Indie Bookstore Field Trips #13 (Long Beach)

5535 East Spring Street,Long Beach CA 90808

27 May, 2023

Description

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: Your love for books and bookstores and your curiosity. Field Trip #13: Gatsby Books, Once Read Books + Bel Canto Books at KUBO LB (Long Beach) Date: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 Time: 11am - Gatsby Books, 5535 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA 90808 12pm - Once Read Books, 5422 E Village Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808 1pm - Bel Canto Books at KUBO LB, 3976 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807 The Plan: 1) We'll meet at 11am at Gatsby Books and browse for a bit, gathering at 11:45am for introductions and a group photo. 2) Then head to Once Read Books for more bookstore browsing and a group photo at 12:45pm. 3) We'll end the field trip at Bel Canto Books at KUBO LB at 1pm. 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.