FANTASY
Monday, February 5, 4:00 PM
Meet Gabriel Gale, creator of the middle grade series "Ages of Oz", an adaptation and expansion of the Oz we all know and love.
Special appearance by Aphidina, Wicked Witch of the South
Creator Gabriel Gale with author Lisa Fiedler
Aphidina, Wicked Witch of the South
POETRY

RATTLE: Sunday, February 11, 5 PM. Brendan Constantine & Rayon Lennon
BRENDAN CONSTANTINE was born in Los Angeles to two working actors. His most recent poetry collection is Dementia, My Darling. A popular performer, Brendan brings his poetry and workshops to theaters, schools, libraries, correctional facilities, and community centers across the nation. He is poet in residence at the Windward School.
RAYON LENNON was born in Jamaica and immigrated to Connecticut, at age 13. He has a BA in English and MA in Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University. He is a clinical therapist, treating teenagers with substance and mental health challenges. His collection Barrel Children is a finalist for the 2017 Connecticut Book Award for poetry.
MOONDAY: Sunday, February 18, 4 PM. Lynne Thompson & Carine Topal
LYNNE THOMPSON is the recipient of the 2017 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Prize, the 2016 Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize, and a 2015-16 Master Artist Fellowship from the City of Los Angeles. She is the author of Start With a Small Guitar and Beg No Pardon , winner of the Perugia Book Award and the Great Lakes Colleges New Writers Award. Thompson is Reviews and Essays Editor for the literary journal, Spillway.
CARINE TOPAL was born in New York and earned her MA from New York University. She was the Poet-in-Residence and elementary school Poet-in-Education for Manhattan, received the Excellence in Arts Award from the City of Torrance, and was twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, among other honors. In Order of Disappearance is Topal's fourth collection. She lives in La Quinta, CA, and leads poetry and memoir workshops throughout the region.
ROMANCE And LOVE

Don't forget your Valentine!
The complete novels of Jane Austin
Author Panel
ROMANCE, LOVE & LUST: Is it all the same in YA Lit?
Sunday, February 25, 4 PM
Cat Jordan , moderator
in conversation with
Brandy Colbert, Lauren Miller, Iva-Marie Palmer

The authors examine the one constant in young adult literature: romantic relationships.They discuss reader expectations, staying in touch with your teen
self while writing, and ask if love triangles will ever go away.

How long does it take to travel 13 light-years to Earth? How long does it take to fall in love?
Intersectional and honest, this book covers topics of mental health, sexuality, loyalty, and family.
A severe accident drives this love story celebrating the messy, complicated people we are behind the masks we put on for the world.
Two lovers are star-crossed, but three are unscripted…Will Juliet and Jim rewrite the ending of the world's most famous love story?
HISTORY
An annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.
The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Courageous Stories of African Americans in Aviation and Space History
Local Authors: New & News
SPECIAL
STORY TIME
SAT., FEB. 17
10:30 AM
with
Angela Sanchez , author/illustrator of the children's book "Scruffy & the Egg"
Angela was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times. This article/interview tells her story: Angela Sanchez, a blossoming L.A. writer, was once homeless. Her children's book 'Scruffy and the Egg' tells the tale
Bryson Reaume is a Los Angeles entrepreneur and president of City Constructors Inc., which has been an integral part of the revitalization of the historic downtown core.
 
”I started off as an amazing baby then quickly morphed into a wild toddler, funny adolescent, awkward teen, fast-food worker, laundromat attendant, hip-hop rapper, oil change specialist, ditch digger, awkward adult, army medic, airplane pilot, construction worker, business owner, socially conscious entrepreneur, internal monologue comedian, son, brother, husband, father and now... children's book author. Who would've thought?” 

25% of all profits of Bryson's books are donated to charities that help children and families with literacy education and poverty alleviation .
NEW ON OUR SHELVES
by Bryson Reaume $18.99

Have you ever been to outer space? Well, it’s a very beautiful place.”

What if you went to sleep one night and realized your bed had turned into a spaceship? Follow the adventures of a young boy who flies off to space, becomes a space cadet and explores the galaxy with old friends and new aliens. 
LOCAL AUTHOR IN THE NEWS:
Susan Auerbach, who was here in November to discuss her grief memoir "I'll Write Your Name on Every Beach: A Mother's Quest for Courage, Comfort and Clarity After Suicide Loss," was interviewed on local ABC News.
Her book is available on our shelves
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