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In his new book, James Suzman writes about the Bushmen hunter-gatherers and what they have taught him about how the modern world lives.

After “La La Land” almost won the Oscar for Best Picture, many proclaimed the Hollywood movie musical was making a comeback.

Authors bring the thrills with a pair of whodunits, plus the story of a girl with short-term memory issues and the tale of a 1940s town with secrets.        

At the L. A. Times Festival of Books in April, Michael Connelly said of his iconic LAPD homicide detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch, “I didn't freeze Harry in time, because it's better storytelling not to. As long as he can keep his health and his knees are good, he can close cases.” Nonetheless,

With nail-bitingly up-close photos and illuminating facts, "Shark" is the perfect literary companion to Shark Week.

Gabe Habash’s debut, “Stephen Florida,” tracks the title character’s drive to succeed as a college wrestler.

Famous for her cosmetic enhancements and as a muse for the photographer David LaChapelle, the rhinestone-clad party hostess puts out a photo-filled memoir.

In a disturbing new memoir, an unidentified writer tells the story of being raped by her father, starting when she was 3.

Sherman Alexie, the author whose recent memoir "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" chronicles his stormy relationship with his late mother, is canceling much of his book tour, citing a struggle with depression. Alexie will make appearances this week in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Menlo Park

“The Changeling,” by Victor LaValle, is a dark fairy tale of a father’s frantic quest through New York City.

Monsters haunted me at night when I was a child. They hid in the closet, under the bed, and ran about the room. I’d hide my head under the covers to keep them from finding me. At age 4, however, a book read to me by my father, gave me the courage to take the blanket from my head.

Michael Wallis recounts the ill-fated journey of the westward pioneers.

Princeton scientists coated a piece of glass with a laminate that will turn the panel dark blue on command.

Matthew Klam’s debut novel, “Who Is Rich?,” tells the tale of a conflicted adulterer.

A. F. Harrold’s “The Song From Somewhere Else” and James Nicol’s “The Apprentice Witch” play with world-building for middle-grade readers.

In these frisky new picture books, complex play with language sparks curiosity.