bookshelf
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Plus, the owner of Octavia’s Bookshelf tells us about how she adapted when the Eaton fire hit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
The owner of Octavia’s Bookshelf, Nikki High, is a former communications director for Trader Joe’s who relied on crowdfunding and her own savings to get her store started.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
Then, complete the survey below to tell us what’s on your Ultimate Hollywood Bookshelf.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
Bookshelf, we asked writers with deep ties to the city to name their favorite Los Angeles books.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
Like all shrinks’ offices, anyway, it has The Bookshelf full of required reading.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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