Category Archives: Books
Giglios Speak, Via Zoom, on “The Summer of Christmas”
One of the nicer families that lived in the Palisades, Keith and Juliet Giglio will be returning, albeit on Zoom, to speak about their new book “The Summer of Christmas.” Los Angeles City Library is hosting the event on...
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Dog Days of August Are Perfect for a Great Read
EISENSTOCK’S SELECTS: Writer Alan Eisenstock, who has done a weekly themed playlist for the past two years, is on vacation and was asked what was on his reading list this summer. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, is a New...
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2022 Summer Youth Writing Contest Underway
The Friends of the Palisades Library organization has launched its annual summer creative writing contest, which is now available for students who attend school (private or public) in Los Angeles. Youth and teens from first grade through high school are...
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New Book Features Thomas Mann, the Nobel Laureate of San Remo Drive
By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor When the homeland becomes foreign, the foreign becomes the homeland. This sentence was the blueprint for so many of the German anti-fascists who fled Hitler’s savage despotism to find refuge in the United...
Author Rebecca Rukeyser to Discuss Book
Author Rebecca Rukeyser will speak about her debut novel, “The Seaplane on Final Approach” via Zoom at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, for the Palisades Library. Rukeyser’s book has been listed by TIME Magazine’s as one of “27...
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Joyous Celebration at Public Library
Friends of the Palisades Library hosted a “grand reopening” celebration at the library, 861 Alma Real Drive on May 21. And it was grand. The library had been closed for nearly two years – first because of the pandemic and...
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Amazon Is Shutting Stores, Ending Amazon Books in Caruso’s Palisades Village
A reader sent Circling the News a March 2 story that has appeared on Reuters, USA Today and CNBC, noting that Amazon will shut 68 retail stores, including Amazon Books, 4-Star, and Pop-up Shops. The story states that closures will...
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Palisades Author Betsy Rosenthal Featured at Diesel
Author Betsy Rosenthal will discuss and sign her latest book “When Lightnin’ Struck” in the courtyard at DIESEL, a Brentwood bookstore, this Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. The event is free. Masks are required at the store, located at...
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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Many people, like my husband of 30 years, stress over Valentine’s Day. Here are a couple of easy suggestions for a gift for Monday, February 14. PAJAMAS AND SLEEPWEAR: Belleza owner Olivia Ciania, has “super sexy nightgowns,” in her...
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Palisades Branch Library FINALLY Reopens with a Fresh New Look
When the library doors opened on December 27 at 10 a.m., Palisades Branch Senior Librarian Mary Hopf welcomed two longtime members of the community. “We missed you so much,” she said. The two responded, “Not as much as we missed...