Emily C. Hughes (she/her) wants to scare you. Formerly the editor of Unbound Worlds and TorNightfire.com, she writes about horror and curates a list of the year's new scary books. You can find her writing elsewhere in the...
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Angels Flight: Welcome Back, Olivet and Sinai
Welcome back, Olivet and Sinai.
Is California an Island?
California has been a land of hopes and dreams, opportunities and endless possibilities, and a place with allusions to glamour and danger. It is a state where fact and myth often overlap.
Romancing the Book: Romance Novels
Romance is in the air, and on the page and the tablet and the smart phone. August is Read-a-Romance Month, and it’s a great time to settle into an air-conditioned library (or on a bright, sunny beach or really anywhere) with a fabulously satisfying romance. You won’t be alone.
Interview With an Author: Tal M. Klein
Tal M. Klein was born in Israel, grew up in New York, and currently lives in Detroit with his wife and two daughters.
There Will Be Darkness: The Great American Eclipse
Here in Los Angeles, we’re known for the sun. We get a lot of it. It’s long been a selling point for people moving to the region.
A Quiet Evening With a Quick Death — The Demise of Bugsy Siegel
Photo Friends, Friday, July 21, 2017
On June 20, 1947, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, the East Coast mobster who had relocated to and prospered in Los Angeles and was now intent on building up Las Vegas, sat in his girlfriend’s living room in Beverly Hills.
Interview With an Author: Theodora Goss
Theodora Goss is a World Fantasy Award–winning author of short stories, poetry and essays.
Go Forth and Celebrate the Fourth!
Photo Friends, Friday, June 30, 2017
The Fourth of July is a time when Americans remember their history, look toward the future, and celebrate the present.
Julie d'Aubigny: La Maupin and Early French Opera
LGBT Pride Month gives us an opportunity to discover a fascinating character from the early days of French opera.
A Young Immigrant's Story
I am a refugee, an immigrant, an American. I came to the United States as a young girl, and grew up in Los Angeles. My maternal grandparents were born in Cuba and were descendants of immigrants from Spain, who moved to Cuba to make a better life for themselves.