‘Star Trek’ icon George Takei discusses his graphic memoir ‘It Rhymes With Takei,’ coming out at age 68 and the importance of participating in democracy.

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.

In Jess Walter’s sublime novel, a cranky environmental reporter living in ‘Walden’-like exile must unexpectedly care for his two grandchildren.

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.

Caroline Fraser, a Pulitzer winner, traces the connection between a now-closed smelter in Tacoma and serial killers including Ted Bundy.

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.

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

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.