Books

Best-Selling Author Laura Gassner Otting shares tips with California Live’s Danielle Nottingham on how to cope with the feelings of anxiety that often comes along with success.

Amanda Gorman spoke out Tuesday after access to the poem she recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration was restricted at a school in Miami-Dade.

It’s known as America’s oldest bookstore and California Live’s Laila Muhammad takes us inside. Meet the mother-daughter duo keeping this magical children’s bookstore thriving.

Our local indie just gets us; honor your favorite shop on April 29 and maybe find a deal or two, too.

The WNBA All-Star says she will share details about the “unfathomable period” in her life, when she was arrested in Russia last year on drug-related charges.

A bevy of literary luminaries will appear at the weekend-long celebration; panels, performances, and book-browsing are also on the roster.

Rare treasures from booksellers around the globe can be uncovered here! Jessica Vilchis takes you inside the world-renowned California book fair. Check out the collection being sold for $450,000!

Thinking of taking (and sharing) a few snaps of your favorite books? There’s a special occasion for that.

Matthew Perry shared how much he spent trying to get sober amid his addiction battle, which resulted in multiple visits to rehab facilities and stomach surgeries.

Kelly Ripa has gotten vulnerable in her new book “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories,” in which she unveiled details about her relationship with former co-host Regis Philbin.

A new book describes complaints by then-President Donald Trump about American military leaders, and his aversion to having injured soldiers in a parade.

The fireproof book is a joint project that includes author Margaret Atwood, who in a video demonstrated its effectiveness. Here’s how and why the book was made.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has returned in person to the USC campus Saturday for a two-day event that promises to attract tens of thousands of people perusing the latest works and hearing directly from authors, celebrities and literary experts.

Every year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks and records the most banned and challenged books in the U.S. Here’s the top 10 most banned books for 2021.

Thousands of children joined the LAX aviation-themed virtual “Read Across America Day” event where different airport employees read books.

Brandon Sanderson asked folks on Kickstarter for $1 million to self-publish four novels he wrote during the pandemic. They funded him in 35 minutes.

Sketches by Dr. Seuss that have never been published will see the light of day in a series of books being written and illustrated by a diverse group of up-and-coming authors and artists

Book banning is far from a new phenomenon, but incidents have been on the rise across the country the past two years. As Nora Pelizzari of the National Coalition Against Censorship points out, “Everybody is guilty at some point of trying to control the information that other people have access to.”

In a 4-3 vote, the Wentzville School board voted to pull Toni Morrison’s first book, “The Bluest Eye” from every district school’s library.