In celebration of the shared passion for reading and the joy of discovery, Arvida Book Clubs are here to enhance your reading experience and connect you with the local literary community.  Joining a book club at Arvida Book Company is easy! Simply drop by our store, pick up whatever your book club of choice is reading, read it, show up to the book club meeting and discuss! Your next great discussion—and perhaps your next great friend—awaits! Here’s a look at some of the book clubs we host. Whether you are a casual reader or a voracious bibliophile, we have something...

*UPDATE* submissions are now open through Jan 31 For our inaugural issue of the Arvida Review, we have decided to provide you with the theme of “community.” Community evokes a diverse matrix of interpersonal relationships, localized and global, and we can’t wait to read how the term inspires your fiction. We will be open for submissions from December 1st through January 31st, 2024. We encourage all writers to submit any original works of fiction. There will be a contributor honorarium of up to $250 payable upon publication as well as a grant of $250 issued to selected writers that consider Tustin...

Dear Arvidians, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the vibrant community that supports us here in Old Town Tustin. Stories are what have connected us in this space and what better way to celebrate storytelling and community than a literary journal dedicated to your voices. Today, I would like to introduce you to our newest endeavor here at Arvida Book Company.  Starting this spring we will be publishing The Arvida Review; it will be a literary journal to make Tustin proud. We will feature a collection of unique short stories and illustrations from local artists.  We will be open for...

By Maddy Posner Join Arvida in Celebrating Summer Reading with Author Guests! Arvida’s first Summer Reading Fest will be a fun-packed experience featuring many amazing authors and illustrators through the first weekend of July. The event is aimed towards readers of all ages, and will include a myriad of activities such as readings, interviews, Q&As, autograph signings, book giveaways, and more. Saturday, July 1st is the first day of the event; presenters will include six authors and two illustrators. Learn more about these incredible individuals by reading a little bit about them below!   Tootie Nienow A local children’s book...

Summer vacation is just around the corner, and while most students are excited to finally get a break from school, it can also mean a stop to learning and reading. As a parent or educator, you know how crucial it is to encourage kids to continue reading during summer break, to prevent the dreaded "summer slide." Luckily, there is a way to promote summer reading while also fundraising for your school, and it involves an online book fair tailored to your educators' and librarian's summer reading lists.  How does it work? An online book fair will be created specifically for...

Subscribe to our YouTube channel!    If you're a book lover, you know there's nothing quite like attending an author event. The excitement in the air, the chance to meet the author and get your book signed, and the opportunity to hear insights and behind-the-scenes details about your favorite books. But what if you can't make it to the event in person? That's where our YouTube channel comes in! We're excited to share that we've started streaming our author events and sharing them on our channel. Our channel features live streams of the author events that we host in our...