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Collage of horror books by women
Christa Deitrick, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, March 25, 2026

When I think about Women’s History Month, it conjures up images of suffragettes and mothers, tea and sympathy, trailblazing scientists, sirens, bloody queens, burning bras, shotgun brides, downhill skiing, uphill strides, boots and sweaters, scarlet letters, and Stevie Nicks’ Landslide...

But I don’t really think about horror.

Or didn’t, until I had the pleasure of compiling...

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Author Lincoln Michel and his latest novel, Metallic Realms

Interview With an Author: Lincoln Michel

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 10, 2025

Lincoln Michel's previous books are the story collection Upright Beasts an


Films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department, Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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.


Writing the Golden State: The New Literary Terrain of California book

Interview With Editors Carribean Fragoza & Romeo Guzmán

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, July 3, 2025

Carribean Fragoza is an artist and writer from South El Monte.


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Multilingual Collections, Librarian, Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca

Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes

Patricia Valdovinos, Librarian, Multilingual Collections, Tuesday, July 1, 2025

La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!


Author Randee Dawn and her latest novel, The Only Song Worth Singing

Interview With an Author: Randee Dawn

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 26, 2025

Born in Virginia, raised in Maryland, Randee Dawn is now based in Brooklyn, working as an entertainment journalist.


Author Olivia Waite and her latest novella, Murder By Memory

Interview With an Author: Olivia Waite

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 19, 2025

Olivia Waite writes queer science fiction, fantasy, historical romance, and essays.


LA Style logo over a collage of 1980's LA Style covers

L.A. Style: More Than Just A Pretty Magazine

Ani Boyadjian, Principal Librarian, Research and Special Collections, Monday, June 16, 2025

Susan LaTempa and the late Bob LaBrasca were editors at L.A. Style magazine, an innovative city magazine published from 1985 to 1993. Like most editors in pre-digital days, they kept issues of the magazine handy at work and home for reference.


Author Orlando Ortega-Medina and his latest novel, Emerald Road

Interview With an Author: Orlando Ortega-Medina

Daryl M., Librarian, West Valley Regional Branch Library, Thursday, June 12, 2025

Orlando Ortega-Medina was born in Los Angeles to Cuban immigrants. He studied English Literature at UCLA and holds a Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law.


An image of actress Estelle Getty as the character of Sophia from the Golden Girls

A Friend of Dorothy [Zbornak]

Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department, Tuesday, June 10, 2025

On March 7, 2025, the New York Times included me, well, more precisely, something I owned, in a feature story regarding materials that were salvaged from the Eaton Fire.


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