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This month, it's all about L. A. In the January 2016 episode of Reading by Moonlight, David Kipen discusses new non-fiction, all either about Los Angeles or written by writers with roots in Los Angeles.
This months literary picks include: Eternity Street: Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles by John Mack Faragher; I Heart Obama by Erin Aubry Kaplan; and, Breakthrough: The Making of the America's First Woman President by Nancy L. Cohen
Listen here: Reading by Moonlight – November 2015 – Take Two If you’re looking for something to read when you’re chowing down on those Thanksgiving leftovers, David Kipen of the Libros Schmibros Lending Library has these recommendations: “A Better Goodbye” by John Schulian is about a boxer who can’t get passed the death of his opponent in … Continue reading Reading By Moonlight – Nov 2015
…It’s time for our favorite segment on books we call Reading by Moonlight. The American Writers Museum announced it will have a new home in Chicago in 2017. James Patterson is collecting nominations to reward people’s favorite independent booksellers. November is National Novel Writing Month. Book: “10,000 Steps a Day in LA” David Kipen of the Libros … Continue reading Reading by Moonlight – October 2015