Television
Despite the Golden Bachelor’s failed marriage and other controversy, the latest ‘Bachelor’ spinoff hopes to strike ratings gold, this time with a 61-year-old grandmother.
Sept. 9, 2024
Books
‘Play It As It Lays’ ranks No. 1 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because it speaks to today’s Tinseltown as much as it did Didion’s.
April 8, 2024
The latest spinoff of the “Bachelor” franchise comes after the ratings success last fall of “The Golden Bachelor,” which starred Gerry Turner.
May 14, 2024
Food
Joan Nathan’s schnecken, the German and Yiddish name for sticky pecan rolls, are gooey, nutty and delicious.
April 10, 2024
Recipes
Tk
Her stories and recipes from the Jewish diaspora set the template for other food writers seeking their own identity.
Opinion
An eclectic collection of essays on subjects including Dracula, dirty words and Elena Ferrante is a tribute to its writer, who died last month at age 78.
Feb. 26, 2024
Joan Didion’s ‘Play It as It Lays’ is the third most popular L.A. book among writers surveyed by The Times. David L. Ulin explains why her fiction matters.
April 12, 2023
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Sept. 18, 2024
At a memorial service Wednesday for Joan Didion, who died in December, Vanessa Redgrave read, nephew Griffin Dunne remembered and Patti Smith sang.
Sept. 22, 2022