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Lost & Found at the Movies:
Into Great Silents

John Nein

For as long as there’s been a movie industry, there have been filmmakers compelled to work outside of it. In…

Notes from the Bathroom Line:
Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy

Amy Solomon

In this “much-needed dose of delight,” Amy Solomon, a producer of the hit HBO shows Silicon Valley and Barry, shares…

Finding the Mother Tree:
Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

Suzanne Simard

One of the world’s leading forest ecologists shares from her first book to bring us deeper into her intimate world…

Facing the Mountain:
A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

Daniel James Brown

A special invitation from the Library Foundation: Presented by The Council and ALOUD. The Library Foundation welcomes the #1 New York…

My Time Will Come:
A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption

Ian Manuel

“Ian is magic. His story is difficult and heartbreaking, but he takes us places we need to go to understand…

Lost & Found at the Movies:
New Suns

John Nein

“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Octavia E. Butler Fifteen years after her death, Octavia…

The Committed

Viet Thanh Nguyen

In a highly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen returns with an exhilarating spy…

Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters

Kevin Young

As part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles joins the nationwide…

Lift Every Voice: Poetry Program

Poems read by Kevin Young: Tired BY FENTON JOHNSON Infirm BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS “An Open letter to Hank Aaron” BY…

Lost and Found at the Movies: Rebels and Revolutionaries

Haifaa Al-Mansour, Billy Woodberry, Grace Lee, and Mo Perkins

Amid this unprecedented moment of protest and uprising, Lost & Found reflects on stories of cinematic revolt. Cinema itself has…