Stories related to Festival of Books 2008:
A story’s teller is as important as her words
This weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a more lasting imprint was burned into my skin than the mere rays of the sun.
Festival of Books 2008 Slideshow
Festival of Books
They say what goes up must come down, but unlike the publishing industry, the Festival of Books’ decline is nowhere in sight.
New authors test festival’s offerings
For most emerging writers, it takes more than a good book, a tiny back-cover biography and a grinning mug shot to break out of anonymity.
Bookmark it
The Arts & Entertainment staff decided to sit down and plot out some of the highlights for this year's festival. Their picks cover panels, performances, readings and even individual booths to visit. Each recommendation corresponds to a location on the enlargeable map on the left. Match number to number, then find your way to some of the 13th festival's highlights.
The shelves are emptying, but the memories remain
Festivalgoers and book lovers will feel the loss when independent Dutton’s Books closes after 24 years
Every year, vendors at the Festival of Books empty their shelves at the end of the weekend to return unsold inventory to their stores.
Far less often, a vendor works to clear his shelves for good.
Alumnus returning for literary celebration
Clancy Sigal comments on working for The Bruin, his history with writing
01:00 a.m., April 24, 2008
Writers from all over the world will be swarming the UCLA campus this weekend. Mixed among these literary expatriates rests a UCLA native.
Story of his life: ESPN’s Mayne commentates on sports, fatherhood
In a phone interview from a Hartford-area Little League field last week, ESPN personality Kenny Mayne spoke about his new book “An Incomplete & Inaccurate History of Sport,” in his well-known, deadpan tone of voice.
Orchestrating Translation
Culturally diverse lineup of bands to provide music for the L.A. Times Festival of Books
Inky fingers, musty tomes and Prius-driving NPR listeners may very well be intimately associated with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Q & A with Alex Ross
The New Yorker’s classical music critic focuses on 20th century in his first book
Alex Ross is the classical music critic of The New Yorker.
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