A foot in a geyser. A school in the wild. A truth no one saw coming. When a human foot is ejected from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Special Agent Emme Helliwell of the National Park Service is assigned the chilling case. Tasked with identifying the victim and uncovering what led to such a […]
This is the first biography of the renowned American Chicano visual artist and activist Rupert García, drawing on fifty hours of interviews conducted over thirty years and accompanied by eighty images. This in-depth oral history gives an unparalleled look at García's life and work, tracing his evolution as an artist and the political upheavals that […]
A native Hawaiian teen travels to a luxury island resort in search of her missing twin and uncovers the dark side of paradise, in this YA supernatural thriller that's Mexican Gothic meets She is a Haunting. "This astounding book is both a finger pointed directly at the rotting heart of colonial greed and a truly […]
Franny and Sam are each other’s entire world. So what do you do when your world ends? Frozen’s Jennifer Lee and Lunar New Year Love Story’s LeUyen Pham deliver a tour de force young adult romance with a supernatural twist. Falling in love is supposed to hurt. That’s what Franny and Sam, two cynical teens […]
For fans of Tessa Bailey, Emily Henry, and Elle Kennedy: a beachy friends-to-lovers romance through a post-grad journey that will have readers cheering (and falling in love!) along. Four years after graduation, life isn't going the way Camille Luna expected. Her corporate career is soul-sucking, she's in debt from student loans, and her breakup with […]
From the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Hitler in Los Angeles, the definitive story of the intrepid activists and spies who fought against a resurgent movement of hate in America. Americans today like to believe that the end of World War II brought a new era of tolerance in the United States. But antisemitism and […]
Shop handmade crafts, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and artisan foods as you hear the personal stories behind each craft. Celebrate the ways immigrant communities bring their artistry, traditions, and entrepreneurial spirit across borders, creating new cultural connections in Los Angeles. Scheduled artisans include Stacy Wong Handmade, Emily Young Ceramics, Honey My Heart, and Kasih Co-op.
A newly formed group dedicated to the empowerment and uplifting of female identifying musical artists. This concert, featuring award-winning vocalists Karen Hogle Brown and Tamara Bevard and pianist Jennie Jung, will present vocal selections by celebrated LA female composers including Reena Esmail, Zanaida Robles, Dale Trumbore and many more.
Susana Porras presents Danny’s Trails Danny's Trails: Mossley, England, is loosely based on a true story and is filled with youthful creativity, and lessons in inner awakening, and mindfulness. This children's book is appropriate for children ages 6-9. Consequently, the story's imaginative use of real landmarks, walkable trail, and map makes it engaging for readers of all […]
The widow of a tech mogul is determined to give her wealth away--and keep one secret from the journalist tasked with telling her story. A hot new take on the billionaire romance. When Ndidi Davis's husband unexpectedly dies, she's left bereft--and with $2.1 billion in the bank. She channels her grief into launching a charitable […]
For fans of Stephanie Garber and Maggie Stiefvater comes the bewitching sequel to The Glittering Edge, where magic is real, witches make irresistible boyfriends, and keeping secrets is dangerous--but not as dangerous as the truth. Penny Emberly didn't expect to fall head over heels for Alonso De Luca last summer--or to discover that he's a […]
For readers of The Cloisters and Counterfeit, Natalie Lemle's debut novel offers an insider's view into the world of stolen artifacts and the hidden networks that link museums to organized crime, when a woman is forced to remember the summer she spent on an archaeological dig in Italy, as everyone she knew then may now […]
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