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Fall (Back) In Love with Reading

Remember when reading came easy and you could lose yourself in a book for hours? What happened? We'll discuss starting new habits, eliminating distractions, and making reading your new old favorite thing to do.

This panel will take place on the West Hollywood Park Stage. 

Cindy Schweich Handler is a journalist and the author of A German Jew's Triumph: Fritz Oppenheimer and the Denazification of Germany. Her work has appeared in numerous national publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, AARP: The Magazine and Newsweek. She is a former writer for the USA Today Network, and edited several of their local magazines. 

Mary Williams is the general manager of Skylight Books, an independent bookstore that just celebrated 30 years in Los Feliz, and has a second location on the way in Eagle Rock. She also currently serves as the president of the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, a trade group for California indie bookstores. Previously at Skylight, Mary managed the events program, and before that she worked as a copy editor.

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