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    Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Bob Dylan, authors voted into American Academy of Arts and Letters

    The traditionally staid American Academy of Arts and Letters is both charmed and flummoxed by Bob Dylan. The academy announced Wednesday that it voted the musician into its ranks -- its first rock musician ever. But he will be an honorary member: Not for the first time, people couldn't figure out how to classify Dylan.
    The traditionally staid American Academy of Arts and Letters is both charmed and flummoxed by Bob Dylan. The academy announced Wednesday that it voted the musician into its ranks -- its first rock musician ever. But he will be an honorary member: Not...

    Tags: Politics, Music, Bob Dylan, Entertainment, Elections

    2. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Ryan McIlvain's novel 'Elders' goes inside the Mormon faith

    During the 2012 presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney's openness about his Mormon faith brought to the surface many of the generalizations Americans maintain about what it means to be a Mormon. Ryan McIlvain's debut novel "<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/216619/elders-by-ryan-mcilvain">Elders</a>" might serve as a fascinating and lively fictional corrective&nbsp;&mdash; a portrait of what it can mean to be a Mormon missionary &mdash; complete with all the doubts, hesitations and temptations that come with the territory.
    During the 2012 presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney's openness about his Mormon faith brought to the surface many of the generalizations Americans maintain about what it means to be a Mormon. Ryan McIlvain's debut novel "Elders"...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith, Human Interest, Mark Twain

    3. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Evan S. Connell Jr. dies at 88; iconoclastic novelist, historian

    Evan S. Connell Jr., a literary iconoclast whose writings as a novelist, poet, essayist and historian won the admiration of critics and a cult-like following of discerning readers with books on subjects as eclectic as Midwestern provincialism, the medieval Crusades and Gen. George Custer's last stand, has died. He was 88.
    Evan S. Connell Jr., a literary iconoclast whose writings as a novelist, poet, essayist and historian won the admiration of critics and a cult-like following of discerning readers with books on subjects as eclectic as Midwestern provincialism, the...

    Tags: Authors, Literature, Arts and Culture, Fiction, Book

    4. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. The 2012 Bad Sex in Fiction Award goes to Nancy Huston

    England's most feared literary prize was announced Tuesday night -- "awarded" wouldn't be the right word, because the winning author was not in attendance. That was Nancy Huston, who took the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hustons-infrared-wins-bad-sex-fiction-prize-200144196.html">2012 Bad Sex in Fiction Award</a> for her novel "Infrared."
    England's most feared literary prize was announced Tuesday night -- "awarded" wouldn't be the right word, because the winning author was not in attendance. That was Nancy Huston, who took the 2012 Bad Sex in Fiction Award for her novel "Infrared." The...

    Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, France, Awards and Prizes

    5. Sep 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Louis Simpson dies at 89; Pulitzer-winning poet

    "A poet," Louis Simpson once wrote, "should wish for enough unhappiness to keep him writing."
    "A poet," Louis Simpson once wrote, "should wish for enough unhappiness to keep him writing." Simpson may not have wished for trouble, but he kept writing for 60 years — spare, powerful poems about war, infidelity, suburban alienation and other...

    Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Adultery, Allen Ginsberg, Alzheimer's Disease, Poetry

    6. Jul 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Review: Jim Holt's compelling 'Why Does the World Exist?'

    <strong>Why Does the World Exist?</strong>
    -------------------- Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt Liveright: 310 pp., $27.95 -------------------- "How old is the Universe?" Kurt Vonnegut asked in his 1973 novel "Breakfast of Champions." "It is one half-second...

    Tags: Steven Weinberg, Fiction, Separation of Church and State, Stephen Hawking, University of Texas at Austin

    7. Aug 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Review: 'The Way the World Works' maps Nicholson Baker's mind

    <strong>The Way the World Works</strong>
    -------------------- The Way the World Works Essays Nicholson Baker Simon & Schuster: 319 pp., $25 -------------------- Nicholson Baker's new book, "The Way the World Works," is a miscellany: a collection of 34 essays originally published in...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Authors, Annie Dillard, Arts and Culture, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

    8. May 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. John Updike's house to become a museum

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    The John Updike Society will purchase the author's childhood home, with plans to turn it into a museum....
    9. Jan 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    10. Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Critic's Notebook: Grantland takes on the bigger world of sports

    When it comes to sportswriting, I tend to subscribe to George Plimpton's small-ball theory: The smaller the ball, the better the writing about the sport. This has a lot to do with my own biases (I'm a baseball fan, not much interest in basketball or football), but it also seems borne out by the literature. And yet, if Bill Simmons is right, the whole notion of a ball theory (small or large) might turn out to be moot.
    Los Angeles Times Book Critic
    When it comes to sportswriting, I tend to subscribe to George Plimpton's small-ball theory: The smaller the ball, the better the writing about the sport. This has a lot to do with my own biases (I'm a baseball fan, not much interest in basketball or...

    Tags: Gaming, LeBron James, NBA Finals, Gaming, Chicago Cubs

    11. Dec 2, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. The Far East Movement drop 'Bump from the Trunk Vol. 1'

    Pop & Hiss
    The Far East Movement make pop music. Their core is hip-hop and they incorporate various strains of electronic music, but they make music for the masses and they do it well....
    12. Jan 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Take Grisham out to the ballgame

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    John Grisham's new novel "Calico Joe," coming in April, will be about baseball....
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