2024 best picture Oscar nominees that are based on books
Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. For the next few editions of the newsletter, you’ll be hearing directly from…
Books to read in March 2024: What to add to reading list
Reading List 10 books for your February reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org,…
Books to read in February 2024: What to add to reading list
Reading List 10 books for your February reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org,…
Book Club: Venita Blackburn on flash fiction and more
Book Club Newsletter Short-fiction picks and more If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees…
Trial in Salman Rushdie stabbing delayed over memoir
Before standing trial, the man charged in the stabbing of “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie can seek material related to Rushdie’s forthcoming memoir, which…
Book Club: Our books critics’ 2023 year-end thoughts, predictions
Good morning, happy holidays and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Boris Kachka, the books editor at the Los Angeles Times,…
Stuff your 2023 Christmas stockings with these memoirs of California life
Writing a memoir is both an act of selfishness and selflessness. On one hand, who are you to think that your life is important enough…
Dean Koontz’s new thriller hits close to home
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. A turbulent flight turned Dean Koontz off flying decades ago. No problem: His imagination…
Julia Roberts opens up about Matthew Perry’s untimely death
Julia Roberts has been hugging her loved ones a little tighter since the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry in late October. “The sudden passing…
Remembering big-hearted writer Gabe Hudson
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Boris Kachka, the books editor at the Los Angeles Times, and even though…
Blake Butler starkly captures pain of wife’s suicide in ‘Molly’
Review Molly By Blake ButlerArchway: 320 pages, $18 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose…
14 essential books for understanding the Israel-Hamas war
Decades before the latest eruption of war in Israel and Gaza that began with Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre — and well before Internet algorithms amplified…
Michael Connelly opens up about bestseller ‘Resurrection Walk’
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. After immersing in nonfiction for the last four incredible book clubs — watching birds,…
Book Club: 6 memoirs to put you in a Palestinian’s shoes
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Boris Kachka, the books editor at the Los Angeles Times. I’m thinking about…
Coleen Rooney’s memoir out now – listen to her narrate the real Wagatha story for FREE
COLEEN Rooney's memoir My Account has been released this morning - and the audiobook version is available on Audible. Read on to find out how…
Timbaland bashes Britney Spears, defends Justin Timberlake
If there was ever any doubt where mega-producer Timbaland stands regarding the ongoing public beef between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, let it be clear:…
‘My Name Is Barbra’ Streisand memoir takeaways
On the Shelf My Name is Barbra By Barbra StreisandViking: 992 pages, $47 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
Jessica Simpson celebrates six years sober on social media
On her sixth anniversary of sobriety, Jessica Simpson paid homage to an “unrecognizable” past self. In an Instagram story posted Thursday, Simpson linked to a…
Unmasking AI: How an author exposed the bias of the tech that runs our lives
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. In a riveting interview with artificial intelligence expert Joy Buolamwini, tech columnist Brian Merchant…
Lisa Marie Presley bashed ‘Priscilla’ in emails to Coppola
Critics are raving about Sofia Coppola’s latest film, “Priscilla,” based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir, which documented her relationship with Elvis Presley. One person who…