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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 1 Review
Happy Monday Beat Fam. We hope you had a great time last week participating in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Let us know your thoughts on your event(s) in the comments below! Keep an eye out later today … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th Annual LA Times Festival of Books, biography, Books, Events, festival, LA Times Festival of Books, literacy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Reading, USC, writing
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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 1 Preview
Happy Sunday, L.A.! This morning the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California will push forward with the LA Times Festival of Books. In honor of the festival’s 25th anniversary, organizers have arranged twenty-five virtual events featuring an … Continue reading
Mona Awad’s “13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl” Challenges Fatphobia
From the moment I began reading the novel, “13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl” (2016) by Mona Awad, I couldn’t stop; I read it all the way through until the last chapter, which I didn’t want to read … Continue reading
The Rundown: The Week in Brief 9/18/2020
The Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest Continues to Rage The Bobcat Fire, which began on September 6th, has now burned over 50,000 acres and is at 3% containment, continuing to affect the skies and air quality, as far away … Continue reading
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The Rundown: This Week in Brief: 9/11/2020
Halloween is Cancelled — Kinda Sorta LA County has put some measures in place to keep everyone safe and sane this Halloween season. Carnivals, Community Haunted Houses and Parties are banned for 2020. Even if they are held outdoors. Trick-or-treating … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins’ prequel to her critically acclaimed trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” is first and foremost the backstory of the trilogy’s antagonist, President Coriolanus (Coryo) Snow. Collins does a wonderful job of weaving the influences of family, upbringing, and the state … Continue reading
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Book Review: Growing Wild by K.P. Rennie
Ever since the beginning of rock ‘n’ Roll, parents and teens have been at odds, whether the kid’s hair was too long, too short, or too purple. Add in undiagnosed learning disabilities or mood disorders, possibly an unreported trauma, and … Continue reading
Valley Relics Museum Hosts Weekly Open Air Experience
The Valley Relics Museum, which has been preserving the pop culture history of the San Fernando Valley since 2013, has announced a weekly open air experience for guests beginning this Friday, August 21, 2020. The museum, which is located in … Continue reading
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Dreamland Alert: John Waters and Jim Jarmusch 8/4 and More
Global pandemic be damned: John Waters has a new book to promote, and the beloved cult filmmaker, raconteur, and once and future Pope of Trash will appear – virtually, at least – at three upcoming online events, including one for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookshop Santa Cruz, good times, Jim Jarmusch, John Waters, Literati Bookstore
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Quarantine Goals to Learn French or Finally Read Anna Karenina? LA Public Libraries Can Help
The City of Los Angeles Public Libraries are here for you! With a calendar of remote events that encompass yoga, meditation, exercise classes, gardening, language learning, knitting, and writing classes, plus a film series, story time, and world sing-alongs for … Continue reading
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