When Sandra Cisneros stepped onto the main stage at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on Saturday afternoon, she greeted the audience in Spanish first, with a microphone in one hand and a violet hand fan in the other. “Gracias a todos! Bienvenidos!” For the monolingual, she translated it to:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As her son Romeo played bean bag toss and daughter Harper strung a necklace from dried flowers, fashion designer Victoria Beckham chatted quietly in a shaded corner of a garden party. “This feels like a celebration,” Beckham said. “It feels like a very British celebration.” The Saturday afternoon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lots has changed since Rae Earl wrote her personal diary in the 1980s, which she later converted into the bestselling book My Mad Fat Diary, but the basic pains of transition from teenager to grownup remain the same – and books help us find the way through itWhen my nan used to tell me about... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three librarians with novels published in 2014 gathered at ALA Vegas on Saturday afternoon to share their experiences as authors navigating the library world and vice versa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]