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Wednesday is Maurice Sendak night at Cinefamily
Jacket CopyAs the opening date for the Spike Jonze film version of "Where the Wild Things Are" looms, one L.A. movie theater is turning its attention back to the author of the iconic children's book. On Wednesday, Cinefamily on Fairfax will...... -
Alaska bookseller will donate profits from Sarah Palin's book, 'Going Rogue,' to Defenders of Wildlife
L.A. UnleashedNow, this is mavericky. An independent bookseller in Sarah Palin's home state is donating the proceeds he makes off her book to a group that is among the biggest critics of the former Republican vice presidential candidate. Don Muller owns...... -
Insta-book machine to debut in Boston today with E.L. Doctorow's help
Jacket CopyThe independent Harvard Book Store is gearing up for this afternoon's unveiling of its new Espresso instant book machine, which can print a library-quality paperback book in just 4 minutes. Author E.L. Doctorow -- who is doing a reading later...... -
Amy Goodman's book tour draws noontime crowd
Jacket CopyIt's hard to fill a bookstore at noon on a weekday, but that's exactly what happened at Skylight Books in Los Feliz today when Amy Goodman appeared to talk about her new book, "Breaking the Sound Barrier." By 11:45 a.m.,...... -
Michael Connelly will say happy birthday to the Mystery Bookstore on Saturday
Jacket CopyThe Mystery Bookstore in Westwood celebrates its first birthday with new owners Pam Woods and Kirk Pasich on Saturday. All day, they promise food, drink, fun and authors. Michael Connelly tops things off at 6 p.m. He'll be signing his...... -
Thurston Moore to launch boutique art publisher
Jacket CopyThis weekend, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore announced the upcoming launch of Ecstatic Peace Library, a boutique publisher of art books to debut in 2010. Catalogs of the initial releases are being distributed at this weekend's New York Art Book Fair...... -
Vroman's and Book Soup, sitting in a tree
Jacket CopyTwo major independent bookstores in Los Angeles are about to become partners: Pasadena-based Vroman's has signed an agreement to purchase Book Soup in West Hollywood. Glenn Goldman, Book Soup's longtime owner, began looking for a buyer when he fell... -
God, in books: Richard Dawkins, R. Crumb and making the case for God
Jacket CopyIn books this Sunday, we look at God. And may lightning not strike us by beginning with Richard Dawkins, mobbed by fans at an atheist convention. Susan Salter-Reynolds talks to him about his new book. In "The Greatest Show on...... -
Mandela and Google at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Jacket CopyThe Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany is the world's largest, where much publishing business typically gets done. Now in its second day, the fair seems to be smaller than in recent years. With attendance of agents rumored to be down,...... -
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Authorities target book piracy in raids across the country
Babylon & BeyondFearing that the United Arab Emirates might turn into a haven for intellectual property scofflaws, authorities are implementing tough new measures to keep pirated book traders at bay. Over the last months, the UAE's Ministry of Economy along with police..... -
Is browsing a dying art?
Jacket CopyPianist and author Charles Rosen, now in his 80s, praises browsing in bookstores at the New York Review of Books blog: I almost never want to buy a book until I have held it in my hands and riffled through...... -
Alton Brown's book tour leads to Costco
Jacket CopyAlton Brown has been hosting his popular "Good Eats" show on the Food Network for 10 years now. He combines genuine goofiness with educated enthusiasm for food. He's hosted other TV shows, too, and written books before. Now "Good Eats:......
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