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Following the massive success of “Real Americans,” the California author returns with “My Dear You,” a short story collection that finds the sublime in the surreal.
Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf
Your ultimate L.A. Bookshelf is here — a guide to the 110 essential L.A. books, plus essays, supporting quotes and a ranked list of the best of the best.
Best Hollywood books
In advance of this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, we’re unveiling our Ultimate Hollywood Bookshelf. Find out which novels, memoirs and more made our list.
Literary L.A.
A guide to the literary geography of Los Angeles: A comprehensive bookstore map, writers’ meetups, place histories, an author survey, essays and more.
More on Books
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 12, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Regular participation in the arts improves cognition, lowers blood pressure and reduces stress, according to “Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives.”
Writer Luke Goebel opens up the 10-year journey to write his new satire, his bold grassroots marketing, navigating the throes of addiction, and love with Ottessa Moshfegh.
If ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ warned against the historical horrors of theocracy, ‘The Testaments’ underlines the more universal sin of equating status with sexual procurement.
Daniela Gerson discusses her new book, ‘The Wanderers,’ about the intertwined family history connecting her and her wife. We also pay a visit to the Ripped Bodice bookstore.
A health metric we don’t pay enough attention to is social interaction. In ‘It’s Not You, It’s the World: A Mental Health Survival Guide for Us All,’ psychiatrist Joanna Cheek reframes self-care.
This spring’s most anticipated titles include a Rolling Stones biography, new Emma Straub fiction, wartime tales, a long-awaited finale from Jay McInerney and more. Catch four of the authors live at the LA Times Festival of Books, April 18-19.
Your morning catch-up: The written legacy of César Chávez, the best places to eat and drink in L.A. this month and more big stories
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 5, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
The Vanderbilt descendant Belle Burden discusses her unflinching, bestselling memoir ‘Strangers,’ which is garnering Hollywood attention.
Denizens of Echo Park’s beloved Taix French Restaurant share fond memories ahead of its closure.
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 29, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Weekly hardcover fiction and nonfiction lists.