Trump targets California libraries for cuts
President Trump has made it clear since his first term that he’s no fan of libraries, or books for that matter.In addition to attempting to…
Christie Brinkley says Billy Joel’s alcoholism caused their divorce
On the Shelf Uptown Girl By Christie BrinkleyHarper Influence: 416 pages, $34If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission…
Tens of thousands of attend first day of L.A. Times book festival
Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday at the 30th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC, packing sold-out panels and waiting in huge…
L.A. Times Book Prizes 2025 winners spread hope in political climate
It was a night of literary excellence at the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony Friday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. As winners in…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson, the comedian and writer who has hosted the CBS talk and variety show “After Midnight” for two seasons, has lived in Los Angeles…
Supreme Court appears to favor parents’ right to opt out of LGBTQ+ stories for their children
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Tuesday to give parents a constitutional right to opt out of public school lessons for their children that…
How California state workers cash in on days off
SACRAMENTO — When the state of California paid prison supervising dentist George Soohoo $1.2 million last year, it wasn’t for a job well done. It was for…
The book sequence ‘Wheel of Time’ boss struggled to tackle in Season 3
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who could use a fantasy getaway.“The Wheel of Time” concluded it’s third season this week and showrunner…
Healthy living book from 800 years ago warned against eating eels with cheese
BOOKS on healthy living date back at least 800 years — and include warnings about eating eels with cheese.Doctors in the 13th century also gave…
‘The Golden Hour’: An insider looks back at a changing Hollywood
Book Review The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood By Matthew SpecktorEcco: 384 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our…
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He…
Contributor: If Trump were one of the rogues from Homer’s ‘Iliad,’ which would he be?
Among the books I have returned to again and again throughout my life, seeking solace, wisdom, joy or self-understanding, Homer’s “Iliad” ranks very high. As…
Win a copy of Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Sophie Cousens in this week’s book competition terms and conditions
T&CSOpen to United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland residents aged 18 or over only, except employees of the Promoter, News Corp UK & Ireland Limited,…
Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell-Horner on new YA novel in trilogy
On the Shelf Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire By Geri Halliwell-HornerPhilomel Books: 464 pages, $19If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may…
Elevator Repair Service takes a tour of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
“Ulysses” may not be James Joyce’s most difficult novel. That distinction would have to go to “Finnegans Wake,” a book that has been described as…
Review: Bruce Nauman’s pensive Conceptual art from the 1970s seems timely again
Out in the back garden of Marian Goodman Gallery in Hollywood, a solid steel square, four feet wide and four inches thick, sits on the…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on her new book, Trump and ‘mass murder’ in Gaza | TV Shows
Redi Tlhabi talks with award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about her new book, Trump’s second term and Gaza.Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is back with…
Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO — In early 2020, Albert Jones was sitting in his cell on San Quentin’s death row, as he had every day for nearly three decades,…
Irish Cup: Dungannon beat Bangor to book place against Cliftonville in final
Championship leaders Bangor had caused a major upset at the last-eight stage as they defeated Glentoran 3-1 at their Clandeboye Park home but they were…
‘Radium’ memoirist can’t completely overcome family obstacles: review
Book Review Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance By Joe DunthorneScribner: 240 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…