Jennifer O'Callaghan is a freelance writer and journalist. She has worked as a reporter for Metro News, The Sundance Channel, Shaw TV, and CKUA radio in news, entertainment, and lifestyle beats. She has also appeared as a red-carpet reporter for the web entertainment site MyBroadway.com , and as host on Paradetown USA on NYC-TV. She has interviewed...
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Interview With an Author: John Scalzi
John Scalzi is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning speculative fiction author whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Plagues in Fiction: A Lesson in Hope
In a world of 24-hour news cycles and constant social media updates, it can seem impossible to escape our current stressful reality. So voluntarily choosing to read even more about world-ending plagues and their effects on the human psyche may feel a bit morbid or sadistic.
Sayonara, Tanka Tuesday! Here Is the Last Batch of Tanka Poems About Your Favorite Food
Here they are—the last few tankas written by Los Angeles Public Library staffers in celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month. It’s not too late to join in the fun by posting your own poem to Instagram.
Happy Haiku Friday! Here’s Another Batch of Poems About Your Favorite Food
As we head into Memorial Day Weekend and the feasting that often involves, consider this latest group of poems as your appetizer.
Interview With an Author: Marie Benedict
Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years’ experience as a litigator at two of the country’s premier law firms and for Fortune 500 companies. She is a LibraryReads Hall of Fame Recipient and a New York Times bestselling author.
¿Qué leer en esta cuarentena?
Mientras estás en casa durante la cuarentena, los días pasan, la incertidumbre crece, los pagos se acercan, la sensibilidad aumenta y la distancia social nos afecta ya sea porque extrañamos a nuestros seres queridos o porque queremos salir de casa.
Films From the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema
Among the many outstanding films available to patrons on Kanopy are several classics from the golden age of Japanese cinema, the 1950s.
Chinese E-magazines Provided by HyRead / 中文電子雜誌
The Los Angeles Public Library has launched the Chinese e-magazine platform through Taiwan’s ebook and e-magazine provider HyRead.
Hey Everybody, It’s Tanka Tuesday! Here Is a Brand-new Batch of Poems About Your Favorite Food
As part of our celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Los Angeles Public Library staffers were challenged to write a haiku or tanka poem about their favorite food. We unveiled the first group of haikus last Friday, and now it’s tanka time!
Music and the Words That Inspired It: Compare These Operas With Their Literary Sources
Many of the world’s great operas have been adapted from or inspired by, classic and popular works of fiction, poetry, and drama. In some cases, an opera’s librettist follows the source material’s plot closely, while other adapters take considerable liberties with the story as originally written.