Zyzzyva @ 30: speaking to your endless curiosity about the world

The first 10 minutes we sat in ZYZZYVA‘s office, on the sixth floor of the Mechanics’ Institute building, I may as well have been a beetle on an L.A. palm: editors Laura Cogan and Oscar Villalon spent the time discussing the merits of and differences between Karl Ove Knausgaard and Elena Ferrante, the Norwegian and Read More

California Bookstore Day Goes National

Last year, more than 90 bookstores across the state participated in the inaugural California Bookstore Day, throwing special events and carrying items created specifically for the occasion. This year, the event has grown into Independent Bookstore Day, with some 400 stores celebrating across the country. The idea was born when Green Apple Books and Records’ Read More