Saying it is "heartbroken for everyone who has been affected by the fires" in Los Angeles, Books Are Magic, Brooklyn, N.Y., is "putting its heartbreak" into several ways of helping. It's already been sending books to mutual aid groups "to help kids and families rebuild their home libraries, and to offer some small comforts for the long days ahead." And now it's launched a fundraiser selling a special L.A. T-shirt, with all proceeds going to World Central Kitchen's operations in Los Angeles. (To order, click here.)
"We love L.A. We love Skylight and Vroman's and the Last Bookstore and Octavia's Bookshelf and Book Soup and Diesel and Now Serving, each a vital, vibrant community hub," the store wrote. "We love the L.A. writers we've hosted over the years, always wanting to sneak ourselves into their suitcases. If there's a city full of magic, creative and transportive and hopeful, it's Los Angeles.... We love you, L.A. Always have, always will."
Books Are Magic added, "If you've been displaced and need a care package, please let us know."