Ask a bookseller—our very own Michael Bible, author of Sophia
In life, there are always big questions. But where can you find the big answers? From your local indie bookseller, of course! In this monthly feature, some of our favorite booksellers will… Read more »
18 New New York Times Bestseller Lists That Will Change The Way You Think About Bestseller Lists
The New York Times Book Review is one of the last two stand-alone book review sections in the country, or the very last (depending on what you think about the… Read more »
Charles Bukowski, pitchman
Sixteen years after Fred Astaire dueted with a Dirt Devil, and ten years after Jack Kerouac sold khakis for the GAP, it seems advertisers have finally perfected the art of… Read more »
SLIDESHOW: Self portraits by famous authors
If you were Flannery O’Connor, wouldn’t you paint a friendly fowl under your arm? If you were Hunter S. Thompson, wouldn’t you take a couple of selfies in your favorite… Read more »
Literary L.A.: 72 suburbs in search of an author
The L.A. Times just unveiled an interactive map of literary L.A., just in case you happen to be there for the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Or, if you’re not, you… Read more »