Diana Panuncial writes: “San Diego’s famously sunny reputation may rest on its oceanside climate, but ‘America’s Finest City’ has more to offer than beaches and breezes. As the former stomping ground of Theodor Geisel (also known as Dr. Seuss; see our By the Numbers) and Raymond Chandler—and the place where speculative-fiction stars Kim Stanley Robinson and Cindy Pon got their start—it’s only fitting that this literary city host ALA’s 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition, which will be held June 27–July 2 at the San Diego Convention Center.”