Southern California indie booksellers and librarians caroused at a new brewery with author J. Ryan Stradal to celebrate his newest novel, The Lager Queen of Minnesota (Pamela Dorman Books/Viking). They enjoyed Grandma Edith's Rhubarb Pie Ale (made in the book by the characters) specially brewed and bottled for the evening by Over Town Brewing Co. in Monrovia, Calif. Included in the photo: PRH reps Amy Comito and Tom Benton; Robert Turner, Café Con Libros; Linda Sherman-Nurick, Cellar Door Bookstore; Jenny Wannier, Flintridge Books; Katie Orphan, The Last Bookstore; Linda McLoughlin Figel and Liliana Lettieri, {pages} a bookstore; SCIBA executive director Andrea Vuleta; Steve Salardino, Skylight Books; Sherri Gallentine, Nancy Hamel and Jennifer Ramos, Vroman's; Liz Camfiord; Penguin Random House Library; Tina Lerno, Los Angeles Public Library; Andrienne Cruz and Melody Tehrani, Azuza Public Library; Stefanie Ulate, Monrovia Public Library; Mark Nelson, Mrs. Nelson's Book Fair Company.
