Look Up These Kirkus Starred Books
Oct 22, 2013
Since 1933 the Kirkus Review has helped readers wade through the ever-expanding tide of new releases with that necessary critical look at books before they’re hot off the press. Three […]
Moby Dick and SoCal Culture: A New Film at the Broad
Oct 04, 2013
From the ArcLight Cinemas to the mural-covered overpasses, from the farmers markets to the secret staircases, Los Angeles is a city alive with storytelling. While this city where the land […]
Katherine Boo Takes Us Deeper into the “Beautiful Forevers”
Oct 03, 2013
Last year, Katherine Boo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, picked up the National Book Award for Nonfiction for her first book, Behind the Beautiful […]
Bookmark This! #14
Oct 01, 2013
The Santa Ana winds have begun to blow again, and with them has come the start of autumn. As you enjoy the warm breezes, the harvest of apples and pumpkins, […]
Playin’ It Cool: MK Asante and Jeff Chang
Sep 09, 2013
In advance of ALOUD’s fall season kick-off this Tuesday, we caught up with award-winning filmmaker, hip hop artist and author MK Asante (Buck) and award-winning author Jeff Chang (Can’t Stop […]
Bookmark This! #13
Aug 23, 2013
Bookmark This is one year old! In its first year, this recommended reading series has shared an eclectic mix of 60 book suggestions from 58 contributors – all for your […]
[ALOUD] Fall Programs Now Online!
Aug 16, 2013
Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A. Scott Berg; Booker Award-winning novelist Margaret Atwood; National Book Award-winner Katherine Boo; Renegade L.A. chef Roy Choi; Local art philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad; South […]
What Ever Happened to Moby Dick?
Aug 15, 2013
This fall, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library invite readers across the city to take a look at Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece, Moby Dick, […]
Summer Reads at the Los Angeles Public Library
Jul 31, 2013
It’s nearing the end of July, and if you are feeling that summer has almost passed you by, there’s never a better way to slow down than with a great […]
Bookmark This! #12
Jul 26, 2013
In the heat of the summer, we’ve got some reading recommendations that really sizzle! From books of poetry to French colonial Vietnam to Buddhist wisdom to inspirational letters, I hope […]