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Erik Pedersen

@erikpedersen.bsky.social

Books + Entertainment Editor (TV, Music, more) at 11 Southern California News Group outlets Get the free Book Pages Newsletter featuring authors, bestsellers, more: bit.ly/TheBookPages

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 25, and The Undead Bookshop is teaming with Pup Culture Rescue for an afternoon of books and adoptable dogs. For that and other ways to enjoy the day — mimosas in Manhattan Beach? — check the link. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/24/i...

Independent Bookstore Day 2026 in Southern California gets pet-friendly event

Check out our map of 90+ independent bookstores in SoCal from Santa Barbara to San Diego to plan your book adventures.

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“There’s always a place in the story where it’s like touching a magic spring in a lockbox, and all of sudden, you have the rest of the story,” Louise Erdrich, discussing her new collection of stories, "Python's Kiss.” @harpercollins.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2026/03/25/w...

Why Louise Erdrich says her book ‘Python’s Kiss’ took two decades to finish

‘The middles of novels are very hard to write, but the middle of stories are where everything changes,’ says the author.

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Need a scary book to read beyond the titles you already know? Southern California #bookstores are here to help with your Halloween book recs for kids and adults. A *gift link* to get you started: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/21/4...

45 Halloween book recommendations from Southern California bookstores

From titles for kids to super-scary titles for adults, your local independent booksellers have you covered with tales of ghosts, monsters and cannibals.

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

@mattdinniman.bsky.social shares his favorite books, what he’s reading and a secret of the first draft of Dungeon Crawler Carl. He and @felicia.day will be discussing the book on Sept. 22 in LA sponsored by Diesel bookstore. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/17/d...

Dungeon Crawler Carl’s Matt Dinniman reveals a secret of the series’ start

DIESEL, A Bookstore will be hosting an event with Dinniman and Felicia Day on Sept. 22, at the Wilshire Ebell Theater.

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

“I’ve never specifically stated it,” says Slow Horses author Mick Herron while discussing the origins of Slough House. Plus, he talks about his just-published @soho_press #book “Clown Town” and Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb on Apple TV+ *gift link* www.ocregister.com/2025/09/09/s...

‘Slow Horses’ author Mick Herron reveals the secret origins of Slough House

The author discusses new novel ‘Clown Town,’ the Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, touring with the Rolling Stones and more.

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

“I always wanted, desperately wanted, sisters, and I never had any. And once I finished this thing, I was like, “Well, maybe sisters are not the greatest thing.” — Mimi Pond, author of “Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me” from @dandq.bsky.social www.ocregister.com/2025/09/05/h...

The notorious Mitford sisters get the blues in Mimi Pond’s ‘Do Admit!’​

The author will discuss the graphic novel with actress Kristen Schaal at Skylight Books on Sept. 10.

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Erik Pedersen@erikpedersen.bsky.social · last yr.

Check out a terrific story by @byemilystmartin.bsky.social on the rise of romance bookstores. “That Sunday we opened, it was crazy,” said the owner of Temecula’s In Bloom Bookery. “We had over a thousand people lined up.” *gift link* www.ocregister.com/2025/07/30/r...

Romance bookstores are giving Southern California readers a reason to swoon

The brick-and-mortar stores popping up around So Cal, thriving online romance community and the $1 Billion in revenue proves the power of a happily ever after.

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