Books

When Caroline Darian learned what her father Dominique Pelicot had done, to her and her mother, one part of her life ended. In her first memoir, she describes her trauma and her determination to fight.

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

Founded in 1996 by a pair of Black poets who felt isolated in predominantly white literary spaces, Cave Canem has become one of the most influential literary organizations in the U.S.

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best nonfiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

In our survey about the best books since 1996, a number of authors split the vote — among their own titles. Here are 10 prolific pens that deserved an honorable mention.

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday.

Rereading the epic in January, I found that the quarrelsome and dysfunctional principals had become an oddly familiar cast of characters.

For the poet and author, a winning agenda includes bookstore shopping, a stroll along the Santa Monica Pier and “Bridgerton”-style afternoon tea at the Peninsula.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 13, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

In ‘High Functioning,’ Judith Joseph teaches people how to understand the science of their sadness, so they can understand the science of their happiness.

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner discusses her new book, ‘Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire,’ and teases how the trilogy will end.

In his book ‘Fahrenheit-182,’ Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus chronicles the devastating impact of his parents’ divorce, falling in love with punk rock, surviving cancer and battles among the friends and bandmates.