Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association's reader committee as the top horror book of 2017,...
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Interview With an Author: T.J. Martinson
T.J. Martinson grew up just outside Chicago. He received his MA in literary studies from Eastern Illinois University and is currently working toward a Ph.D. at Indiana University Bloomington.
Los Latinos de Star Wars
¿Eres un fan de Star Wars? ¿Conoces a la mayoría de los personajes y a los actores que los interpretaron?
*Comienzan los ruidos de espadas láser*
BTS is the Best! / BTS가 최고다!
Probably everyone has heard of this Korean boy band called BTS by now. They are a 7-member Korean idol group called 방탄소년단 (Bangtan Sonyondan), which translates as Bulletproof Boy Scouts.
Interview With an Author: Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is a prolific journalist and writer for television and the author of both young adult and adult literature. He has been commissioned by the Doyle and Fleming estates to write new adventures for both Sherlock Holmes and James Bond.
Crime Scene Los Angeles: Made-in-L.A. Authors Will Give You Chills
Los Angeles has no shortage of notorious crimes, nor of great writers. When true accounts of the former are penned by the latter, the results are some fascinating reads.
We (GoT) Game of Thrones at the Library!
Winter is...going going gone!
Interview With an Author: Kim Michelle Richardson
Kim Michele Richardson is a resident of Kentucky, where she has worked with Habitat for Humanity building houses and where she is an advocate for the prevention of child abuse, partnering with the U.S. Navy for the prevention of domestic violence.
It’s Cool, It’s Hot, It Swings, It Slides … It’s Jazz - and it’s in L.A.
Photo Friends, Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Whether you want it hot or cool, swingin’ or slow, Dixieland or experimental, there’s jazz to fit your mood, mellow you out, pick you up. Jazz was born in New Orleans—the only place in the U.S. in the 1800s where slaves were allowed to own drums.
Interview With an Author: Yangsze Choo
Yangsze Choo is a fourth-generation Malaysian of Chinese descent.
All About Eva: Los Angeles Hosts the American Debut of the Musical, Evita
Los Angeles is a city whose theater scene is typically overlooked, yet every now and then we are host to a production that is monumental.