Books
2013
Local used bookstores still relevant, still inspiring
Author:Â Lena Smith http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=107931
Local used bookstores still relevant, still inspiring I recently spent a day on a romantic mission: poking around used bookstores. At each store, I...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Lit Crawl: L.A.’ lifts words from the page
Author:Â Henry Dickmeyer Tucked away in the Antaeus Company Library in the North Hollywood (NoHo) Arts District, Los Angeles's bundled-up literati listened to the theater company's...
2014
World War II veteran reflects on time at Oxy
Author: Carmen Triola Alvin H. Thompson ‘49 first walked onto Occidental’s quad in the fall of 1945, after surviving bomb raids and artillery fire during two...
Arts & Entertainment
Read all about it: The Weekly previews the Festival of Books
Author:Â Carmen Triola On April 18 and 19, the LA Times will host its 20th annual Festival of Books at the University of Southern California. The...
Arts & Entertainment
Independent bookstores thrive in East LA
While reading days loom, the idea of picking up a book for pleasure feels like a pipe dream. With the end of the semester...
Arts & Entertainment
"Two Years" continues Rushdie's fantastical tradition
While LA may not have the literary pedigree of New York City, a famed novelist's appearance nevertheless attracts bibliophiles in droves. Most recently, a...
Arts & Entertainment
Claudia Rankine addresses race through poetry
Sometimes a whisper demands more attention than a scream. When writer Claudia Rankine read sections from her latest book, "Citizen: An American Lyric," at...
Arts & Entertainment
Read all about it: The Weekly previews the Festival of Books
On April 18 and 19, the LA Times will host its 20th annual Festival of Books at the University of Southern California. The free...
Arts & Entertainment
World War II veteran reflects on time at Oxy
Alvin H. Thompson ‘49 first walked onto Occidental’s quad in the fall of 1945, after surviving bomb raids and artillery fire during two years...
Arts & Entertainment
'Lit Crawl: L.A.' lifts words from the page
Tucked away in the Antaeus Company Library in the North Hollywood (NoHo) Arts District, Los Angeles's bundled-up literati listened to the theater company's ...
