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🇵🇭 Filipino BBQ Brunch is back at ALMA! in celebration of Filipino American History Month, we’re teaming up once again with our friends at @theparksfinest for a special sunday brunch at the farm! come enjoy delicious Filipino BBQ, fresh flavors from the farm, and a morning of good food and community. this year, we’re bringing back our $10 brunch plates! food @theparksfinest ginataan @ginataangang pandesal @varsitybakers donuts & coffee @obetanddels iced coffee drinks @teofilocoffeecompany ALMA - Compton 801 e redondo beach blvd compton 90220 Sunday, October 18 8 AM–12 PM Bring your family, bring your appetite, and celebrate with us!
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Want to read great books with a community of engaged book lovers? Join one (or all) of our free monthly book clubs. Learn more and RSVP at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs. SEPTEMBER + BEYOND . . . Bel Canto Book Club Thursdays, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row 9/17 THE CONSEQUENCES 10/15 DIRTY KITCHEN Burning Issues Book Club  Sundays, 12pm PT (virtual) 9/27 LAWLESS 10/25 DIVIDING LINES Graphic Novel Book Club Saturdays, 10am PT (virtual) 9/19 SILENCED VOICES 10/17 WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE Queer Book Club Saturdays, 7pm at BCB Retro Row 9/19 THE DUKE 10/24 BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL TIMPLA Cookbook Club Sun 11/15, 12pm at KUBO LB THE JAPANESE ART OF PICKLING AND FERMENTING  meeting + potluck Death & Dying Book Club Thu 10/8, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row ON DEATH AND DYING AI Ethics Book Club Wed 11/4, 6:30pm at Ambitious Ales EXIT INTERVIEW Books are available for purchase at all three Long Beach locations and online through @bookshop_org @librofm!
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This is our definition of self-care ✨✨✨ AUGUST 2026 BOOK CLUBS AT BEL CANTO BOOKS Want to read great books with a community of engaged book lovers? Join one (or all) of our free monthly book clubs. Learn more and RSVP at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs. Bel Canto Book Club Thu 8/20, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row MALAS Burning Issues Book Club cohosted by @rboronowsky Sun 8/23, 12pm PT (virtual) RUIN THEIR CROPS ON THE GROUND Graphic Novel Book Club Sat 8/22, 10am PT (virtual) THIS ONE SUMMER Movies N’ Books Club cohosted by @moviesnbooksclub @arttheatrelongbeach Mon 8/3, 7pm at Art Theatre LB LIFE OF PI Queer Book Club organized by @loganslovelylibrary Sat 8/22, 7pm at BCB Retro Row THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US Death & Dying Book Club organized by #marigolddeathcollective Thu 8/13, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row CRYING IN H MART AI Ethics Book Club organized by @agathatisabel Wed 8/26, 6:30pm at Ambitious Ales CULPABILITY TIMPLA Cookbook Club organized by @ginataangang @thelza @dianneque @optimuspinay Sun 11/15, 12pm at KUBO LB THE JAPANESE ART OF PICKLING AND FERMENTING meeting + potluck
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June (and beyond) Book Clubs at Bel Canto Books! 📚💗🎉 Bel Canto Book Club Thu 6/18, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row MA AND ME Burning Issues Book Club Sun 6/28, 12pm PT (virtual) OIL BEACH Graphic Novel Book Club Sat 6/20, 10am PT (virtual) I SHALL NEVER FALL IN LOVE Queer Book Club Sat 6/27 , 7pm at BCB Retro Row ATMOSPHERE Movies N’ Books Club Mon 6/22, 7pm at Art Theatre LB THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER AI Ethics Book Club Wed 8/26, 6:30pm at Ambitious Ales CULPABILITY Death & Dying Book Club Thu 6/11, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row THE FINAL ACT OF LIVING TIMPLA Cookbook Club Sun 7/26, 12pm at KUBO LB GOOD THINGS meeting + potluck Learn more and RSVP (so we know how many chairs to set up) at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs! 📚💗 #belcantobooks #indiebookstore #bookclub #longbeach #onlinebookclub #booklover #bookworm #booknerd
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Looking to read more great books this year and connect with fellow book lovers? Come join one of our many (8 at last count) book clubs! MAY 2026 BOOK CLUBS Bel Canto Book Club Thu 5/21, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row THE STORM WE MADE Burning Issues Book Club organized with @rboronowsky Sun 5/31, 12pm PT (virtual) THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIAS Graphic Novel Book Club Sat 5/16, 10am PT (virtual) FEEDING GHOSTS Queer Book Club, led by @loganslovelylibrary Sat 5/30 , 7pm at BCB Retro Row STARLESS AI Ethics Book Club, led by @agathatisabel Wed 5/20, 6:30pm at Ambitious Ales EMPIRE OF AI Death & Dying Book Club, led by @marigolddeathcollective Thu 6/11, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row THE FINAL ACT OF LIVING TIMPLA Cookbook Club, led by @ginataangang Sun 7/26, 12pm at KUBO LB GOOD THINGS meeting + potluck Learn more and RSVP to join us at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs! 📚💗🕺🏽 #belcantobooks #bookclub #booklover #bookworm #booknerd #reading #longbeach #indiebookstore
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Looking for more #bookish community? Join one (or more 🤓) of our in-person and online book clubs! We have 8! to choose from. 💗 Here’s what we’re reading next: Bel Canto Book Club Thursdays, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row NIGHT OWL (4/16) Burning Issues Book Club Sunday, 12pm PT (virtual) THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING (4/26) Graphic Novel Book Club Saturdays, 10am PT (virtual) TOXIC TROPICS (4/11) Queer Book Club (organized by @loganslovelylibrary) Saturdays, 7pm at BCB Retro Row LEGENDS AND LATTES (4/11) AI Ethics Book Club (organized by @agathatisabel) EMPIRE OF AI Wed 5/20, 6:30pm at Ambitious Ales Movies N’ Books Club (organized by @moviesnbooksclub @arttheatrelongbeach) OPPENHEIMER screening + discussion Wed 4/8, 7pm at Art Theatre LB Death & Dying Book Club (organized by @marigolddeathcollective) SMOKE GETS IN YOURS EYES Thu 4/9, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row TIMPLA Cookbook Club (organized by @ginataangang) A FEATHER AND A FORK meeting + potluck Sun 4/26, 12pm at KUBO LB Learn more and RSVP at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs! Let’s read together! 📚💗 #belcantobooks #bookclub #queerbookclub #aiethicsbookclub #burningissuesbookclub #deathanddyingbookclub #moviesnbooksclub #belcantobookclub #graphicnovelbookclub #longbeach #indiebookstore
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🎉 March (and beyond) Book Clubs at Bel Canto Books! 🎉 Bel Canto Book Club (meets monthly) THE WHITE HOT Thu 3/19, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row Burning Issues Book Club (meets monthly) - cohosted with @rboronowsky PLEASURE ACTIVISM Sun 3/29, 12pm PT (virtual) Graphic Novel Book Club (meets monthly) POLAR VORTEX Sat 3/21, 10am PT (virtual) Queer Book Club (meets monthly) - organized by @loganslovelylibrary SELF-MADE BOYS Sat 3/21, 7pm at BCB Retro Row AI Ethics Book Club (meets quarterly) - organized by @agathatisabel CARELESS PEOPLE Wed 3/18, 6:30pm at Ambitious Ales Movies N’ Books Club HAMNET screening + discussion - organized by @moviesnbooksclub Wed 3/25, 7pm at Art Theatre LB Death & Dying Book Club (meets bimonthly) - organized by @marigolddeathcollective SMOKE GETS IN YOURS EYES Thu 4/9, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row TIMPLA Cookbook Club (meets quarterly) - organized by @ginataangang A FEATHER AND A FORK meeting + potluck Sun 4/26, 12pm at KUBO LB All book clubs are free to attend (unless otherwise noted) and are a great way to meet new bookish friends and neighbors, hold yourself accountable to your reading goals, try different genres, and just good fun! RSVP and more info at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs 📚💗 #belcantobooks #bookclub #longbeach #indiebookstore #bookstore #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #communityevents
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Let’s read together! Join one (or more 🤓) of our free book clubs + make new bookish friends online and IRL! FEB 2026 BOOK CLUBS Bel Canto Book Club (meets monthly) COLORED TELEVISION Thu 2/19, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row Burning Issues Book Club (meets monthly) LEGACY: A BLACK PHYSICIAN RECKONS WITH RACISM Sun 2/15, 12pm PT (virtual) Graphic Novel Book Club (meets monthly) BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOY Sat 2/21, 10am PT (virtual) Queer Book Club (meets monthly) CLAP WHEN YOU LAND Sat 2/21, 7pm at BCB Retro Row Death & Dying Book Club (meets bimonthly) UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR Thu 2/12, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row TIMPLA Cookbook Club (meets quarterly) MY CAMBODIA meeting + potluck Sun 2/22, 12pm at KUBO LB AI Ethics Book Club (meets quarterly) CARELESS PEOPLE Wed 3/26, 6:30pm - Location TBD Learn more and RSVP to join us at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs. 📚💗 #belcantobooks #longbeach #indiebookstore #bookstore #bookclub #burningissuesbookclub #graphicnovel #belcantobookclub #queerbookclub #cookbookclub #aiethics #aiethicsbookclub #nonfiction #fiction #queerbooks
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UPDATE: We will be closing the submission form on 3/13 due to the overwhelming (and amazing) response! Are you an AAPI author or vendor? Apply now to join us at FAB (Festival of AAPI Books) Long Beach on Saturday, July 11th at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library! - Submissions are open until 3/13/26. Selected authors and vendors will be notified by our planning committee by 4/13/26. - Open to authors and vendors who identify as part of the Asian diaspora - Preference given to California-based authors/illustrators whose books have been published in the last 5 years in children’s literature, young adult, adult fiction and nonfiction, or poetry Fill out the submission form at: https://tinyurl.com/fab2026authorcall We can’t wait to celebrate the amazing diversity of AAPI storytelling at FAB 2026! 📚💗📣 #fablongbeach #festivalofaapibooks #aapibooks #readaapi #aapiartists #asiandiaspora #longbeach #literaryfestival #authorevent #bookevent #belcantobooks #asianamerican #aanhpi
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UPDATE: Graphic Novel Book Club will be on Sat 1/24, 10am PT/1pm ET! Co-author @mirkdrop will be joining us! 🤩🎉 New year, new book clubs! 📖🥳 Bel Canto Books now has *seven* book clubs rolling into the new year, meeting in person, online, monthly, bimonthly, and quarterly, across fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels - all free to attend and open to the public. Join us for the best year of reading together ever! Bel Canto Book Club (meets monthly) GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE Thu 1/22, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row Burning Issues Book Club (meets monthly) - organized with @rboronowsky READ THIS TO GET SMARTER Sun 1/25, 12pm PT (virtual) Graphic Novel Book Club (meets monthly) MAKING NONFICTION COMICS Sat 1/17, 10am PT (virtual) Queer Book Club (meets monthly) - organized by @loganslovelylibrary THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA Sat 1/24, 7pm at BCB Retro Row Marigold Death Collective Book Club (meets bimonthly) UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR - organized by @marigolddeathcollective Thu 2/12, 6:30pm at BCB Retro Row TIMPLA Cookbook Club (meets quarterly) - organized by @ginataangang MY CAMBODIA meeting + potluck Sun 2/22, 12pm at KUBO LB AI Ethics Book Club (meets quarterly) - organized by @agathatisabel CARELESS PEOPLE Wed 3/26, 6:30pm - Location TBD Sign up and learn more at belcantobooks.net/book-clubs! 📚💗🕺🏽 #belcantobooks #bookclub #letsreadtogether #readinggroup #readinggoals #readersgonnaread #bipocbookstagram #readqueerallyear #readaapi #burningissuesbookclub #graphicnovel #longbeach #longbeachbookstore
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Bel Canto Books 2025 Year in Review, Part 2! 🎉🎉🎉 Wowie! The second half of our year was packed solid with so many adventures, both in store and outside, that we’re so thankful to be able to include them in this super long video! (Also I’m too lazy to make a Part 3, lol!) Big hugs to all the wonderful folks we got to be in community with this year, including: @ahnestkitchen @aminaaltai @mike_curato @rasheed.newson.author @ericaleewrites @mycrownmywaybook @undocumentedcosts @cblee_cblee @advintage_press @ginataangang @saragoo.author @elisembryant @diane_marie_brown @ameliaharu @okeyastationeryco @c_alemshah @sayonart @mossypinesclelia @_elainecastillo @authorjaycilee @sabrina_theromancechica @falonballard @jenngivhan @kobinacommeh @winniemli @gabriellabuba @hellamentalhealth @yellowchaircollective @kailayu @kimberlytso @samanthasottoyambao @travelers_company @imericwat @heartlandmasala @berkleypub @brook_m_thompson @weshoyot @atreediary @v_is_for @haitoriart @justinedeperalta @jenanmatari @interlinkbooks @sawasocal @bblilikoi @zentronix @bernardjaames @kuboandlucy @sarisari.stationery @lilmisshotmess @debbi_michiko_florence @selizondogriest @mpmthewriter @tracybaduawrites @cathylinhche @jasonbayani @pennyloafa @chinginchen Extra special thanks and hugs to our BCB LB crew and extended bookstore family @nannette_rica40_photos @grandpaps_ @allwedoisfloat @kubo.lb @flippfamily @4thstreetlb @agathatisabel @rboronowsky @loganslovelylibrary for helping us to survive the often insane ups and downs of 2025! Here’s to navigating 2026 with joyful resistance, radical care + deep love for our amazing community of chosen family. We couldn’t do this without you!!! 📚💗🎉 #belcantobooks #indiebookstore #longbeach #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #bipocbookstagram #bookstorelove #shoplocal #shopsmall #community #wemadethis #entrepinay #pinoypride #pinaypower
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EVERYTHING GROWS IN JIDDO’S GARDEN read by the author, storyteller @jenan.matari hosted by wonderful @belcantobooks and @sawasocal at @kubo.lb in Long Beach with community coming out to support and hear a picture book about memory, traditions, and homeland and plant seeds together with @ginataangang . 💚🌱 Many photos by @___m_a_n_o_n__ who is a photographer and also the most authentic, lovely company.
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