06/01/2026
Happy Motivational Monday!
Visit us in person or head to our website to check out more of Yann Martel's wise words today!
Literature & Fiction Department - Los Angeles Public Library
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The Literature and Fiction department of the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) features books to read, as well as audio books and periodicals, focusing on these subjects: Biographies of Actors and Writers, Creative and Report Writing, Drama, English Grammar and Etymology, Essays, Fiction, Humor, Journalism Library Science Literary Criticism and Theory, Poetry, Radio and Television Programming, Typography and Publishing, Speech, Theatre
06/01/2026
05/28/2026
Discover the newest books to hit the library on our new books shelf! 📚⭐
05/26/2026
May is Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month!
Lloyd Suh is an award-winning playwright whose works have been produced internationally. His play, The Far Country, was a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
Visit us today or head to our website .org to check out his work!
05/25/2026
Remembering those who have served on this Memorial Day
05/24/2026
The library will be closed Monday, May 25th in honor of the Memorial Day holiday.
We're always open at www.lapl.org!
05/19/2026
May is Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month!
Jiehae Park is a Korean American playwright whose darkly comic work has earned her multiple awards.
Visit us today or head to our website .org to check out her work!
05/18/2026
All Los Angeles Public Library locations will be closed on Tuesday May 19, 2026 due to a staff development day.
We are always open online .org!
05/18/2026
Happy Motivational Monday!
Visit us in person or head to our website to check out more of Mary Anne Radmacher's wise words today!
05/15/2026
Healing fiction, also called cozy fiction or iyashikei (癒し系 ) in Japanese, has become immensely popular in Japanese literature. And, luckily for us, translations of the most popular titles have come to the United States!
Swipe through this latest to find your next cozy read!
05/14/2026
The L.A. Times Book Awards were announced during the L.A. Times Book Fair!
Congratulations to the the honored authors!
Visit us today or head to our website .org to check out the winners!
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