Books

Jim O’Heir wrote ‘Welcome to Pawnee’ as a tribute to ‘Parks and Recreation,’ the show that transformed his career. The old gang helped out

Chloe Bennet, who co-stars in Hulu’s ‘Interior Chinatown,’ discusses how her identity was central to her role in Charles Yu’s new series that’s based on his book of the same name.

‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’ bears Murakami’s hallmarks, including references to jazz and the Beatles. It also joins other new works in contending with catastrophe.

Medicare and Social Security represent successes in facing the realities of aging, but their imperfections also show how much more could be done.

FX’s adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestselling book focuses on the Price sisters and raises questions about how a bitterly divided country can move on from the past.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

“Orbital,” by Samantha Harvey, won the 2024 Booker Prize on Tuesday. The book follows a day in the life of six astronauts.

Lili Anolik turns a cache of letters between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz into a book about the unlikely friendship between two seminal L.A. writers before they went their separate ways.

Actor Keke Palmer, of ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ and ‘Nope’ fame, used to let other people control her story. No longer, as she explains in her new memoir ‘Master of Me.’

Rob Sheffield’s new book, ‘Heartbreak Is the National Anthem,’ looks at Taylor Swift’s impact on the music industry.

Taking inspiration from family tradition, Luis Jaramillo’s new novel, ‘The Witches of El Paso,’ tells the story of two women trying to escape challenging realities.

Growing up in Wales, Luke Evans never expected to become an action star. He wrote a memoir to show how he overcame personal struggles — and inspire others.