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With the digital age advancing and online book sales rising, book stores across the nation are closing. Will technology take over the hard copy world? Continue reading →
View ArticleFormer professor debuts new book
Young adult novelist, poet, former professor, and PEN award winner Ron Koertge graced eager listeners with a reading of his new book “Sex World” at Vroman’s Bookstore on September 16. Before becoming...
View ArticleBook lovers unite!
Books protected by plastic and glass, pictures worth more than 1,000 words, and the men and women dedicated to cherishing them all met at the Antiquarian book fair held by the Bustamante Enterprises at...
View ArticleLula Mae: A store with its own heartbeat
A variety of stores are located in Old Town Pasadena, but only a few of them can make their customers feel like they’re home. Lula Mae, a small gift shop, is more than just a business, it’s a place...
View ArticleThe Last Bookstore: A literary labyrinth
The hustle and bustle of Downtown Los Angeles faded, as the strumming of a guitar performed a soft rock song over the speakers and set the tone for the afternoon. People disappeared into aisles and...
View ArticleHold onto your umbrellas, IT’s here
If I could describe ‘IT’ in one sentence, it would be this: it’s a coming of age story, with a psychoanalytic approach and various scare jumps. Bill Skarsgard did a phenomenal job at bringing Pennywise...
View ArticleBanning books: An undemocratic travesty
SHARE: Back in 380 BCE, Plato gave us the Allegory of the Cave, in which he discusses the effect of education, or lack thereof, on our nature. A better parallel could not be drawn regarding the impulse...
View ArticleIs the end of the hardcover book approaching?
With the digital age advancing and online book sales rising, book stores across the nation are closing. Will technology take over the hard copy world?
View ArticleFormer professor debuts new book
Young adult novelist, poet, former professor, and PEN award winner Ron Koertge graced eager listeners with a reading of his new book “Sex World” at Vroman’s Bookstore on September 16. Before becoming...
View ArticleBook lovers unite!
Books protected by plastic and glass, pictures worth more than 1,000 words, and the men and women dedicated to cherishing them all met at the Antiquarian book fair held by the Bustamante Enterprises at...
View ArticleLula Mae: A store with its own heartbeat
A variety of stores are located in Old Town Pasadena, but only a few of them can make their customers feel like they’re home. Lula Mae, a small gift shop, is more than just a business, it’s a place...
View ArticleThe Last Bookstore: A literary labyrinth
The hustle and bustle of Downtown Los Angeles faded, as the strumming of a guitar performed a soft rock song over the speakers and set the tone for the afternoon. People disappeared into aisles and...
View ArticleBanning books: An undemocratic travesty
Back in 380 BCE, Plato gave us the Allegory of the Cave, in which he discusses the effect of education, or lack thereof, on our nature. A better parallel could not be drawn regarding the impulse to...
View ArticleSlammed PCC students struggle to find the fun in reading
Required reading dredges up dark thoughts of stress-induced headaches, avoidable all-nighters, and hard-earned grades for PCC students, but leisure reading is something different entirely....
View Article‘Literature of Horror’ class picks the creepiest books to read for spooky season
Deep in conversation over the gothic novel and its place in our current society, the Literature of Horror class gathers to discuss the gothic traits that have been reconstructed into what we now call...
View ArticleCan love be predetermined? ‘The One’ seeks the answer
Using your DNA to find your soulmate is the jist of John Marrs book “The One ”. The book explores the “what if ” of if love could be scientifically measured. This discovery could mean the end of...
View ArticleThe Antiquarian Book Fair thrills historians and book lovers alike
Rows upon rows of glass cases carefully lined the Pasadena Convention Center this past weekend. The 55th Annual Antiquarian Book Fair, displayed numerous first editions as well as only editions of...
View Article‘Paper Doll Lina’ explores the realities of domestic violence
“Paper Doll Lina” by Robyn Lucas is a book about domestic violence and romance. Trigger warning: this book does get graphic. I would not recommend this book to anyone who is sensitive to domestic...
View ArticleAs vampire stories go, ‘Renfield’ kinda sucks
Chris Mckay’s modern day Dracula horror-comedy is one to be remembered, if not for the wonderful talent of the people in front of and behind the camera, then for its lackluster plot. What began as a...
View ArticleOctavia’s Bookshelf saves space for new stories
A few months after her move to Los Angeles, writer Hannah V. Sawyerr stopped by Octavia’s Bookshelf to ask owner Nikki High if she would consider hosting the release of her debut novel, “All The...
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