@mattdinniman.bsky.social shares his favorite books, what he’s reading and a secret of the first draft of Dungeon Crawler Carl. He and @felicia.day will be discussing the book on Sept. 22 in LA sponsored by Diesel bookstore. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/17/d...

“I’ve never specifically stated it,” says Slow Horses author Mick Herron while discussing the origins of Slough House. Plus, he talks about his just-published @soho_press #book “Clown Town” and Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb on Apple TV+ *gift link* www.ocregister.com/2025/09/09/s...

“I always wanted, desperately wanted, sisters, and I never had any. And once I finished this thing, I was like, “Well, maybe sisters are not the greatest thing.” — Mimi Pond, author of “Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me” from @dandq.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2025/09/05/h...

How “I Who Have Never Known Men” just keeps finding readers @transitbooks.bsky.social @booksoupofficial.bsky.social @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2025/08/29/h...

I got a kick out of journalist @erikpedersen.bsky.social's recommendations of 5 "soothing books" after reading @sgj.bsky.social's THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, unaware of what he was getting into 😂 Bless him. (And he lauds Stephen's work.) www.gazettextra.com/entertainmen...

Check out a terrific story by @byemilystmartin.bsky.social on the rise of romance bookstores. “That Sunday we opened, it was crazy,” said the owner of Temecula’s In Bloom Bookery. “We had over a thousand people lined up.” *gift link* www.ocregister.com/2025/07/30/r...

Meet the artists who paint the book murals on LA’s North Figueroa Bookshop #books #art www.ocregister.com/2025/07/25/m...

“I remember as a child asking a bookstore clerk if there were books on Godzilla, and he actually laughed at me.” — Steve Ryfle discusses his massive new #book with Ed Godziszewski, “GODZILLA: The First 70 Years” out from Abrams. *Gift link* www.ocregister.com/2025/07/18/a...

Don’t miss Friend of Books @michaelschaub.bsky.social as he recommends 33 novels, story collections, nonfiction titles and more #books this summer. *Gift Link* www.ocregister.com/2025/07/15/3...

@nowservingla.bsky.social is wrapping up its drive to collect cookbooks for those impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires (but you can still help). #books www.ocregister.com/2025/07/11/l...

@jefflemire171.bsky.social talks about the “total freedom” of making his own comics ahead of the publication of his @darkhorse.com memoir, “10,000 Ink Stains.” www.ocregister.com/2025/07/11/c...

We cover books (and put books on the cover).

I recommend reading this to yourself in a President Thomas J. Whitmore voice. (Then buying some small-press books from your favorite indie store.)

Celebrate your independents with @michaelschaub.bsky.social’s list of small-press #books out now or coming this summer. #booksky www.ocregister.com/2025/06/24/3...

“We are not going anywhere.” California’s independent publishers talk about funding cuts, the future and what you can do. @transitbooks.bsky.social @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social @catranslation.bsky.social @redhenpress.bsky.social @clmporg.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2025/06/13/t...

“It had this snowball-coming-down-the-mountain effect." CAT President Michael Holtmann on our NEA grant termination news. Thank you @erikpedersen.bsky.social for including us and our Bay Area neighbors @transitbooks.bsky.social & @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social. www.ocregister.com/2025/06/13/t...

“It’s the book I’ve been learning how to write all this time.” — @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social on “Is a River Alive?” *gift link* to interview www.ocregister.com/2025/05/29/h...

The Fleuria book truck is taking romance on the road, reports @dcteachild.bsky.social www.dailybreeze.com/2025/05/23/a... #books #romance

Why look at that! A summer book guide written by an actual human being listing real books written by other actual human beings! And I'm one of them! More here: www.ocregister.com/2025/05/20/1...

I can attest that these books do actually exist! Sincerely, Michael Schaub, human

Here’s a 2025 summer reading list with real books, no AI. Check out picks from @michaelschaub.bsky.social for road trip reading. *gift link* www.ocregister.com/2025/05/20/1...

“This suggests an alternative scenario…” After his surprising Shakespeare news this week, @matthewsteggle.bsky.social answers our questions about what it might mean. www.ocregister.com/2025/04/24/h...

US FOOLS alert: Highly recommend this interview with Nora Lange by @michaelschaub.bsky.social for @ocregister.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 Big thanks to @erikpedersen.bsky.social for publishing www.ocregister.com/2025/04/09/n...

“Every generation owes a debt to the one that follows,” @levarburton.bsky.social ahead of his Altadena library appearance on March 22. www.pasadenastarnews.com/2025/03/21/w...

“He was larger than life," she says. "He just isn't necessarily who you want as your dad.” Sonya Walger discusses her @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social debut and losing her home in the Palisades fire. www.ocregister.com/2025/03/13/s...

@darkdel.bsky.social bookstore in Burbank is closing, and Liz Ohanesian spoke with co-owner Del Howison about it. Unlike other genre types, horror is connected to current events, says Howison: "Horror is about us." www.dailynews.com/2025/03/03/b...

They’re never just a place where you go to buy books,” says Underdog Bookstore’s Kealie Martell-Carrera about how bookshops like Octavia’s Bookshelf, Black Cat Fables and DYM are aiding those impacted by the wildfires. #Bookthreads www.pasadenastarnews.com/2025/02/10/h...

“If you want to be good at something — whether it’s music, solving mysteries, writing books — you have to be willing to take chances, and that means [bleeping] up.” — Sara Gran

Sara Gran, creator of the Claire DeWitt books, talks about her new book, “Little Mysteries,” and what she learned from the sitcom “Three’s Company.” She’ll launch the book at @skylightbooks.bsky.social with @todgoldberg.bsky.social on Feb. 11 www.ocregister.com/2025/02/05/l...

Book Alley in Pasadena is a classic browser’s bookstore full of books and vinyl you didn’t know you were looking for. Owner Tom Rogers talks about losing his home in the Eaton fire, and the GoFundMe set up for his family. www.pasadenastarnews.com/2025/01/17/a...

Don’t miss this list of 36 books coming out in early 2025 compiled by @michaelschaub.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2025/01/02/3...

Catch up on Q&As with authors of some of the year’s most compelling books and get their recommendations for more reading. www.ocregister.com/2024/12/27/t...

@erikpedersen.bsky.social does such wonderful work highlighting books and publishing. There are so little outlets out there who dedicate the space for it. I really appreciate all that he does in Book Pages. Go check out all these author interviews: www.whittierdailynews.com/2024/12/27/t...

100 books recommended by Southern California indie bookstores for holiday gifts or just great reads www.ocregister.com/2024/12/05/1...

Books and boba? The best combo

Check out DYM, Pasadena’s newest bookstore (with boba coming in 2025 as well) * gift link * www.pasadenastarnews.com/2024/12/20/t...

The new Last Bookstore Studio City just opened, and here’s what it’s like. www.dailynews.com/2024/12/16/s...

Independent bookstores from across Southern California recommend 100 #books for holiday gifts and great reads you can find in your local shops. *Gift link below* www.ocregister.com/2024/12/05/1...

Hope you find a good book at your local independent bookstore on Small Business Saturday www.ocregister.com/2024/11/29/s...

Edwin Frank of @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social shares the books that made an impact on his life in the Q&A www.ocregister.com/2024/11/29/n...

*Gift Link* “Beatles ‘64” director David Tedeschi and I talked about the Fab Four footage he says “grabbed me by the throat.” The new Martin Scorsese-produced documentary begins streaming Friday on @disneyplustr.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2024/11/27/h...

*Gift Link* @alexsegura.bsky.social discusses his new novel ALTER EGO, comics, fandoms, IP and more with Diya Chacko www.ocregister.com/2024/11/26/i... @flatironbooks.bsky.social

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