https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books Books en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:32 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-18/atavists-book-review-lydia-millet In 'Atavists,' Lydia Millet's latest collection of short stories, Southern California denizens grapple with an endangered globe and base social media impulses. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:32 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-18/atavists-book-review-lydia-millet https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-17/golden-hour-book-review-matthew-specktor Matthew Specktor grew up around celebrities during an era of bold filmmaking — only to see safe franchises dominate and studio movies lose their intimate strangeness Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:43 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-17/golden-hour-book-review-matthew-specktor https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-16/the-weeks-bestselling-books-april-20 The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 20, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:00:19 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-16/the-weeks-bestselling-books-april-20 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/1996-infinite-jest-oprahs-book-club-festival-of-books-2025 The year the L.A. Times Festival of Books debuted was also a landmark year in American letters, shaping literary culture in ways that remain with us nearly three decades on. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:47 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/1996-infinite-jest-oprahs-book-club-festival-of-books-2025 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/newsletter/2025-04-19/book-club-festival-of-books-panels-book-club From Amanda Gorman to Stacey Abrams, the L.A. Times Festival of Books promises to be the greatest gathering of book lovers this year. Ahead of the fest, we look at the buzziest talks and author appearances. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:00:55 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/newsletter/2025-04-19/book-club-festival-of-books-panels-book-club https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/festival-of-books-2025-landing-page Ahead of the festival's 30th edition, we look back on the books, authors, genres and organizations that have defined the last 30 years in literature. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:46 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/festival-of-books-2025-landing-page https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/fact-checker-book-review-austin-kelley Set in the recent past, Austin Kelley's debut novel centers on a magazine underling who becomes entranced with a Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:06 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/fact-checker-book-review-austin-kelley https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/ya-literature-young-adult-festival-of-books-2025 Author Charlie Jane Anders reflects on reading and writing young adult literature in an era of explosive popularity that may now be coming to an end. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:28 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/ya-literature-young-adult-festival-of-books-2025 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/caroline-darian-gisele-pelicot-dominique-pelicot-daughter-book-family-trauma When Caroline Darian learned what her father Dominique Pelicot had done, to her and her mother, one part of her life ended. In her first memoir, she describes her trauma and her determination to fight. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/caroline-darian-gisele-pelicot-dominique-pelicot-daughter-book-family-trauma https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/cave-canem-festival-of-books-2025 Founded in 1996 by a pair of Black poets who felt isolated in predominantly white literary spaces, Cave Canem has become one of the most influential literary organizations in the U.S. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:06 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/cave-canem-festival-of-books-2025 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-nonfiction-books-of-the-last-30-years To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best nonfiction books since the festival was inaugurated. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-nonfiction-books-of-the-last-30-years