Independent Bookstore Day - a national celebration!
This annual national event is recognized with literary parties nationwide and hundreds of bookstore participants. Flintridge Bookstore is celebrating with meet & greets, signings, and readings by nine authors and illustrators. Two artists are also showing their work. There are give-aways, a drawing for various genres of books, a store scavenger hunt, and more throughout the day. Activities are inside and outside the store.
More than ever, local bookstores need the support of their communities. Independent Bookstore Day is a way to show appreciation for the contributions made by these small businesses. It also provides an opportunity for bookstores to say thank you to their neighbors by scheduling special programs of interest to all ages.
2023 Independent Bookstore Day Ambassador and bestselling author Celeste Ng declares: “I love independent bookstores because to me they are centers of community. They are places where I get to meet new people and encounter new ideas in the pages. I always walk out with some idea or some fresh perspective that I hadn’t found before.”
Here is our program for the day:
AUTHOR SIGNINGS & READINGS
10:30 AM-12:30 PM
TIM DeROCHE, author & DANIEL GONZALEZ, illustrator, Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe (Poetry) – This book has something for eveyone, so good it will make you sneeze. Winner of the prestigious Baldersquash Medal, which honors the very best in highfalutin nonsense. Their novel, The Ballad of Huck & Miguel, is also available. POETRY READING 11:30AM
KARLA KLARIN, L.A. Painter: The City I Know/The City I See (Monograph/Essays) – an autobiographical exploration of one of the best-known female artists in Los Angeles. Her abstract work and essays are focused on America’s most famous metropolis, tracing its changes over four decades.
ESCOTT NORTON, Coloring Historic Theatres: Rialto and Tower (Adult Coloring Books) - A series exploring the spectacularly detailed designs of movie palaces and theatres built throughout the U.S. from the late 1800s into the early 20th C. Previews of upcoming books are also available.
TAKE A SEAT & COLOR WITH THE AUTHOR
JENNIE PALMER, The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza (Picture Book, Ages 3-7) – Two witches whip up all kinds of yummy treats. They also have a crippling fear of children. One day by mistake, they bake their fear into a pizza. Havoc ensues until a group of hungry children take matters into their own hands.
STORYTIME READING AT NOON
HILLARY VARI, Let’s Make a Garden (Picture Book, Ages 2-7) – A new kind of pop up book! Join Mimi and Milo and their dog Scout on a fun-filled adventure to transform their barren yard into a garden full of life! Children turn die-cut pages that layer to build a garden.
STORYTIME READING 11:00AM
1:00-3:00 PM
MICHELLE THIEBAULT, Rock & Rhyme (Picture Book, Ages 3-7) - A pop-up book filled with interactive fun while learning about some of the best artists of all time. Bob Marley and the Beatles, just to name a few.
COME EARLY FOR HER STORYTIME READING AT 12:30 PM
MICHELLE DeBELLIS, The Music We Make (Fiction) – A story of overcoming pain to achieve one’s dreams. Surviving an accident that takes his mother’s life, a 22 year-old songwriter is consumed by grief, guilt, and the opiates he is prescribed for his injuries.
FAYE DUNCAN, Canyon of Shame: Book 2 Bungalow Heaven series (Mystery) – Pasadena homicide detective Peter McGinnis’ murder investigation of a woman whose body was found in Eaton Canyon becomes a career salvaging operation and one in which he becomes more and more entwined as facts are uncovered. Book 1, Murder on Wilson Street is also available.
JENNIFER SALMASSIAN & SALLY THE CAT PUBLISHING TITLES (Children’s Books) - Toma-Toes is Salmassian’s latest book. Other available titles include Chester and the Hot Air Balloon by Dannie & Dallas Raines (KABC meteorologist) and Oh, Charlie! titles by Mandy Williams.
STORYTIME READING AT 1:00PM
ARTISTS
10:30 AM-3:00 PM
PURSES BY LUCIA, Tote bags, zipper purses & more by Lucia Vigil Francis
HAPPY GOODS UNLIMITED Jewelry & more from Zoe Smiles
For more specifics about the day's schedule and more information, contact Gail Mishkin at gailm@flintridgebooks.com or call (818)790-0717. Flintridge Bookstore is located at 858 Foothill Blvd.,
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Beulah Drive. There is street parking as well as a lot in the rear of the store off of Beulah Drive.