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.
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The 25th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend. Due to the pandemic, this year’s series of free events will be virtual. Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune in.
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The first virtual Festival of Books hosted more than two dozen panels. Here are seven of the most memorable, featuring Henry Winkler, Kevin Kwan and more.
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Friday’s ‘Science and Medicine’ panel featured Nicholas Christakis, Debora MacKenzie and Sonia Shah, with The Times’ Soumya Karlamangla moderating.
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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“Ghostways” collects two illustrated essays, “Ness” and “Holloways,” by British travel writer Robert Macfarlane, for the first time in the U.S.
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Through a series of interviews, Andrew Gelwicks learns life lessons from well-known LGBTQ+ celebrities, producers, writers, politicians, sports stars and leaders.
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Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel, ‘Shuggie Bain.’ Former U.S. President Barack Obama was among the night’s special guests.
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8 books you should read instead of “Hillbilly Elegy.”
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The all-virtual 2020 National Book Awards ceremony awarded Charles Yu for fiction, Les and Tamara Payne for nonfiction, Don Mee Choi for poetry and others.
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Here are five things to know about sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler.
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Dec. 15: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of “The Undocumented Americans,” and Marcelo Fernandez Castillo, author of “Children of the Land,” in conversation with Times editor Steve Padilla. 7 p.m.
Nov. 18: The Many Worlds of Octavia E. Butler. 7 p.m. Author Lynell George and Times reporter Julia Wick. Watch . Visit Butler’s L.A.
Sept. 24: Black Poets in a Time of Unrest with National Book Award winner Robin Coste Lewis and seven other poets. Watch.
Aug. 25: Brit Bennett, author of “The Vanishing Half,” in conversation with Times writer Carla Hall. Watch.
July 28: Bonnie Tsui, author of “Why We Swim,” in conversation with Times reporter James Rainey. With special guest: swimmer Lynne Cox. Watch.
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Festival of Books
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For four weeks starting October 18, the Los Angeles Times, in partnership with USC, will celebrate 25 years of the Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas with 25 individual virtual events. Given ongoing guidance related to COVID-19, the Times has reimagined the festival as a communitywide gathering to be held online.
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How local libraries shaped a sci-fi legend
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Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Beyoncé and Bob Dylan were among the stars in Barack Obama’s orbit during his presidency, as remembered in his new book.
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Zapata, who died this month, wrote 1979’s “The Vampire of Colonia Roma,” a turning point for LGBTQ culture at the height of Mexico’s authoritarian regime.
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From feuding over “Sunset Boulevard” to the bonanza of the “The Producers,” Michael Riedel’s “Singular Sensation” chronicles Broadway in the booming 1990s.
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Bestsellers List Sun., Nov. 22, 2020
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The genre-hopping essays in ‘I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are’ dish on musical theater, writers’ rooms and awards-season mania.
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Quentin Tarantino, who has promised only one more movie, notches a two-book deal that includes ‘Once Upon a Time’ novelization, nonfiction film book.
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Author Kima Jones is the founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts, a Los-Angeles based publicity firm. “Butch” is scheduled to be published in fall 2023.
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“A Promised Land,” out Tuesday in a worldwide release, eloquently and ruefully documents the first two and a half years of Obama’s presidency.
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In “No Time Like the Future,” Michael J. Fox opens up about the progression of his Parkinson’s disease, painful moments and his message of hope.
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L.A. Times Book Club explores the many worlds of science fiction writer author Octavia E. Butler.
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In advance of a conversation with Hector Tóbar, Robinson spoke to The Times about her new novel, ‘Jack,’ the fourth in the Gilead series.
Recent hardcover fiction and nonfiction lists.