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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

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Kaya Press: A Welcome Change At The Festival Of Books

Comments (0) | Arts+Culture, Asian diaspora, Books, books, Creativity, diversity, edgy, Festival of Books, fiction, independent publisher, independent publishing, indie, kaya press, L.A. Times Festival of Books, la times festival of books, literature, non-fiction, poetry, Publishing, writing

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Jay Kihiu
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Kaya Press offered hands-on activities and warm fuzzy literary feelings at the Festival of Books this weekend.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

10 In 10 Words: The Greatest, Shortest Quotes In Literature

Comments (0) | Arts+Culture, famous quotes, literature, quotes, short quotes, writers

Photo by Philip Austin (Flickr, Creative Commons). Modified image by Gigi Gastevich.

Ryan David McRee
Staff Reporter

These quotes can change your life - in ten words or less.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

‘Silence Is Never An Option’: The Uncomfortable Space Between Holocaust Fictionalization And Remembrance

Comments (0) | German, Holocaust, Holocaust fiction, Holocaust fictionalization, Holocaust novel, Holocaust survivor, holocaust survivors, Jew, jewish, Jewishness, Life is Beautiful, literature, March of the Living, Olga Burkhardt, Paula Lebovics, Religion, Schindler’s List, Shoah Foundation, Steven Spielberg, The Zone of Interest, USC, USC Shoah Foundation, World War II

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

“I didn’t have a chance to grow up."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Visual Poetry Collection 'Kern' Meshes Literature And Art

Comments (0) | Art, Books, books, Concrete Poetry, culture, Derek Beaulieu, Kern, l.a., Les Figuges, literature, Los Angeles, poetry, Visual Poetry

'Kern' is a collection of concrete poetry

Olivia Niland
Staff Reporter

A book of poems without words can (surprisingly) say a lot of things.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Societal Pressure Existed Before Facebook? 'The Importance Of Being Earnest' At A Noise Within

Comments (0) | A Noise Within, Adam Haas HUnter, Alberto Isaac, Apollo Dukakis, Carolyn Ratteray, Christopher Salazar, classic literature, Jean Gilpin, literature, Los Angeles, Marisa Douchowny, marriage, Michael Michetti, Oscar, Oscar Wilde, Pasadena, satire, The Importance of Being Earnest, Theater, Theater and Dance, Theatre, vicotorian era, victorian drama, WIlde

Marisa Douchowny and Carolyn Ratteray. Photo by Craig Schwartz

Francesca Calvo
Contributor

Do you think people are way too 'fake' these days?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

A Guide To Literary Los Angeles

Comments (0) | Aldous Huxley, Bertolt Brecht’s Home, Black Sparrow Press, Books, cemetery, Charles Bukowski, City of Angels, Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Glendale Galleria, hollywood, Iowa City, John Martin, John O’Hara, John Steinbeck, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, l.a., literary, literature, Los Angeles, Max Brand, Musso and Frank Grill, orson welles, Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Raymond Chandler, Santa Anita Park, Sheilah Graham’s Apartment, Stanley Rose Bookshop, T.S. Elliot, Terminal Annex in Downtown, The Ambassador Hotel, Thomas Pynchon, U.S. Post Office, Uptown Theater, Vedanta Temple, William Faulker, William Sorayan

ShuWen Zhang
Staff Reporter

It's now just San Francisco and New York that have welcomes literary greatness. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Junot Díaz Uncensored

Comments (1) | Books, books, fiction, Independent bookstores, Junot Díaz, literature, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, skylight books, This is How You Lose Her

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Eliza Moley
Staff Reporter

Junot Díaz is as wise and explicit in person as he is in his literary works. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Dead At 87

Comments (0) | colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, International, latin american literature, literature, Obituary

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

The famed author helped introduce Latin American literature to the masses.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Common Problem With Common Core

Comments (1) | 45 states, California, classic literature, college, college preparedness, Commentaries, common core, Common Core curriculum, curriculum, educational standards, literature, reading, reading emphasis, reading list, standardized education

Sara Newman
Senior News Editor

Common Core's college-ready emphasis may be hurting students. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

L.A. Festival of Books: Reaching Readers, Reaching Writers

Comments (5) | 2014 festival of books, Arts+Culture, David Kipen, Festival of Books, goodreads, Libros Schmibros, literary fiction, literature, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, los angeles times festival of books 2014, Michelle Meyering, Patrick Brown, the rattling wall, writing

L to R: Chris Daley, Patrick Brown, Michelle Meyering and David Kipen. Photo by Angie Fiedler Sutton

Angie Fiedler Sutton
Contributor

Finding new readers and new writers is more complicated than ever before. 

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