Step into the strange and shimmering world of the Mojave Desert, from the remarkable, tangled history of the Joshua tree to the fierce beauty of our most overlooked public lands. Gather for a special reading and conversation with the authors of Yuck and The Enduring Wild, two books that explore this landscape in all its complexity.

Plus: free beer, signed books, and limited-edition desert posters and tote bags! 50% of sales will support the Mojave Desert Land Trust and their vital conservation work across the California desert.

Reviewers have called Yuck “an apocalyptic joyride… concise and mystic… a prismatic collage as twisted and weird and ominous and beautiful as the Joshua tree itself…”

and The Enduring Wild “spectacular and striking… a breathtaking tribute to California’s unseen ‘leftover lands’… a clarion call to safeguarding them for future generations."

📍 The Last Bookstore – Studio City (@lastbookstorestudiocity)

📅 December 17, 6:30pm

🎙️ Moderated by journalist Dana Covit

📚 Featuring Barret Baumgart, author of Yuck, and Josh Jackson, author of The Enduring Wild

✨ No RSVP required