Indie Bookstore Field Trips #20 (Orange County)

Do you . . .

Love to read?

Love to explore new neighborhoods?

Love to get lost wandering the aisles of a physical bookstore?

Love to hang out IRL with fellow word nerds who will chat about plot lines and exchange reading lists?

Love to make a difference by supporting local businesses?

Then YOU, my friend, are invited to come join us for

Indie Bookstore Field Trips around Southern California!

What We’ll Do:

We’ll host a FREE bimonthly(ish) Saturday morning meetup at 1–2 bookstores in varying neighborhoods around SoCal. We’ll begin with free browsing time and end by circling up outside to introduce ourselves and share about any new books we bought or discovered. In certain months, we may even be given private tours by the bookshop owners, as well!

What to Bring:

Your love for books and bookstores and your curiosity.

Field Trip #20 (B&N Tustin + Book Carnival)

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Time:

Bookstore #1 @ 10am - Barnes & Noble Tustin (2857 Park Ave Suite M0004, Tustin, CA 92782)

Bookstore #2 @ 11:15am - Book Carnival (348 S Tustin St, Orange, CA 92866)

The Plan:

1 ) We'll meet at 10am at B&N Tustin and browse for a bit, gathering at 10:45am for introductions and a group photo. We'll then head to our next bookstore, Book Carnival (15 min drive).

2 ) We'll meet at 11:15am at Book Carnival for more browsing and socializing, plus a group photo before we disband.

3) For those interested, we'll convene afterwards at a nearby coffee shop or restaurant for a quick lunch or snack (meal on own).

Your Field Trip Leader:

Jhoanna Belfer is a lifelong book nerd, travel addict, and owner/founder of Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, California, which was featured in Bibliophile: Diverse Spines. Her favorite genres to read are literary fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and graphic memoir. Two bookstores on her travel bucket list are Loyalty Bookstore in Washington, DC and Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia.

Host or Publisher Bel Canto Books - Long Beach, CA