Category Archives: Books
Ziba Perez Oversees Teens and Young Adults at Library
Ziba Perez is the Young Adult Librarian at Palisades Branch Library, bringing enthusiasm and a plethora of experience to her job. When Perez was in elementary school, she would walk with her best friend to the Los Altos Neighborhood...
Entertainment Briefs Focusing on Palisades Stars
By BERNICE FOX There’s lots going on with some current and former Palisadians in the entertainment business, on-screen and off. Here’s a brief look. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS Julia Louis-Dreyfus has entered the world of podcasting. She’s the host of a...
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Stuntwoman Diane Peterson Will Speak at Rotary Meeting.
Author and Hollywood stuntwoman Diane Peterson will speak at the next Palisades Rotary meeting. To hear her talk and have a chance to learn more about the Palisades Rotary, RSVP now to [email protected]. Peterson, who has been a professional stuntwoman...
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Read a Book, Meet a Will Rogers Neighbor
Liora Powers Spiess has come up with a great community-building event for her neighbors in the Will Rogers area – a book club. Not just any book, but The Neighborhood, by Peter Lovenheim. The nonfiction is based on a popular...
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“Oh, The Places You Will Go” at the Palisades Library
Librarians Mary Hopf, Barbara Birenbaum and Ziba Perez spoke to the Palisades Rotary Club of the endless possibilities at the Palisades Library at a March 7 luncheon meeting at Modo Mio. The topic was “What’s Available at the Pacific Palisades...
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Explore Noir Writing in Los Angeles
The Palisades Library is presenting another program in the LA Made series, which highlights the artists, performers, writers and creators who make Los Angeles unique: “Darkness Under the Light: Noir Writing in Los Angeles.” Local noir buff and musician, David...
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Katie O’Laughlin Nominated for Librarian Award
Katie O’Laughlin, who owned Village Books on Swarthmore from 1997 to 2011, was nominated for an “I Love My Librarian” award this winter. “For a bibliophile, there are few things more rewarding than a professional association with a librarian whose...
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Storytelling with John Truby
By: ALISON BURMEISTER If you have ever thought about writing a book or screenplay, your first step might be consulting John Truby, author of The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works, which was published...
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Attention Mystery Readers! Book Club Meets February 21
It doesn’t take a detective to determine there is indeed a mysterious book club in Pacific Palisades. Here’s another clue: the club meets monthly, and the next meeting is 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21. New members are welcomed to...
Pacific Palisades Has a Great Book Store
People are still bemoaning the fact that there isn’t a bookstore in Pacific Palisades. These people are uninformed and next time you hear someone say that, please set them straight. There is bookstore. Called Collection Antiques and Books, it is...
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