Molly Ringwald signing books at the 2013 LA Times Festival of Books

Semple and Ringwald had a lively conversation about all things literary. 

Lucy Dahl Target Children's Stage LA Times Festival of Books 2013

Chocolate, inventions and a gypsy caravan playhouse were all part of Dahl's childhood. 

Will it be LACMA or USC? Or will MOCA save itself?

The freshwater marsh of the Ballona Wetlands

The Annenberg Foundation provides controversial option for the wetlands.

No 710 on Avenue 64

We focus on one community around Ave. 64 at the edge of L.A. and Pasadena and their fight against 710 expansion. 

All hail your rock legends on film and screen in this exhibit's L.A. opening. 

Our book editor's must-reads of the week promise to keep you thinking and laughing.

Celebrate science and invention by picking up one of these acclaimed biographies.

Humor, magic, and eccentricity can be found in this week's must-reads.

Our book editor spotlights the three must-reads of the week.

Day Two was a colorful and quieter affair, but still entertaining for book-lovers. Check out the photos!

(From the LA Times website)

Same festival, new location. Bookworms, get ready.

Available from Author House Publishers (photo credit Kristin Yinger)

Bilott's poems explore these basic emotions in touching ways.

Kim Kardashian (Creative Commons)

Everyone seems upset over Turkish Cosmo's use of Kim Kardashian's photo on their April cover, just weeks before the Armenian holiday to commemorate the genocide they suffered by the Turks. 

Band's first album in 11 years features new material, but not the great return listeners might have hoped for.

Rachel Shukert's memoir is no average travel read.

Kreppel's photography urges everyone "to see the art in the everyday."

The songwriter brings the psychedelic "Space City Kicks."

Final week to see the multi-artist, multimedia show in Torrance.