The work of J.D. Salinger has mattered enormously to a large number of people. (If you are one of...
Writers and Writing
“While we were being driven away, I was trying to recognize something…”
Nina Montoya is a student in writer/teacher Dennis Danziger’s English class at Venice High...
Future of Journalism: Part 364 – Deadline LA
The podcast for the special Christmas Day, 1-hour broadcast of KPFK’s Deadline LA has been...
Why Does the LA Times Hate Books?
Saturday night, one of California’s best known small literary presses, Red Hen Press, had...
Elmore Leonard, an Immigration Raid & Homeless Violinists
The PEN USA Annual Literary Awards Dinner was Wednesday night. If one is a writer (or an editor or...
ED BLUES: An LA Teacher Rejoices In & Grieves for His Students
(Posting will be daily, but somewhat light between now and Friday as it is the last week of classes...