Rob Costello (he/him) writes contemporary and speculative fiction with a queer bent for and about young people. He’s the author of the forthcoming short story collection The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times. His stories have appeared in The Dark, The NoSleep Podcast...
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Interview With an Author: Liz Hyder
Liz Hyder is a writer, creative workshop leader, and freelance arts PR consultant. She is the winner of The Bridge Award/Moniack Mhor's Emerging Writer Award.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.
Graphic: Part IV: Albert Porter, Charles Lapworth and Elbridge Rand Years
This is part four of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine The Graphic.
Interview With an Author: Johnny Compton
Johnny Compton’s (he/him) short stories have appeared in Pseudopod, Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast and many other markets.
Graphic: Part III: Graphic Designers
This is part three of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine The Graphic.
The Library Remembers Richard J. Riordan
Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993-2001, for whom the rebuilt Central Library is named, passed away at his home in Brentwood on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the age of 92.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Celebrates a Century in Publishing
From the deepest jungles of Africa to the lost cities of Mars, from the Earth’s Core to the farthest stars in outer space, author Edgar Rice Burroughs weaved fantastic tales of heroism and adventure.
Interview With an Author: KJ Charles
KJ Charles spent twenty years as an editor in British publishing before fleeing the scene to become a full-time historical romance novelist.
Art in the Library: Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library
The Jefferson Branch Library originally opened as a deposit station between 1912 to 1913 in the Soffel Drug Store at 2100 West Jefferson Street.
Graphic: Part II: A Lifestyle Magazine for Los Angeles
This is part two of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine The Graphic.