Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson was shocked when AI rewrote one of her famous stories
Speaking at the launch of Tiddler, her latest BBC One Christmas animation, children's author Julia Donaldson revealed a run-in with a robot Source link
British author Samantha Harvey wins with Orbital
PA MediaSamantha Harvey is the first woman to win the award since 2019 British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize award with…
How Taylor Swift reinvented pop music
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with Rolling Stone…
Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book shows basketball can be poetry
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic, fervent bookworm and hoops head Chris Vognar.This week we speak with poet…
Anti-LGBTQ+ author Corey DeAngelis issues statement on his gay porn past
Anti-LGBTQIA+ figure Corey DeAgnelis has broken his silence on his history as a gay adult film star. On 24 September, the conservative author – who…
How a new book honors Emmett Till
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week I spoke with Wright Thompson, a…
How L.A. drives Rachel Kushner, author of ‘Creation Lake’
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week we speak with novelist and Los…
The Impressionists weren’t just making soft-focus dorm posters. Their vision was radical
Book Review Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism By Sebastian SmeeNorton: 384 pages, $35If you buy books linked on our site,…
The Mozambican author who turned his back on coloialism
Getty ImagesInternationally acclaimed author and poet Mia Couto describes himself as an African, but his roots are in Europe. His Portuguese parents settled in Mozambique…
After campus protests, California considers bills on genocide education, protest restrictions, DEI training
After a spring of tensions in schools and roiling college protests over the Israel-Hamas war, California legislators will take up three bills that would require…
Sweet Valley High author Francine Pascal dies at 92
Sweet Valley High author Francine Pascal has died at the age of 92.Her agent Amy Bekower told the BBC she died on Sunday.Pascal died of…
Author Edna O’Brien dies at age of 93
Acclaimed Irish author, Edna O'Brien, has died at the age of 93. Her literary agent, PFD, and publisher, Faber, said she died peacefully on Saturday…
Why Comic-Con hasn’t outgrown its comic book origins
Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter!I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and some of my earliest obsessions with…
What is a Bojin facial? We tried the luxury L.A. skincare treatment
I know my way around a facial. I have well-formed opinions about collagen face masks and laser treatments. I planned a trip to Seoul, in…
Trump picks J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author, as running mate
J.D. Vance, the Ohio senator and author of the acclaimed memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” will be the Republican vice presidential nominee, former President Trump announced Monday.…
A Clayton Kershaw biography and more baseball book recommendations
Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and this week we’re celebrating America’s pastime.…
Meet the writer translating Alejandro Zambra, José Donoso and more
Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a novelist and punk historian, and although I’m currently on vacation…
‘Heartbroken’ Prince Harry ‘is not getting updates on King Charles or Kate Middleton’s health’, claims royal author
PRINCE Harry will be “heartbroken” at not being kept in the loop about King Charles and Princess Kate’s cancer treatments, according to a royal author.…
Synchronized swimming is even more impressive when you learn its history
Book Review Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water By Vicki ValosikLiveright: 432 pages, $28.99If you buy books linked on our site, The…
Tananarive Due talks ‘The Reformatory’ and Gracetown’s importance
Welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a novelist and punk historian, and in today’s newsletter I’m going to take…