Jan Morris, the writer and transgender pioneer who died Friday, should also be remembered for her perceptive 1976 essay “Los Angeles: The Know-How City.”
Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice after the death of George Floyd and is blasting COVID skeptics and the media that spread their conspiracies.
Welsh writer Jan Morris died Friday at 94. Christopher Reynolds recalls a charming lunch in Wales with the witty, learned and enthusiastic traveler.
Jan Morris, the celebrated journalist, historian, world traveler and fiction writer who became a pioneer of the transgender movement, has died at 94.
Former President Obama holds off on mentioning Donald Trump until the end of his new memoir, “A Promised Land.” But his thoughts are worth the wait.
Reading in the time of coronavirus
The mood during the first-ever all-virtual 2020 National Book Awards was upbeat yet emotional. It was also the last ceremony for Lisa Lucas.
After a panel for the Festival of Books, Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his forthcoming novel ‘The Committed,’ the sequel to ‘The Sympathizer.’
This week’s all-virtual lineup in the 2020 Festival of Books features chats with Kurt Andersen, Emily Bernard and a performance by the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.
In advance of a panel, “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Sex and Vanity” author Kevin Kwan on the wonders of living in Los Angeles and the pandemic’s creative toll.
Jimmy Fallon, local authors and devoted regulars are rallying to help Once Upon a Time in Montrose — the country’s oldest kids’ bookstore — survive the pandemic that has destroyed so many small businesses.
This week’s lineup in the virtual Festival of Books 2020 features conversations with Natalie Portman, Kevin Kwan, Marlon James and Maria Hinojosa.
Former Gov. Jerry Brown discusses a new biography on his California political life at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Chevalier’s and Vroman’s have struggled to stay afloat because of COVID-19. With the imminent holiday season, they’re urging readers to buy more earlier.
Jim Tankersley’s “The Riches of This Land” documents the fall of the American working class and finds fault for Trump’s 2016 win in unexpected places.
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