March Book Discussion: "I Lost My Girlish Laughter"

Two images side by side: Ring Lardner Jr and Silvia Schulman circa 1931 sit on a couch. Book cover of I Lost My Girlish Laughter.

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Saturday, March 08, 2025

Time:

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Location:

North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library

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In Person

Language:

English

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Join our monthly book discussion! It is held on the second Saturday of each month. The discussion will be led by a different member of our staff and the book of their choice. Pick up the next book a month before the discussion.

Join Tiffney this month as we merge Women's History Month with Let's Read Los Angeles (our Los Angeles-centric book club) and read I Lost My Girlish Laughter.

This lost literary gem (it was first published in 1938) was actually written under the pseudonym of Jane Allen by two women, Silvia Schulman (personal secretary to David O. Selznick) and playwright Jane Shore. Ever wish you could time travel back to a life on the movie studio lots of 1930s Hollywood? Read all about the tales of Madge, the personal secretary of a powerful Hollywood producer!

[Historic photo: Ring Lardner Jr. with his fiancée Silvia Schulman (co-author of Lost My Girlish Laughter) announce their engagement (1931). Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

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