Books
Hanif Kureishi’s “The Last Word” suffers from the genius problem: To create a believable virtuoso, the character’s brilliance must light up the page.
March 5, 2015
Entertainment & Arts
Plus: Brilliant translations of Victor Hugo, Robert Walser, Rilke and others.
Oct. 4, 2009
World & Nation
A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion.
July 12, 2024
The novelist’s ‘Something to Tell You’ reflects his world view now that he’s in his 50s.
Oct. 15, 2008
California
A man from the city of Seaside was ordered to cover his boat behind a 6-foot-tall fence. He complied but, in the process, took a jab at City Hall.
May 13, 2024
Archives
THE BLACK ALBUM by Hanif Kureishi (Scribners: $11, 287 pp.).
Nov. 10, 1996
If we have entered a spiral of anger, repression and despair, our only hope is moral honesty.
July 20, 2005
My father was an Indian Muslim who didn’t care much for Islam; his childhood hadn’t been much improved by strict Muslim schooling and teachers with sticks.
Aug. 2, 2005
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 14, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
April 10, 2024
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 7, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
April 3, 2024