Emily St. John Mandel, author of the pandemic bestseller "Station Eleven," discusses her novels with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-05-19 23:03:32 UTC ]
Family! Secrets! Revealed! Watch Mira Jacob be interviewed by her son, then stick around and make a comic. * Mira Jacob is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Good Talk and The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing. Her recent work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Vogue,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-26 21:15:34 UTC ]
Emily St. John Mandel chronicles a global pandemic and financial crisis in her novels, 'Station Eleven' and 'The Glass Hotel.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-23 22:16:10 UTC ]
'Always Home' author Fanny Singer worries more about running out of garlic than toilet paper. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-22 22:32:48 UTC ]
This is the 40th year of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (which celebrates excellence in the following twelve categories as well as champions new writers), but it is the first time the winners were announced on Twitter. You can feel like you’re a part of the virtual celebration with this video... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-17 18:00:36 UTC ]
The 14 Times book prize winners, including Steph Cha, Namwali Serpell, Marlon James and George Packer, were honored in a virtual ceremony on Twitter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-17 15:53:24 UTC ]
The author of "The Topeka School," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for fiction, speaks on poetry, debate, citizenship and crisis homeschooling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-17 15:30:20 UTC ]
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, winner of the Times Book Prize in history, spent a decade on "They Were Her Property," about women slave owners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-17 15:26:32 UTC ]
Malla Nunn's "When The Ground is Hard," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for young-adult literature, revisits South Africa's toughest years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-17 15:25:14 UTC ]
As the country shelters in place during the COVID-19 crisis, the Los Angeles Times unveiled the winners of its 40th Annual Book Prizes on Twitter this morning, among them Marlon James, Ilya Kaminsky, and Ben Lerner. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes will be announced in a special, virtual Twitter ceremony this year because of the global health crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-09 17:53:22 UTC ]
In a virtual meet-up, "Almost Home" author Fanny Singer and mother and famed chef Alice Waters join book club readers April 21 for a kitchen conversation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-07 20:33:16 UTC ]
Authors Steph Cha and Joe Ide swapped crimes stories and favorite books during the L.A. Times Book Club's first virtual event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-01 16:56:22 UTC ]
Join author Steph Cha and Joe Ide for a streaming conversation about new L.A. noir. The March 30 event will be live. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-25 19:15:02 UTC ]
"Your House Will Pay" author Steph Cha and "Hi Five" author Joe Ide join the L.A. Times Book Club in Long Beach. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-02 21:46:24 UTC ]
The New York Times Book Review has announced that their poetry columnist of the last 15 years, David Orr, is stepping down to focus on his own writing, and will be replaced by Elisa Gabbert. Elisa Gabbert’s The Word Pretty (2018) was a New York Times Editors’ Pick, and The Self Unstable... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-27 21:32:22 UTC ]
It’s an exciting year for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes! This will be its 40th year of celebrating the literary community. The Times announced their 2019 Book Prize finalists today; the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 17th. Additionally, bestselling crime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-19 17:41:26 UTC ]
The 2019 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes honor crime novelist Walter Mosley for lifetime achievement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-19 14:00:25 UTC ]
Luis J. Rodriguez shared his new book, 'From Our Land to Our Land,' with the Los Angeles Times Book Club Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-17 00:49:19 UTC ]
Ocean Vuong, bestselling author of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," talks about writing and inspiration with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-28 22:54:54 UTC ]