Fostering Community at the Culver City Book Festival

This week, I speak with Jennifer Caspar, founder and owner of Village Well Books & Coffee and one of their events coordinators, Brett Morrow. We focus on The Culver City Book Festival, Saturday, February 22nd from 10 - 5 pm. I will be there representing Books Are My People. Come say hi! We also talk about the many activities and events held at this wonderful independent bookstore.  Today’s episode is brought to you by MOLDed: A Memoir of Loss & Resilience - a dark yet humorous journey into the underreported experience of fighting toxic mold. Books Recommended: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman The Most by Jessica Anthony The Great Divide by Christina Enriguez Cherished Belonging by Gregory Boyle Cynthia Weiner, guest author of A Gorgeous Excitement recommends Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler Enter my The Great Divide Giveaway here. Closes March 5th, 2025. Listen to my interview with Bookshop.org founder, Andy Hunter here on the episode titled: Bookshop.org and the Importance of Independent BookstoresJennifer Caspar is founder and owner of Village Well Books & Coffee, a community-focused bookstore-café with a mission: to be a welcoming comfortable community space where people can be inspired and find connection. A life-long lover of books, coffee and third spaces, Jennifer has been focused on developing community for most of her adult life. She worked for 3 decades in Washington DC and Los Angeles in affordable housing finance and development. In 2020 she was able to realize her dream of building a supportive community space when she opened Village Well in downtown Culver City California. Brett Morrow is one of the events coordinators at Village Well Books & Coffee and is currently organizing the Culver City Book Festival.   Learn more about Village Well Books & Coffee here.  Support the show Get your Books Are My People coffee mug here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!