Anna Kovatcheva was born in Bulgaria and now lives in Brooklyn. She holds an MFA in fiction from New York University. Her chapbook, The White Swallow, was selected by Aimee Bender as the winner of the Gold Line Press Chapbook Competition; her short fiction has been anthologized in...
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Interview With an Author: Dan Kois
Dan Kois is a writer, editor, and podcaster at Slate, where his work has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards and two Writers Guild Awards.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
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.
Interview With an Author: Peng Shepherd
Peng Shepherd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and has lived in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York, and Mexico City.
Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes
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!
Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes
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!
Labor Day in America – Not Just Another Beach Day
While Memorial Day often serves as the kick-off to summer, Labor Day has long symbolized the season's end. This federal holiday always falls on the first Monday in September.
Interview With an Author: Hildur Knútsdóttir
Hildur Knútsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1984. She has lived in Spain, Germany, and Taiwan and studied literature and creative writing at The University of Iceland.
Songs of the Earth: An Indigenous Language Festival
The world has roughly over 7,000 languages, with over 200 of those languages spoken in Los Angeles. As Angelenos, we live in one of the most interesting linguistic communities in the world. How does language acquisition happen?
Pershing Square Over the Years/Pershing Square por el paso de los años
Pershing Square has and continues to have an important role in the history of Los Angeles. In fact, what is today known as Pershing Square was, in fact, La Plaza Abaja, the 6th Street Park, and even known as Central Park. In 1918, the downtown park was renamed Pershing Square.
Interview With Editor Jonathan Strahan
Jonathan Strahan is an award-winning editor, podcaster, critic, and publisher from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has edited or co-edited more than seventy anthologies and twenty short story collections.






![A group of Chinese motion picture extras after a Labor Day parade in Los Angeles. Eddie stands at the far left next to his wife, Jennie, [1942]. Harry Quillen Collection A group of Chinese motion picture extras after a Labor Day parade in Los Angeles. Eddie stands at the far left next to his wife, Jennie.](https://www.lapl.org/sites/default/files/styles/whats_on_list_120x90/public/blogs/2024-09/labor-day-1.jpg?itok=IyAEnCaO)



