Books

Rasheed Newson’s ‘There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood’ maps 1950s studio politics, secret desires and the cost of defiance.

Author Allie Rowbottom joins the Valley arts canon with ‘Lovers XXX,’ a thrilling new examination of the 1980s adult film industry.

Deborah Levy discusses her new Gertrude Stein book, bestsellers from A Good Used Book and more from our books newsletter.

I urge Pratt to reacquaint himself with the words of the messiah in whose path he professes to follow. Humility, frugality, turning the other cheek — it’s what Jesus taught and what Pratt has long rejected.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 31, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

A documentary about ‘Wishbone’ tells the story of how the popular PBS children’s TV show was made with a group of artists, a cast of children and a Jack Russell terrier named Soccer.

A Book Soup staffer examines a major shift on the bestseller shelves: why some publishers are ditching 6-by-9 hardcovers for smaller, compact trim sizes.

Yes, I have a book to write. But I’m walking an 80-plus-mile walk to all the Erewhons in L.A. to question privilege, including my own, and search for levity.

For nearly 20 years, Read Books was a fixture of Eagle Rock’s quirky charm. Now, a 133% price hike has pushed the family-owned shop to close its doors, but not without a fight.

After Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt said the store would stock AI-written books as long as they were labeled as such, calls to boycott the retailer circulated online. Now the bookseller is clarifying his stance.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 24, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Pulitzer winner Ada Ferrer’s of-the-moment new memoir, “Keeper of My Kin,” examines the agonizing personal costs of the Cuban exile and the families left fractured in its wake.