 2021

Alexandre Dorriz’s research-based work informs the viewer of a data-driven concept accompanied with a visual format that presents data as entities tied to economic systems with or without links to social or political intersections.


Author Joshilyn Jackson and her latest novel, Mother May I

Interview With an Author: Joshilyn Jackson

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Monday, April 12, 2021

Joshilyn Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Gods in Alabama and


Portrait of Florence Price taken by G. Niledoff

Happy Birthday, Florence Price - Groundbreaking Composer

Alan Westby, Librarian, Art, Music & Recreation Department, Friday, April 9, 2021

On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson performed one of the most significant concerts in American history.


Author W. S. Winslow and her first novel, The Northern Reach

Interview With an Author: W.S. Winslow

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

W. S. Winslow was born and raised in Maine but spent her working life in Boston, New York, and San Francisco. A ninth-generation Mainer, she now lives in a small town Downeast most of the year. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in French from the University of Maine, and an MFA from NYU.


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