Books
From Prison to Major Museums and His First Book, Mr. Wash Is Now Building a Community Art Center
Mr. Wash will celebrate the release of his book, “Artists In Space,” with a launch and artist conversation at his studio in Compton on March 7.
The 25 Best L.A.-Centric Books Of 2025
While a book cannot stop evil forces, it can educate us, warn us, and prepare us for what’s coming. The books listed here not only meditate on current events like the Los Angeles wildfires, late stage capitalism, and rising xenophobia, they also reflect our vibrant local literary culture.
This New Book on the Rise of Asian America Is Much More Than Just a Bruce Lee Biography
Bruce Lee shifted the U.S. zeitgeist, and author Jeff Chang maps out "how Kung Fu became American" in his newest book.
We Don’t Need to Imagine Octavia Butler’s Post-Apocalyptic L.A. It’s Already Here.
Twenty years after the publication of her final novel, author Octavia E. Butler’s fictionalized version of Los Angeles rings especially true.
L.A.’s Greatest Detective Is Back To Navigate a City in Turmoil and Speak for the Voiceless
Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins series, continues his love letter to L.A. in "Gray Dawn," as his familiar P.I. protagonist tries to make sense of the city's crimes. “Easy, and his friends exist to testify about a volatile time in Black, and therefore American, history," Mosley states in this installment's author note.
The Rarest and Weirdest Finds at ‘Rare Books L.A.’
From the first 40 unscratched lottery tickets in California holding potential 1980s fortune to the original "Anarchist Cookbook" pulled from a garage of spiritual texts, this year's fair was a cabinet of curiosities.
The 38 Best Books of 2024
Like listening to music, reading is an activity that recharges the spirit. It offers a chance to unplug for an hour to fill your soul and slow down. Here are 38 ways to free your attention span from doom scrolling and algorithms.
