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    Alexander Woollcott’s Memorial of Father Francis Duffy of New York’s 69th Regiment

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    By John Romano  This piece was written by Alexander Woollcott, New Yorker drama critic and Algonquin wit, one night in …

    10 Ways to Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

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    By Sarah Maugaotega Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month was first celebrated in May of 1990. Since then, the achievements and contributions …

    An Evening with Mary Gaitskill and the Los Angeles Review of Books

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    By Sophie Browner Two weekends ago, the Los Angeles Review of Books hosted Mary Gaitskill at Editor-in-Chief Tom Lutz’s home …

    Shedding the Light — The House in Scardale: A Memoir for the Stage

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    By Dinah Lenney “I’ve been trying to write about my family. Our family. Like it’s a mystery, which it is …

    An Evening With Granta’s Best Young American Novelists

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    Dearest supporters, readers, and friends: The Los Angeles Review of Books and Granta invite you to cocktails and conversation with a selection of …

    How LitFest Pasadena Got Rolling

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    By Jervey Tervalon, Literary Director of LitFest Pasadena LitFest Pasadena came into being because I used to go to the Squaw …

    Junot Díaz Talks Civic Duty, Dystopias, and Lunching with Obama

    By Pamela Avila

    Sinkholes, mudslides, and the closing and flooding of freeways in L.A. didn’t stop a crowd from filling up every single …

    Nowruz at UCLA

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    By Orly Minazad Tehrangeles is aflutter with the advent of the Persian New Year — Nowruz — on March 21st. …

    My Body is Waiting

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    By Alexander Borinsky Rachel Kauder Nalebuff wrote a play for three pregnant women. This is a narrative proposition and an …

    Letter from AWP

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    By Meghan O’Gieblyn The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, or AWP, the marquee national writer’s conference, takes place …