D.J. Waldie is a historian of Los Angeles, a memoirist, and a translator. He is the author of Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir (1995),...
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Interview With an Author: Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
Amanda Foody is the author of YA novels Daughter of the Burning City and The Shadow Game
Laurie and Cesar: Making Remote Learning Work
Despite the enormous challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Adult Literacy Services at the Los Angeles Public Library never stopped working.
Interview With an Author: Roshani Chokshi
Roshani Chokshi is the author of commercial and critically acclaimed books for middle grade and young adult readers that draw on world mythology and folklore.
Interview With an Author: Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner is an actor, comedian, and singer best known for playing the android Lieutenant Commander Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987-1994.
No Prior Art: In Conversation With a Patents Librarian
Guest Blogger, Tuesday, November 9, 2021
As part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time series, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles & L.A. Public Library are developing a new project, titled No Prior Art, to open in 2024.
Interview With an Author: TJ Klune
TJ Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of
Interview With an Author: Mallory O’Meara
Mallory O’Meara is the award-winning and bestselling writer of The Lady from the Black Lagoon. Every week, she co-hosts the literary podcast Reading Glasses.
Interview With Zine Maker - Rachel Howe
Rachel Howe is an artist and healer, who created her multidimensional brand Small Spells in 2013, after graduating from Parsons School of Design and working in the art world in New York for over a decade.
Interview With an Author: Ellen Datlow
Ellen Datlow is one of horror’s quintessential, bestselling, and most acclaimed editors.
Amazing Underground Horror Films You Can Stream on Kanopy
Twilight creeps into the afternoon, and the autumn nights grow dark and gloomy. Dead leaves rustle, weird things lurk in the shadows… Halloween is on the way!