Looking for new books to read? Try these upcoming titles from Southern California authors.These 10 books by Southern California authors made an impact in 2021.This story is part of a collection of stories printed Sunday, January 23, 2022.We have hundreds of books and most people come in and think they are just decoration - but Charlie has read pretty much all of them and is always going back to them for reference or inspiration.” More ‘Bookish’ I think we need to build an entire library at this point. Last year, he was a judge for the National Book Awards, and boxes of books were sent to us for him to read! Charlie has gone through a couple book purges to make space for his new books (we donate them to the OC Public Library), and we have books stored in the garage for our future bookshelf. “Charlie has a voracious appetite for books, and his collection keeps growing. My only advice to others that are organizing is to have fun with it.” It was a fun way to organize the books, and also keep the room decorated and colorful. A former publicist-turned-stay-at-home-mom to the couple’s two children (plus one Maltipoo!), Jue had a plan for arranging them: “I decided it would be fun to organize them by color and to add some accessories with the colored book spines. “In our old house, we had a Pottery Barn bookshelf, and over time it got so overloaded the shelves started to warp and the books were triple stacked.”īut when the couple moved into a new home in Irvine, she promised to build a room just for his books, with built-ins. Call it an occupational hazard for authors: Too many books, not enough space.Ĭharles Yu, the National Book Award-winning author of “Interior Chinatown,” among other novels, has an “enormous collection,” reports his wife, Michelle Jue.
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