Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors

Chris Molnar is the founder and publisher of Archway Editions (literary imprint of powerHouse Books, distributed by Simon &amp; Schuster) and co-founder of the Writer’s Block bookshop in Las Vegas. He is the events coordinator at Stories in Echo Park.

Chris Molnar

No Monuments: On Ian Penman’s “Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors”

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

Nonfiction

Addison Richley is the founder of des pair books, a bookstore, gallery, and small press that opened its doors in Echo Park in spring 2021. This past fall, the bookstore partnered with Jeffrey Deitch on a second location within the gallery.

Addison Richley

Anthony Strain has been a bookseller and curator at The Last Bookstore for a long time. He writes anonymously for free, and under his own name for the right price.

Anthony Strain

Erin K Drew is an artist and researcher newly based in Los Angeles. She sells books and organizes discursive literary events under the name Abba Zaba Books.

Erin K Drew

Lance Morgan is a copywriter and former bookseller living in East L.A. Single and emotionally unavailable, but in a hot way!

Lance Morgan

<a href="https://www.tiachucha.org/">Tía Chucha’s</a> independent bookstore and social venture recognizes that books and knowledge must be accessible to communities while simultaneously reflecting their culture, histories, stories, and values. Tía Chucha’s specializes in providing great books on Xicanx and Latinx history and literature, Indigenous knowledge, and issues of contemporary and social commentary, as well as genres including Spanish-language, bilingual children’s literature, queer/LGBTQIA, art, poetry, antiracism, social change, and much more!

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Contributing Staff:

Bookstore Manager Karen Ugarte

Bookstore Assistant/Deli Coordinator Gabriela Cortes

Literary Events Coordinator Jackie Garcia

Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural Bookstore Staff

L.A. Booksellers on Their Favorite Books Read in 2022

Chris Molnar is the founder and publisher of Archway Editions (literary imprint of powerHouse Books, distributed by Simon &amp; Schuster) and co-founder of the Writer’s Block bookshop in Las Vegas. He is the events coordinator at Stories in Echo Park. 