The third annual Culver City Book Festival will be taking place on Saturday, February 22, 2025. There will be more than 30 local book publishers on site, workshops for adults and children, and lots of books to enjoy.
In addition to tables exhibiting the work of local presses, there will be panels on a variety of topics including:
● “Immigration – Then, Today & Tomorrow” with Jason de León (2024 National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction, 2017 MacArthur Foundation Fellow), Natalia Molina (USC Professor of History, 2020 MacArthur Foundation Fellow), and Jesse Katz (Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author), moderated by Gustavo Arellano (Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Times columnist and author)
● “The Truth Genre Tells” with fantasy and horror writers Olivie Blake, Chuck Tingle, Philip Fracassi, Sarah Langan, Liz Kerin, and CJ Leede, moderated by author and Village Well bookseller Colin Hinckley
● A conversation on Altadena’s history as a community for Black artists, convened by Beyond Baroque
● Creative activities for all ages
● Zine-Making
● Kids activities, including
○ Storytimes w/ Seth Fishman and Nell Cross Beckerman
○ Collage-making w/ Shira Sergant
○ Origami w/ Joel Stern
○ Cardboard makerspace with reDiscover Center
○ Kids yoga with Zooga Yoga
Exhibitors will include literary organizations such as 826LA, What Books Press, Heavy Manners Library, Angel City Press, X Artists’ Press Books, WriteOn!, and more.
The Culver City Book Festival is a partnership between Culver City Arts Foundation, Village Well Books & Coffee, El Martillo Press, the Wende Museum, Beyond Baroque, and the City of Culver City.
The festival will take place from 10 am – 5 pm at the Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd (one block west of Overland Avenue). This is a free event.