Books

In ‘Waiting for Britney Spears,’ Jeff Weiss writes about becoming an unrepentant co-conspirator in the plot to knock down Spears, one breaking news item at a time.

For the bestselling author of the new novel “Atmosphere,” a perfect day involves reading, a hike in Encino, perusing paint colors at Farrow & Ball and more reading.

Author Kelly Ramsey details how her new book, ‘Wildfire Days,’ chronicles her time fighting some of California’s most dangerous wildfires. We also check in with Diesel, A Bookstore.

Kyra Davis Lurie’s ‘The Great Mann,’ a Black reimagining of ‘The Great Gatsby,’ combines a family story with a little-known part of L.A. history.

Edmund White, who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, memoirs and novels, has died.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 8, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Melissa Febos’ new book, ‘The Dry Season,’ chronicles the surprising pleasures of a year of celibacy.

Nathan Marsak, who spent years getting the rights to reissue Arnold Hylen’s book filled with his photographs of the city on the cusp of change, estimates 98% of the buildings depicted are now gone.

Fact and fiction blurs together in Maria Reva’s beautifully chaotic ‘Endling,’ a novel set in Ukraine before the Russian invasion.

Susan Choi brings her impressive literary skills to bear in ‘Flashlight,’ a novel set into motion with the disappearance of a Korean professor on vacation in 1978.

For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, there is one electric guitar that stands above the rest in his arsenal for the metal band’s ongoing M72 world tour.

‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel and Molly Jong-Fast’s memoir about her famous mother are among the notable books hitting shelves this month.