Indie Bookstore Field Trips #4 (Chinatown/LA Arts District)

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:

Once a month, we’ll host a FREE 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:

A mask and your curiosity.

Field Trip #4: Now Serving (Chinatown) + Hennessey & Ingalls in (LA Arts District)

Date: May 2022

Time: Meet at 11am at Now Serving (look for the #22in22 sign).

The Plan: We’ll browse, chat, and pose for a group photo at Now Serving before we head over to Hennessey + Ingalls at 12pm (7 min drive). We’ll end our morning by circling up outside to introduce ourselves and share about any new books we bought or discovered at either of the two bookstores.

Special Bonus:

Did you know there is a challenge to visit twenty-two bookstores in 2022? Read more about the #22in22 challenge and sign up if you’d like to join in the fun.

Your Field Trip Leaders:

Christy Krumm Richard is an author and freelance copy editor living in Long Beach, California with her husband and her toddler son (who will likely be making multiple appearances at bookstore field trips throughout the year). Her favorite genres to read are memoir and literary fiction. She also loves a good poem and any story that is set in a fascinating city, or setting.

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.

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