Join us at the North Patio in Union Station!
In conjunction with the book fair, Rare Books LA is hosting a series of FREE talks with historians, book collectors and authors. Tickets are required and can be ordered by clicking on the links to the talks below.
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Saturday, October 3, 2026
11am – 11:45am
Learned Ladies and Notorious Whores
Dr. Miranda Garno Rossa is the co-founder of Marginalia Rare Books.
As an independent scholar, she traces the convergence of traditionally marginalized people within the early modern sex trade; and her collection explores the disruptive expressions of joy, desire, and belonging that these communities conveyed through their sometimes satirical and often clandestine erotic publications.
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12pm – 1pm
Immortal: The Legacy of Anne Rice
An intimate conversation with Anne Rice’s son Christopher Rice and her close friend Eric Shaw Quinn about Anne Rice’s Lasting Legacy
Iconic gothic novelist Anne Rice transformed the genre by turning vampires from mindless monsters into romantic, morally conflicted, and sensual beings. As her 1976 debut novel Interview with the Vampire turns 50, Rice and Quinn discuss from their owned lived experience, the lasting legacy and influence of the novel on their own writing and other best-selling authors, such as Stephanie Meyer (Twilight), Charlaine Harris (True Blood), Leigh Bardugo (The Grishaverse), and more.
A special 50th anniversary edition of Interview with the Vampire is being released by Alfred A. Knopf Publishers on October 6th. This dazzling special edition features a new foreword from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo on the classic novel’s lasting impact, and a new afterword by Christopher Rice in which he reveals never-before-discussed aspects of the novel’s history as well as the emotional process by which he and Anne’s dear friend, Eric Shaw Quinn, produced a documentary and celebration of her life for a standing room-only audience of AnneFans in New Orleans last year.
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2pm – 2:45pm
Thirty years of photographs of murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the walls of Los Angeles with Sam Quinones
On storefronts, alleyways, and street corners across the city, murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe grace the walls of Los Angeles in a tapestry of faith, identity, and culture. Our Lady of the Angels: The Virgin of Guadalupe on the Walls of Los Angeles from Angel City Press captures the sacred and everyday presence of Guadalupe murals across the city, offering a poignant lens into the cultural heartbeat of LA neighborhoods. Each image is a testament to community, artistry, and devotion—a visual pilgrimage through urban altars where spirituality meets street art. Whether you’re drawn to religious iconography, Latino culture, or the layered stories of LA itself, this collection invites you to see the city anew—through the lens of its most beloved saint.
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3pm – 4pm
An Open Mic Sesh with Devin Fitzgerald Giving Voice to Hot Takes About Under Appreciated and Overlooked Works in Print.
Tell the world – what writer, book, genre, etc. do you feel has been overlooked or underappreciated. It’s your turn to grab. Our MC is Devin Fitzgerald, the curator of GlobalBook History and the History of Printing at UCLA library special collections.