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Eso Won Books

4331 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008

United States

323-290-1048; esowonsbcglobal.net

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Web site: http://www.esowonbookstore.com/

Events: http://www.esowonbookstore.com/event

Description: This landmark store, specializing in black and African books, is a true gem of Los Angeles. Located in historic Leimert Park, Eso Won Books is a mind-expanding, friendly place, loaded with works from every genre and with books you didn't know existed until you walked in the door. Their events feature a wide range - everyone from Bill Clinton to Octavia Butler to Walter Mosley, along with newly emerging writers. Owners James Fugate and Tom Hamilton are deeply knowledgeable - they will warn you off an iffy work and toward a more solid one - and are likely to get into a conversation with customers about anything from Western films and movies, science fiction movies or international politics. Thing is, they know what they're talking about. Anything you want, they can order it. Anything you wonder if exists, they will tell you if it's so. Eso Won doesn't have an events feed, but they update their event offerings at their Booksense site. Enjoy!

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Upcoming events

May
23
GARY PHILLIPS & GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD BOOKSIGNING (Black Pulp) (Thursday, May 23 at 7pm)
From today's Best Authors and up and coming writers comes BLACK PULP from Pro Se Productions! BLACK PULP is a collection of stories featuring characters of African origin, or descent, in stories that run the gamut of genre fiction! A concept developed by noted crime novelist Gary Phillips, BLACK PULP brings bestselling authors Walter Mosley and Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Phillips, Charles R. Saunders, Derrick Ferguson, D. Alan Lewis, Christopher Chambers, Mel Odom, Kimberly Richardson, Ron Fortier, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, and Tommy Hancock together to craft adventure tales, mysteries, and more, all with black characters at the forefront! "Literature for the masses kindled the imagination and used our reading skills so that we could regale ourselves in the cold chambers of alienation and poverty. We could become Doc Savage or The Shadow, Conan the Barbarian or the brooding King Kull and make a difference in a world definitely gone wrong."--Walter Mosley from his introduction. Between these covers are 12 tales of action, adventure, and thrills featuring heroes and heroines of darker hues that will appeal to audiences everywhere! BLACK PULP! From Pro Se Productions! Come early and enjoy these two fine LA authors.

Location: Street: 4327 Degnan Blvd (Leimert Park Business Center) Additional: t- @esowonbookstore or www.esowonbookstore2@gmail.com City: Los Angeles, Province: California Postal Code: 90008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)
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