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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

06/23/2026

June is Pride Month!
Tash Aw is a critically acclaimed author who has had three novels longlisted for the Booker Prize. His novel, The South, follows a young man who travels to his family's dilapidated farm in Malaysia and the intense love affair he experiences while there.
Visit us in person today or head to our website .org to check out his work!

06/22/2026

Happy Motivational Monday!

Visit us in person or head to our website to check out more of Douglas Adams' wise words today!

06/18/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Nebula Awards!
Visit us today or head to our website to check out these award winning works!

06/16/2026

June is Pride Month!
Stephanie Wambugu is an author and editor.
Her award-winning debut novel, Lonely Crowds, explores the intense lifelong friendship between two women.
Visit us in person today or head to our website .org to check out her work!

06/15/2026

Happy Motivational Monday!

Visit us in person or head to our website to check out more of Bayard Rustin's wise words today!

06/11/2026

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has awarded this year's Locus Awards!
Congratulations to the authors!
Visit us in person today or head to our website .org to check out these award-winning titles!

06/10/2026

Anyone else still thinking about the Artemis II? With NASA recently unveiling the plans for new robotic landers for the next Moon mission, we have our friendly space neighbor on our minds.
While we may be a ways from building a lunar base, plenty of authors have envisioned how that might pan out.
Swipe through our latest to pick your next lunar read!

06/09/2026

June is Pride Month!
Billy-Ray Belcourt is an Indigenous poet and scholar.
His work has been nominated for multiple awards and included in "best of" lists.
Visit us in person today or head to our website .org to check out his work!

06/08/2026

Happy Motivational Monday!

Visit us in person or head to our website to check out more of Lewis B. Smede's wise words today!

06/02/2026

June is Pride Month!
Dylan Hardcastle is an award-winning non-binary author, artist and screenwriter.
Their latest novel, A Language of Limbs, follows the parallel lives of two women in Sydney, Australia and the pivotal moment when they finally meet.
Visit us in person today or head to our website .org to check out their work!

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630 W 5th Street, Fl 3rd
Los Angeles, CA
90071

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

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(213) 228-7000

Website

http://www.lapl.org/branches/central-library/departments/literature-fiction

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