{"id":1788,"date":"2016-08-15T22:02:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T22:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/long-beach-mayor-launches-book-club-to-support-literacy-community-and-local-writers\/"},"modified":"2016-08-15T22:02:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T22:02:53","slug":"long-beach-mayor-launches-book-club-to-support-literacy-community-and-local-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/long-beach-mayor-launches-book-club-to-support-literacy-community-and-local-writers","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Mayor Launches Book Club to Support Literacy, Community and Local Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia introduced the Mayor\u2019s Book Club today, which will aim to support libraries and promote literacy, as well as feature local writers and an annual conversation and event, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frobertgarcialb%2Fposts%2F1095748103851912%3A0&amp;width=500\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"507\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Garcia selected longtime Press-Telegram reporter and columnist Tim Grobaty\u2019s <em>I&#8217;m Dyin&#8217; Here: A Life in the Paper<\/em> as the club\u2019s first read. The Long Beach community is invited to finish the book, published by Long Beach-based <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/brown-paper-press\/\">Brown Paper Press<\/a>, by September 15 when the club\u2019s first event will take place.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url('images\/asia\/DSC_0268.JPG'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; float: left; margin-right: 30px; display:none;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p> <small style=\"font-weight: lighter;\">RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n<h2 ><a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Related Link', 'click', 'Realted Link v1');\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/brown-paper-press\/\">Two Long Beach Entrepreneurs Seek to Bridge Gap Between Indie and Mainstream Publishing Operations<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<p>\u201cIt tells the story of him, of his experience in this newspaper and the collapse of the newspaper around him,\u201d said Brown Paper Press co-founder Wendy Thomas Russell back in February. \u201cIt\u2019s an interesting story and it\u2019s a story that is happening everywhere in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Long Beach Library Foundation, the mayor will host a community conversation and interview with Grobaty on Thursday, September 15 at 6:00PM at the Beverly O\u2019Neill Theater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just loved <em>I\u2019m Dyin\u2019 Here<\/em> and thought it would be great to kick off the first Mayor\u2019s Book Club,\u201d wrote Garcia in his newsletter. \u201cIt\u2019s an honest and extremely funny look at life in the newspaper business and here in Long Beach. I greatly appreciate Tim agreeing to participate in this event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m Dyin\u2019 Here: A Life in the Paper<\/em> is available for check-out at all Long Beach libraries, and can be purchased online at Barnes &amp; Noble, Amazon and the publisher\u2019s website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpaperpress.com\">here<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpaperpress.com.\">.<\/a> It can also be purchased locally at Brass Lamp, MADE in Long Beach, Fingerprints, Gatsby Books and Barnes &amp; Noble.<\/p>\n<p>The book can also be purchased at the community event, where Grobaty will sign copies after the discussion, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor will choose a book to read on an annual basis, and is open to suggestions, especially those of local authors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To RSVP for the September 15 event, click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grobaty.eventbrite.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Beverly O\u2019Neill Theater is located at The Long Beach Performing Arts Center 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