Bookstore Romance Day: Where to celebrate in Los Angeles
In 2019, Oregon bookseller Billie Bloebaum saw an author raise a question on X she had heard many times before: “Why should I support independent…
Emily Hunt Kivel on her debut novel, ‘Dwelling’
Emily Hunt Kivel’s book is unlike any novel you will read this year, a story about millennial angst that is also a bewitching fable. Evie…
Beloved children’s author who wrote over 150 books dies aged 87 – 30 years after first wife died of cancer
A BELOVED children's author who wrote over 150 books has died aged 87.Allan Ahlberg produced a host of bestselling nursery classics during a stellar career…
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
WASHINGTON — A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field…
How the TikTok algorithm created new words like ‘unalive’
Adam Aleksic has somehow managed to make linguistics cool. His rapid-fire videos have attracted an audience of millions across the social media universe. In them,…
‘Blood Harmony’ author makes a case for the Everly Brothers’ legacy
On the Shelf Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story By Barry MazorDa Capo: 416 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
‘The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy’: Romantasy, Part 1
Book Review The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology By Brigitte KnightleyAce: 384 pages, $30If you buy…
Author Raynor Winn defends herself against claims she misled readers
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesAuthor Raynor Winn has been accused of fabricating or giving misleading information about some elements of her best-selling book The Salt Path.The…
Helen Schulman on her new short story collection, ‘Fools for Love’
Helen Schulman is not afraid to make you squirm. Across her long and distinguished career as a novelist and short story writer, she has fearlessly…
Susan Gubar on creative women as they aged: ‘They made much of less’
In this week’s newsletter, we have a chat with Susan Gubar, whose new book, “Grand Finales: The Creative Longevity of Women Artists,” profiles seven creators…
‘The Day of the Jackal’ author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86
LONDON — Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said.…
Frederick Forsyth, former spy and Day of the Jackal author, dies aged 86 | Obituaries News
Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria’s Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration.Best-selling British novelist Frederick Forsyth, author of about 20…
How this author joined the crews fighting California’s wildfires
This week, we are jumping into the fire with Kelly Ramsey. Her new book, “Wildfire Days: A Woman, A Hotshot Crew, and The Burning American…
‘Murderland’ review: Caroline Fraser links killers to toxic smelter
Book Review Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers By Caroline FraserPenguin Press: 480 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our…
Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85
NEW YORK — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s…
Norbert Schlei, 73; Principal Author of Civil Rights Act, Other Landmark Laws
Norbert A. Schlei, key lawyer in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations who found legal underpinning for the 1962 blockade of Cuba, wrote landmark civil rights…
Henry Grabar’s ‘Paved Paradise’ might just change your mind about parking
My favorite books fall into one of two categories: novels that immerse me in another world, or nonfiction works that transform how I see our…
Biden’s cognitive decline and cover-up explored in new book
Book Review Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again By Jake Tapper and Alex ThompsonPenguin Press: 352 pages,…
Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist, pleads not guilty
Los Angeles County prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against Jillian Lauren Shriner, a bestselling author who is married to Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, following an…
AAPI Heritage Month reading list: ‘Real Americans,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’ and more
I’m Aaron, a former sportswriter currently wrapping up a graduate degree at USC, and these days I love to read about pretty much anything other…