# Bel Canto Books Welcome to Bel Canto Books, a proudly woman- and BIPOC- owned independent bookstore based in Long Beach, California! Page: Feed: --- ## [Feeling the Summer Vacation High!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/feeling-the-summer-vacation-high) _2026-08-04_ A Bookseller’s Family Vacation to Boston + Palm Desert ## [Happy Summer Reading!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-summer-reading) _2026-07-09_ Slowing Down to Savor the Days at Bel Canto Books ## [Join Us for the 4th Festival of AAPI Books (FAB) Long Beach!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/join-us-for-the-4th-festival-of-aapi) _2026-06-30_ Happy almost July, book peeps! ## [Happy Pride Month from Bel Canto Books!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-pride-month-from-bel-canto) _2026-06-04_ We’re almost halfway through 2026! ## [Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-asian-pacific-american-heritage-fec) _2026-05-12_ We Survived Bookchella! ## [Happy LAT Festival of Books Weekend!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-lat-festival-of-books-weekend) _2026-04-16_ Ready for “Bookchella” at USC this Sat 4/18 - Sun 4/19! ## [It’s Bookchella Month at Bel Canto Books](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/its-bookchella-month-at-bel-canto) _2026-04-07_ Gearing up for some serious #booknerd heaven this month! ## [March Events, Book Clubs + More!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/march-events-book-clubs-more) _2026-02-26_ Happy almost March, book peeps! ## [February Preview at Bel Canto Books!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/february-preview-at-bel-canto-books) _2026-01-28_ Taking stock and taking a stand ## [Happy(-ish) New Year from Bel Canto Books!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-ish-new-year-from-bel-canto) _2026-01-14_ What the heck, 2026?!?! ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4XUYLIyWtiHF) _2026-01-14 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [One Week ‘Til Xmas, book peeps!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/one-week-til-xmas-book-peeps) _2025-12-18_ Holiday Hours at Bel Canto Books ## [Happy December, book peeps!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-december-book-peeps) _2025-12-09_ The Ho-Ho-Holidays Are in Full Swing at Bel Canto Books! ## [Giving Thanks for Family, Friends + Community](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/giving-thanks-for-family-friends) _2025-11-25_ Happy almost Thanksgiving, book peeps! ## [Gift a Bel Canto Books Membership!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/gift-a-bel-canto-books-membership) _2025-11-19_ Support Our Mission–Join Bel Canto Books Memberships Today! ## [Happy Indigenous Heritage Month!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-indigenous-heritage-month) _2025-11-04_ Happy Indigenous Heritage Month, book peeps! ## [October 2025: Happy Fil-Am History Month!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/october-2025-happy-fil-am-history) _2025-10-15_ Happy, happy Filipino American History Month, book peeps (aka our busiest events month of the year)! ## [September 2025: Thank god it’s almost Blazer Season!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/september-2025-thank-god-its-almost) _2025-08-28_ It’s almost my favorite time of the year, book peeps – Blazer Season! ## [August Eventsapalooza + Jho's Moments of Joy](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/august-eventsapalooza-jhos-moments) _2025-08-06_ Happy August Eventsapalooza, book peeps! ## [Summer Reading + Resistance](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/summer-reading-resistance) _2025-08-05_ Dear book peeps, ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FCYQboBC8CmY) _2025-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Happy Pride!](https://belcantobooks.substack.com/p/happy-pride) _2025-05-22_ Happy Pride Month, book peeps!