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“The Ocean at the End of the Lane”: Neil Gaiman returns

In his first adult novel in eight years, the master of modern fantasy tells the story of a lonely, bookish boy

Laura Miller Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 9:15 PM UTC 36
Entertainment Books, What to Read

Colum McCann spins out

The leaden "Transatlantic" suggests he's exhausted the themes that made "Let the Great World Spin" so readable

James Santel, LA Review of Books Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Life LA Review of Books, Books, Novels

The theme song of the radical right

How "Battle Hymn of the Republic" -- Reagan's favorite song -- became the background music of the modern GOP

John Stauffer and Benjamin Soskis Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 35
Media Music, American History

Joseph Ellis: 1776, the summer America was born

Pulitzer Prize-winner Joseph Ellis on Washington, Adams and the months when soldiers and statesmen forged America

Joseph J. Ellis Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 1:59 PM UTC 15
Politics Revolutionary War

Lynda Obst: Hollywood’s completely broken

When you stopped buying DVDs and started streaming on Netflix, Hollywood's economics changed. So did the movies

Lynda Obst Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 188
Technology Books, Movies, Editor's Picks

How we do it: Maybe monogamy isn’t natural!

From incest to sperm competition and polyamory, anatomy -- not social arrangements -- explain how a species mates

Robert Martin Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 44
Life Editor's Pick, Reproduction

Colum McCann: Fiction helps us keep faith in humanity

The author discusses the thin line between history and fiction, and how Frederick Douglass anticipated Obama

James Santel, LA Review of Books Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Life LA Review of Books, Books, Novels

Jonathan Franzen to Frank Bruni: “Strong numbers” of women write books

The novelist wrote an abrupt letter to the Times saying that sexism is worse in theater than it is in publishing

Prachi Gupta Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 14
Media Jonathan Franzen, frank bruni

From Fox News to Rush: Secrets of the right’s lie machine

Conservative media plays by its rules, and bends truth to back whatever argument they’ve decided to make that day

John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 2:45 PM UTC 255
Entertainment Books, Media Criticism, Fox News

Al Jazeera: The most-feared news network

Al Jazeera is well-funded and doesn't need to make money. But its prospects, here and in Middle East, are uncertain

Shibley Telhami Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 10:00 AM UTC
Technology Books, Editor's Picks, Al Jazeera

Russians who raised the dead

In the years before World War II, Russian scientists attempted to revive fish and dog heads, and even a human being

Frank Swain Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 22
Entertainment zombies, Russia

“We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves”: Growing up primate

Karen Joy Fowler's funny, powerful novel of human-animal relations finds its ideal audiobook narrator

Laura Miller Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, The Listener, Audiobooks

How werewolf erotica found its way to prison

A hardened prisoner was comfortable enough reading werewolf romances that he sued for the right -- and won

Laura Miller Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Books, Readers and Reading

Memoirist Marie Calloway: “I don’t like the privileging of other topics over sex”

How a 23-year-old author shattered taboos surrounding sexuality in print -- and freaked out the critics

Daniel D'Addario Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:29 PM UTC 43
Life marie calloway, Books, Memoirs

Must-see morning clip: Daniel Bergner explains what women want on “Colbert”

The "What Do Women Want?" author argues that contrary to popular wisdom, women are more promiscuous than men VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 1:18 PM UTC
Life Video, Daniel Bergner

“One and Only” author: “It’s like I’m suggesting that people should have aborted their own children”

Author Lauren Sandler discusses the blowback she's gotten for suggesting that only children might be just fine

Teddy Wayne Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 1:57 PM UTC 16
Life one and only, lauren sandler

Today in silly book reviews: Let’s all fight about Alice Munro

The veteran writer's now enough of an institution to inspire takedowns. She doesn't deserve them

Kyle Minor Monday, Jun 10, 2013 8:15 PM UTC 18
Entertainment Alice Munro, Books, Fiction

“Queen of the Air”: Love and death in the big top

The extravagant true story of the Brad and Angelina of the circus, their great romance and secret sufferings

Laura Miller Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Hollywood “Crack-Up”

While the "Gatsby" author was wary of Hollywood glitz and glamour, he wrote some of his most enduring fiction there

Jillian Goodman, LA Review of Books Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Life LA Review of Books, Books

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Is there a "liberal bias" in academia?

“The Ocean at the End of the Lane”: Neil Gaiman returns

Colum McCann spins out

The theme song of the radical right

Joseph Ellis: 1776, the summer America was born

Lynda Obst: Hollywood’s completely broken

How we do it: Maybe monogamy isn’t natural!

Colum McCann: Fiction helps us keep faith in humanity

Jonathan Franzen to Frank Bruni: “Strong numbers” of women write books

From Fox News to Rush: Secrets of the right’s lie machine

Al Jazeera: The most-feared news network

Russians who raised the dead

“We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves”: Growing up primate

How werewolf erotica found its way to prison

Memoirist Marie Calloway: “I don’t like the privileging of other topics over sex”

Must-see morning clip: Daniel Bergner explains what women want on “Colbert”

“One and Only” author: “It’s like I’m suggesting that people should have aborted their own children”

Today in silly book reviews: Let’s all fight about Alice Munro

“Queen of the Air”: Love and death in the big top

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Hollywood “Crack-Up”

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