Books | ‘Loud’ author and TikTok star Drew Afualo on Samoan representation and calling out misogyny The L.A.-based content creator's new book, out July 30, takes female rage and empowerment to new levels.
Books | Revisiting John Lennon’s Beatle Island and the outlaws of Western fiction By Erik Pedersen July 12, 2024 at 1:55 p.m. In the Book Pages this week, Kevin Barry talks about John Lennon, Michael Waters discusses...
Books | At 85, Gail Godwin survived a broken neck. She reveals her ‘extra life’ in new book By Michael Schaub July 11, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The author, a three-time National Book Award finalist, reflects in her latest book, 'Getting to...
Books | 22 years later, author Kevin Barry found the key to a novel he’d long meant to write By Erik Pedersen July 10, 2024 at 7:26 a.m. The Booker Prize-nominated author Kevin Barry returns with a novel set in the American West,...
Books | This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores By Staff report July 9, 2024 at 6:23 p.m. See the top-selling releases among hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus trade paperbacks for the sales...
Books | Long Beach author Elise Bryant goes from YA to the PTA with ‘It’s Elementary’ By Erik Pedersen July 10, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. In the Book Pages this week, the author of the new novel 'It’s Elementary' talks...
Books | This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores By Staff report July 2, 2024 at 6:20 p.m. See the top-selling releases among hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus trade paperbacks for the sales...
Books | 40 years later, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ still sounds like peak Boss By Patrick Sauer July 11, 2024 at 12:20 p.m. The album gets a fresh look in Steven Hyden's latest book, 'There Was Nothing You...
Books | McCarthyism, Malibu and B-movies: ‘The Future Was Color’ isn’t your average beach read By Samantha Dunn July 1, 2024 at 4:55 p.m. Here's a beach read for lovers of literary fiction.
Books | Octavia’s Bookshelf was in trouble. So owner Nikki High asked for help on Instagram By Erik Pedersen July 1, 2024 at 7:13 a.m. Facing debt and an uncertain future, the Pasadena store owner posted a plea on social...
Books | ‘The Ministry of Time’ author talks Graham Greene, James Bond and kissing Barbies By Erik Pedersen July 2, 2024 at 4:19 p.m. In the Book Pages, Kaliane Bradley talks about the novels she loves, the works she...