Book Talk for Our Lady of the Angels With Author Sam Quinones
About the Event
Join us for a conversation with author Sam Quinones for his first book of photojournalism, Our Lady of the Angels: The Virgin of Guadalupe on the Walls of Los Angeles, from Angel City Press. A Q&A will follow. Copies of the title will be available for purchase at the event. On storefronts, alleyways, and street corners across the city, murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe grace the walls of Los Angeles in a tapestry of faith, identity, and culture. Our Lady of the Angels captures the sacred and everyday presence of Guadalupe murals across the city, offering a poignant lens into the cultural heartbeat of L.A. neighborhoods. Each image is a testament to community, artistry, and devotion—a visual pilgrimage through urban altars where spirituality meets street art. Whether you’re drawn to religious iconography, Latino culture, or the layered stories of L.A. itself, this collection invites you to see the city anew—through the lens of its most beloved saint.
Sam Quinones is a Los Angeles-based independent journalist who worked for 10 years in Mexico (1994-2004), where he wrote the first two of his four books of narrative nonfiction. In 2004, he returned to Los Angeles, where he worked for another 10 years as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
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