“…when you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most...
Writers and Writing
LA Times Book Awards Finalists Announced! Read ’em and Cheer!
The finalists for this year’s LA Times book awards were announced Tuesday morning and...
The California Supremes and Prop 8, Lara Logan and More
THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER WHETHER TO RULE ON CRUCIAL PROP 8 ISSUE ON...
Just Like Compton – The Novel
Okay, I’m late in telling you about the book reading for the new urban novel, Just Like...
The New Homelessness: Rodger Jacobs & The Myth of Solid Ground
It was late September when we last checked with LA journalist/author/essayist Rodger Jacobs who...
Carolyn Forché & The Poetry of Witness
In the next three days, I’ll be putting up voting recommendations and endorsements...