Joe R. Lansdale is the internationally bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including the popular, long-running Hap and Leonard novels. Many of his cult classics have been adapted for…
Cindy Montenegro is not only the author of My Mind is a Mountain/Mi mente es una montaña but is also a dedicated mental health therapist. Her creative vision draws inspiration from cherished…
For a look at Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s, the Carol Westwood collection is an indispensable resource. Christina Rice, Senior Librarian of the Photo Collection, pulls a few highlights in this video…
My name is Nysha Prasad, and I am a sophomore at Taft Charter High School. Since last year, I have been volunteering at the Woodland Hills Library. There's something truly magical about the world of…
Josh Rountree has published more than sixty stories in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies, including Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Realms of Fantasy, The Deadlands, Bourbon Penn, PseudoPod…
Next year, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the L.A. Public Library will unveil a new project titled No Prior Art. This exhibition and programming series is part of the Getty Foundation's…
Chuck Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now splits…
Music legends don’t start out that way. First, they are children with a love for music and the motivation to learn, even if they face seemingly impossible odds along the way. Below are seven…
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't…
Milena Michiko Flašar was born in 1980, the daughter of a Japanese mother and an Austrian father. Her 2012 novel, I Called Him Necktie, was a bestseller in Austria, won both the Alpha Literary Prize…
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Cassandra Khaw is the USA Today bestseller of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, and an award-winning game writer, award-nominated author, and former scriptwriter for Ubisoft Montreal. Their work can be…
If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! The part-time swashbuckling archeologist is back for one last ride. The latest film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which takes place at the…
Si la aventura tiene un nombre, ¡debe ser Indiana Jones! El arqueólogo valiente, profesor de tiempo parcial, regresa para un último viaje. La nueva, y al parecer la última, película Indiana Jones y el…
In the hottest part of the summer in Japan, there is an old tradition of gathering a group of people into a large hall to share ghost stories. A hundred candles or lanterns light the hall, and a flame…
Boasting one of pop’s most beloved voices, Susanna Hoffs graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Art. In 1981 she co-founded The Bangles, with whom she recorded and released a string of chart…
Christopher Huang grew up in Singapore, an only child in a family tree that expands dramatically sideways at his parents' generation. He moved to Canada after his National Service, studied…
While most people will experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives and recover over time, some will develop a condition called post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). PTSD is a group of…
La mayoría de las personas experimentarán un evento traumático en algún momento de sus vidas y se recuperarán con el tiempo, pero algunas desarrollarán una afección llamada trastorno de estrés…
Rose Wilding is a crime writer from the north of England. She studied at the University of Manchester, the University of Sunderland, and Towson University. When not murdering fictional people, she can…
Audiobooks allow you to enjoy your favorite books easily: while you clean, during a workout, or while cooking dinner. Listening to an audiobook is also a great way to pass the time on the road. It is…
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't…
Alien invaders, genetically engineered humans with extended lifespans, and a Messiah from Mars, these a just a few of the characters readers will encounter when exploring the worlds of Robert A…
