Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. EVENTS Carnival at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center: Have some fun and make family memories at the event that includes rides, games, entertainment and food, 5-10 p.m. Nov. 3; 2-10 Nov. 4-5. Purchase wristband for […]
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.
With all that’s happened in 2020, I’m so grateful for this one-of-a-kind community book club that’s brought us together in such unexpected ways.
This year, on the page and in our live and virtual gatherings, we dived into a pandemic classic as the real-world pandemic hit, rode with the Compton Cowboys as protests filled our streets, swam from Southern California to Iceland and the South China Sea, cooked at home with two California chefs, celebrated a visionary L.A. sci-fi legend, and listened to the inspiring, heartbreaking verse of eight Black poets reeling from injustice and uncertainty.