Angel City Press

Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library was co-founded in 1992 by Scott McAuley and Paddy Calistro[1] as a small Los Angeles–based publisher of richly illustrated nonfiction books focused on the culture, history, and architecture of Southern California.[2] Their inaugural publication, Hollywood du Jour, documented legendary Hollywood restaurants through recipes and stories.[3] Over the years ACP published more than 135 titles with more than 100 Southern California authors. In December 2023, the founders donated the press to the Los Angeles Public Library under City Librarian John Szabo[4] so that its mission of telling Los Angeles stories would continue under the library's stewardship.[5][6][7][8] The press is now run by Editorial Director Terri Accomazzo.[9]

Selected titles

  • Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, Fire — D.J. Waldie (2025)
  • Cruising J‑Town: Japanese American Car Culture in Los Angeles – Oliver Wang (2025)
  • Art Deco Los Angeles – Robert Landau & Frans Evenhuis (2025)
  • Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850‑1950 – Nathan Marsak & Arnold Hylen (2025)
  • Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid‑Century Bowling – Chris Nichols & Adriene Biondo (2024)
  • California Eden: Heritage Landscapes of the Golden State – Christine Edstrom O'Hara & Susan Chamberlin (2024)
  • Thomas Mann's Los Angeles: Stories from Exile 1940‑1952 – Nikolai Blaumer & Benno Herz (2022)

Authors

Angel City Press has published more than 100 authors, including[10]

Awards

2023 Winner, California Book Award: Kaos Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell[11]

2024 Winner, California Book Award: Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America's Edge[11]

References

  1. ^ "Angel City Press is keeping the history of LA alive, one book at a time". 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library". 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  3. ^ "Angel City Press: L.A. through the Pages". PBS SoCal. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  4. ^ Peet, Lisa. "City Librarian: John Szabo Is LJ's 2025 Librarian of the Year". Library Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  5. ^ "About Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library | Los Angeles Public Library". www.lapl.org. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  6. ^ Ruland, Jim (2024-01-08). "The L.A. Public Library is getting into book publishing. Why it makes total sense". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  7. ^ "Why the L.A. Public Library Acquired a Book Publisher (Published 2024)". 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Public Library branches out into book publishing". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  9. ^ "An indie publisher finds its future – with a public library". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  10. ^ "Authors - Angel City Press at Los Angeles Public Library". Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  11. ^ a b "California Book Award Winners". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
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