Book of the Day Posted Jan 24, 2025

Book of the Day: Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art

Long-spoken of and profoundly admired by those in-the-know, the Los Angeles–based artist Teddy Sandoval (1949–95) now finally has his first (albeit posthumous; ain't that just the way it goes sometimes) monograph. A radically queer and Chicanx powerhouse who worked as variously as possible in many media, Sandoval brought joy, smarts, anger, and sexiness to the thick breadth of his work. This timely tome, Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art, is obviously our book of the day. (Inventory Press/Vincent Price Art Museum/Williams College Museum of Art/Independent Curators International, 2024)
Events Posted Jan 23, 2025

The Heart of LA: Memory, Resilience and the Road to Recovery By Friends Of Residential Treasures: LA

On Saturday, January 25th from 12:00 to 2:00 pm, please join Friends of Residential Treasures and Helms Design District for a public conversation about the fires and recovery for the region.
 
The event is at Central Library — Mark Taper Auditorium located at 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - for details and to RSVP (free) please visit here.

"We will hear testimonials and mourn our community’s losses, and have a constructive dialogue about rebuilding. We will tackle topics including short-term needs and long-term plans, the squeeze on housing supply, the role of fire insurance, and how the design community can help Los Angeles build back with wisdom and resilience.

Hear from people who have lost houses and rentals, also from architects, builders, preservationists, and other experts. Bring your voice and your questions. Speakers include Joan Barton, Adrian Scott Fine, Heather Goers, Steve Glenn, Guy Horton, Greg Kochanowski, Steven Lewis, Sam Lubell, Claire Phillips and Stephen Phillips, Chris Torres, Scott Uriu, Geoffrey Von Oeyen, Aimee Williams, and more."
Miscellany Posted Jan 23, 2025

Help Diesel Owners Alison & John after they lost their home

"Alison Reid and John Evans, lost their home in the devastating Palisades Fire. Alison and John have enhanced their communities with each of the Diesel Bookstores and now Camino Books in Del Mar. In fact, wherever they are, you'll find community--of books, ideas, and friendship. I am a sales rep for a publisher, but I was their friend before I worked with them professionally. I have been friends with Alison and John for decades, and I know there are many people in the book community who can say the same. Many of us have shared a drink, a meal, or even a concert (countless Springsteen shows for me) with Alison and John. While we are so grateful for their friendship and the good times, we now look to help them in this hardest of tasks, reconstructing all that they have lost. Please support them if you can as they travel the difficult road ahead." - Tom Benton, Organizer

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-alison-john-rebuild-after-the-palisades-fire
Miscellany Posted Jan 13, 2025

Help Owner of Pasadena's Beloved Book Alley

TOM ROGERS, owner of Pasadena's beloved book store BOOK ALLEY has lost his home in the Eaton Fire. A charismatic, compassionate boss and loving father to two boys who work at our store, we come together as a community to help them rebuild their lives after the devastation. The Rogers family selflessly used the last moments they could helping neighbors evacuate and took nothing with them but their vehicles and husky. 
 
Miscellany Posted Jan 13, 2025

Books for Altadena's Displaced Children

Please consider helping this worthy cause with a financial donation

The organizers are at capacity for donations and we can't accept any more at this time.

 

Thank you!

 

Book of the Day Posted Jan 05, 2025

Book of the Day: Race Stories

From the publisher: "Edited by Marvin Heiferman, Race Stories: Essays on the Power of Images examines the transformational role photography plays in shaping ideas and attitudes about race and how photographic images have been instrumental in both perpetuating and combating racial stereotypes. Written between 2012 and 2019 and first presented as a monthly feature on the New York Times 'Lens' blog, Berger’s incisive essays help readers see a bigger picture about race through storytelling. By directing attention to the most revealing aspects of images, Berger makes complex issues comprehensible, vivid, and engaging. The essays illuminate a range of images, issues, and events: the modern civil rights movement; African American–, Latinx–, Asian American–, and Native American photography; and pivotal moments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when race, photography, and visual culture intersected. They also examine the full spectrum of photographic imaging: from amateur to professional pictures, from snapshots to fine art, from mugshots to celebrated icons of photojournalism." Book of the day! (Aperture, 2024)
Book of the Day Posted Jan 04, 2025

Book of the Day: Flashpoint!

"Flashpoint!, an anthology focusing on protest photography in print, presents a global selection of photobooks, zines, posters, pamphlets, independent journals and alternative newspapers that address protest and resistance from the 1950s to the present" All Power to the Book of the Day! (10x10 Photobooks, 2024)
Book of the Day Posted Jan 03, 2025

Book of the Day: Forever Changes - The Authorized Biography of Arthur Lee

Arthur Lee, the archetypal mercurial genius and the driving force behind the legendary L.A. band Love, is throughly profiled in this wonderful biography named Forever Changes after the group’s timelessly excellent 1967 album. Don’t be “Alone Again Or,” “Old Man”! Pick up “The Red Telephone” or “The Daily Planet” and grab this tome today or else it’ll be a real “Bummer in the Summer.” Oof, sorry. Anyway, book of the day! (Jawbone Press, 2024)

Book of the Day Posted Jan 02, 2025

Book of the Day: Seana Gavin's "Spiralled"

​Who among us hasn’t dreamed of packing it all in, buying a disused caravan, and traveling the UK and Europe hitting illegal raves in muddy fields and squalid squats? Just us? Well, the legendary Spiral Tribe collective made this fantasy a reality starting in the early ‘90s, and photographer / artist Seana Gavin was there documenting the reality of her life deep in the mix. Spiralled is her book of these photos, and you can almost hear the repetitive beats and smell the clouds of spliff smoke. We wish we could be there right now. Anyway, book of the day and big up the Spiral massive! (IDEA, 2024)
None Posted Dec 24, 2024

Happy Holidays, Friends

Holiday Hours Open 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM each day through 12/23
Tuesday, 12/24: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday, 12/25: Closed
Thursday, 12/26: Closed
Friday, 12/27: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, 12/28: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, 12/29: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday, 12/30: Closed
Tuesday, 12/31: Closed
Wednesday, 1/1: Closed
 
Our regular Hours are Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Resuming on Thursday, 1/2/2025
 
Photo by the great Todd Hido.
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