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The Bricks That Built the Houses

Kate Tempest, Neelanjana Banerjee

The Bricks That Built the Houses explores a cross-section of contemporary urban life with a powerful moral microscope, giving us…

Revolution 2.0:
The Power of the People is Greater Than the People in Power

Wael Ghonim, Reza Aslan

Wael Ghonim was a little-known 30-year-old Google exec when he launched a Facebook campaign to protest the death of an…

Two Novelists on Memory, Identity, and Place

Percival Everett, Steve Erickson

From a hippie commune in Denver to a city in Ethiopia, these two acclaimed Los Angeles novelists go to great…

From Exile to Home:
Los Angeles Literary Life 1945 to 1980

Lawrence Weschler, David L. Ulin

In the years since World War II, the literature of Los Angeles, like much about the city, has shifted, becoming…

Searching to See:
Experiences from the Outside World

Geoff Dyer, Jonathan Lethem

From the Watts Towers in Los Angeles to the Forbidden City in Beijing, Geoff Dyer’s newest collection of essays explores…

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

William Finnegan, David Rensin

Join Finnegan in his return to the Pacific coast for a discussion of his revelatory pursuit of the perfect wave.

Two Walkers, Two Writers, Two Cities

Vivian Gornick, David L. Ulin, Louise Steinman

In this dialogue, Vivian Gornick and David L. Ulin investigate the role of the city as both literary and psychic…

An Evening with Eddie Huang

Eddie Huang, Constance Wu

Constance Wu interviews Eddie Huang about family, food, and broken hearts, and his latest memoir, DOUBLE CUP LOVE.

The Latter Days

Michelle Huneven, Judith Freeman

How does one become a writer? For acclaimed novelist Judith Freeman— born the sixth child of eight in a devout…

Homegoing: A Novel

Yaa Gyasi

Hailed as “an inspiration” by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel, Homegoing, traces 300 years of history and family…