Polyverse Publishing

06/17/2024

2023 saw the most book challenges ever recorded in the United States at 4,240 unique titles — a 65% increase from 2022, according to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freed…

06/04/2024

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Lynnell Burkett wil be signing copies of “John Russel Wullbrandt: An Artist and Two Places” on 6/6 5-8pm at the

06/03/2024

https://sbefoundation.org/open-books-project-delivers-5500-books-to-young-readers/

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) proudly announces the successful distribution of books through the Open Books Project, a literacy initiative

03/26/2024

https://www.santabarbaraliteraryjournal.com/post/literary-hooligans-from-carpinteria-to-take-over-lit-jo-perish-the-thought

We’re delighted to announce that Volume 11 will be a collaboration between the Santa Barbara Literary Journal and Polyverse Publishing in Carpinteria. Louis Force Torres, the publisher at Polyverse, is also the owner of Lantern Tree Books in Carpinteria, which is quickly becoming a hub of literary...

03/03/2024

Getting some attention from visiting writers.

The Central Coast town boasts many places to see, eat, drink and read.

01/27/2024

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lPlx8TphhiHGyodjAN9qO

Listen to this episode from Bryan's Radio Lunch Truck on Spotify. Bryan's Lunch Truck is Carpinteria's weekly all-live radio show on Carpinteria Valley Radio. This time around host Bryan Mootz welcomes Louis Force Torres, proprietor of Carpinteria's new bookstore Lantern Tree. Find out what it's lik...

12/05/2023

Welcome to Lantern Tree

12/05/2023

https://www.coastalview.com/business/fall-in-love-with-reading-at-lantern-tree-books/article_14c62094-8f19-11ee-bb23-5745533c77ac.html

Louis Force Torres, owner of Carpinteria’s Lantern Tree Books, recently met up with CVN to discuss his life and dreams for his new shop at 892 Linden Ave. During the

12/05/2023

Louis Force Torres, owner of Carpinteria’s Lantern Tree Books, recently met up with CVN to discuss his life and dreams for his new shop at 892 Linden Ave. During the

11/11/2023

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11/11/2023

Looks like we are having fun already!

"••• Lantern Tree Books, in half of the former Señor Frog’s building on Linden Avenue, is open. It’s small but appealing. I find it hard to walk into a bookstore and not buy something—in this case, James McBride’s The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store."

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10/27/2023

Check it out!
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Our bookstore, Lantern Tree Books is here and starting strong!
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Colin Finlay presents his new work, "Hearts Road."

10/03/2023

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10/01/2023

Bookchurch works hard to save music books and sheet music through curated donations and partnerships with music schools and private instructors.

08/29/2023

Bookchurch donates bird-related book collection to the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology which boasts some of the largest egg and nest collections in the world!

06/21/2023

A client approached me in 2022 with a box of novels under their arm. The books were her mother’s, who, back in the 1980s, had written several detective novels under the name Teona Tone. They were long ago published, brittle, and printed on eggshell paper. Their family had always been a part of the...

05/24/2023

Author Interviews: Tenley ForceCheck out Tenley's book!https://polyversepublications.com/bookstore/ols/products/new-nursing-and-the-art-of-being-human