Festival of AAPI Books (FAB) Long Beach 2024

Bel Canto Books is  a proudly woman- and BIPOC- owned independent bookstore based in Long Beach, California. Founded by Jhoanna Belfer, a Filipina-American poet and former hospitality executive, Bel Canto Books offers a curated selection of fiction, nonfiction and children's books, organized around a theme of the month, in particular celebrating books by women and people of color. We host monthly online book clubs, author events, and workshops, and are open for in-store shopping insideThe Hangout(2122 E. 4th Street, Long Beach CA). Visit our websitehereto learn more!

Bel Canto Books - Long Beach, CA

Join us for the Festival of AAPI Books Long Beach at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library on Saturday, May 4th from 10am to 5:30pm!

Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library

Join us for the return of FAB (Festival of AAPI Books) Long Beach, featuring children's, young adult, and adult authors, vendors, arts and crafts, and more, from across the Asian diaspora.<a href="https://belcantobooks.net/fab-long-beach" title="https://belcantobooks.net/fab-long-beach" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FAB LONG BEACH</a> (co-hosted by Bel Canto Books and Long Beach Public Library, with generous support from the Friends of Long Beach Public Library and the Office of Councilwoman Megan Kerr)Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10AM to 5:30PM<a href="https://www.longbeach.gov/library/locations/mobama/" title="https://www.longbeach.gov/library/locations/mobama/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library</a>, 5870 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA 90805Free to attend; RSVP encouraged.FEATURED AUTHORSRachell Abalos • Gina Apostol • Kaylin Melia George • Lee Herrick • Brandon Hoàng • Pete Hsu • Carolyn Huynh • Linda Kao • Sarah Kuhn • Michelle Lee • Jenny Liao • Virginia Loh-Hagan • Makiia Lucier • Kunthon Meas • Rooja Mohassessy • Viet Thanh Nguyen • Shadab Zeest HashmiF ESTIVAL SCHEDULE10:00AM - 10:30AMFESTIVAL OPENING10:30AM - 11:30AMCHILDREN’S BOOK READINGS (TWEEN SPACE):<ul><li>Rachell Abalos, Our Nipa Hut</li><li>Kaylin Melia George, Aloha Everything</li></ul>ADULT AUTHORS PANEL #1 (COMMUNITY ROOM):<ul><li>Pete Hsu, If I Were the Ocean, I'd Carry You Home</li><li>Rooja Mohassessy, When Your Sky Runs into Mine</li><li>Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Comb</li></ul>11:30AM - 12:30PMMORNING AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING (OUTDOOR PATIO)12:30PM - 1:30PMCHILDREN’S BOOK READINGS (TWEEN SPACE):<ul><li>Virginia Loh-Hagan, A IS FOR ASIAN AMERICAN</li><li>Michelle Lee, MY LOST FREEDOM</li></ul>ADULT AUTHORS PANEL #2 (COMMUNITY ROOM):<ul><li>Lee Herrick, Scar and Flower</li><li>Carolyn Huynh, The Fortunes of Jaded Women</li><li>Kunthon Meas, Sunsets and Regrets</li></ul>1:30PM - 2:30PMCHILDREN’S BOOK READINGS (TWEEN SPACE):<ul><li>Jenny Liao, EVERONE LOVES LUNCH BUT ZIA</li></ul>YOUNG ADULT PANEL (COMMUNITY ROOM):<ul><li>Sarah Kuhn, From Little Tokyo with Love</li><li>Makiia Lucier, Dragonfruit</li><li>Linda Kao, A Crooked Mark</li><li>Brandon Hoàng, Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend</li></ul>PUBLISHING ROUND TABLE (TEEN SPACE):<ul><li>Agatha Isabel, entrepreneur and author of HOUSEPLANT HOOKUPS</li><li>Christina Newhard, author and publisher of Sari-Sari Storybooks</li><li>Jhoanna Belfer, founder and owner of Bel Canto Books</li><li>Meg Mateo Ilasco, writer and editorial director at Penguin Random House</li></ul>2:30PM - 3:30PMAFTERNOON AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING (COMMUNITY ROOM)3:30PM -4:30PMVIET THANH NGUYEN IN CONVERSATION WITH GINA APOSTOL (COMMUNITY ROOM)Seating is first come, first served. Please contact FABLongBeach@gmail.com for accessibility accommodation.4:30PM - 5:30PMVIET AND GINA BOOK SIGNING (COMMUNITY ROOM)5:30PMFESTIVAL CLOSINGPOPUP VENDORS / TABLERS<ul><li>Bel Canto Books</li><li>Bitty Bao</li><li>Books &amp; Boba</li><li>KUBO LB / Flipp Family</li><li>Gemmae Bake Shop</li><li>Gloo Books</li><li>Heritage Press</li><li>KUBO Organizing Project</li><li>Plants, Progress, People</li><li>Tayo Na Library</li><li>We Are Sun Raised</li></ul>FOOD TRUCKS<ul><li>Vikingos Place</li><li>Stopbye Cafe</li></ul>Plus BOOK SIGNINGS, WORKSHOPS, KIDS’ CRAFT CORNER, and MORE!RSVP encouraged - free to attend. Free parking - 5870 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA 90805. For more info, visit our festival website <a href="https://belcantobooks.net/fab-long-beach" title="https://belcantobooks.net/fab-long-beach" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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