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Online Only, posted 7.18.11
From F. Scott Fitzgerald to Nathanael West, Joan Didion to Raymond Chandler, many writers have been inspired by Los Angeles. In this installment of City Guides, Carolyn Kellogg, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and Jacket Copy blogger, visits her favorite haunts made famous by writers of both past and present.
The Written Image: Poet on the Edge
1.01.11
A pen-and-ink drawing and a typewritten letter by Charles Bukowski are two pieces among the documents and ephemera currently on view in Charles Bukowski: Poet on the Edge at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
Poets Act on Oil Spill
9.01.10
In response to the Deep-water Horizon oil spill, writers Heidi Lynn Staples and Amy King created Poets for Living Waters, an online poetry forum featuring works written in response to the disaster, spurring a host of nationwide events that give poets not only an opportunity to take action against the catastrophe but also to speak out in support of our natural environment.
Stanley Plumly and Andrew O'Hagan Win Big in LA
Online Only, posted 4.29.08
A Close Call for Beyond Baroque Ends in Victory
Online Only, posted 3.06.08
Jean Valentine, Junot Díaz Among Finalists for Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
Online Only, posted 3.05.08
California Complex
1.01.08
Showtime's Californication—a series about a best-selling writer (played by David Duchovny) who succumbs to the glitzy West Coast lifestyle—is renewed for a second season and leaves contributor Ken Gordon wondering, "What's the appeal?"
Small Press Points
9.01.06
Small Press Points highlights the happenings of the small press players. This issue features Seal Press and Bear Star Press.
Q&A: Ulin Takes Critical Control in L.A.
1.01.06
At the end of his fourth week on the job as the book editor of the Los Angeles Times, Ulin spoke about his intentions for the Book Review and his responsibilities as its new editor.
PSA Celebrates a Decade of Poetry in Motion
5.01.02
This year the Poetry Society of America is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Poetry in Motion—the program that brings poems to subways and buses across the country. The 92-year-old literary nonprofit is printing newly designed posters, sponsoring a poetry contest, and hosting readings in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City.