New York-based Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue was the lead architect on Los Angeles’ incredible Central Library, but it was his associate architect, Los Angeles-based Carleton Monroe Winslow, who got it…
While his output is modest, among Armenians, Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935) is widely celebrated as the father of modern Armenian classical music and as an ethnomusicologist who collected and preserved…
Robert P. Ottone is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author from Long Island. His latest novel is Amityville Awakens, and he recently talked about it with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog.
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Armine Duncan Mackenzie was well known not only at Central Library but also throughout the library profession in California. During his relatively short life (he died four days after his 49th birthday…
Zibby’s latest book is Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot . She recently talked with Tina Lernø for the LAPL Blog.
Kasey Lansdale has been in the fiction world since birth as a writer, editor, audiobook narrator, and creative professional. Read about her debut novel here.
British rockers Iron Maiden are known for their epic, pyrotechnic stage shows, and guitar-driven heavy metal. A lesser-known feature of Iron Maiden is the sources of their song inspiration: literature…
Marshall J. Moore is the author of the Son of a Sailor cozy fantasy trilogy, the Rites of Resurrection epic fantasy trilogy, and over thirty published short stories. His latest novel is The…
During her term as Poet Laureate from 2021 to 2022, Thompson curated Poems on Air, a weekly podcast in which she read poems by some of the biggest names in American poetry, such as Terrance Hayes, Joy…
Ellen Datlow lives in New York and co-hosts the monthly Fantastic Fiction Reading Series at KGB Bar. Her most recent publications are Lovecraft’s Brood and All Hallows Eve, and she recently talked…
The 1930s were indeed difficult years for the Los Angeles Public Library, as they were for the whole country. The library’s budget, hours of operation, and staffing levels all suffered at a time when…
Arvind Ethan David was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, educated in England, and currently lives in Southern California with his family. His debut novel is The Great Game, and he recently talked about…
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Blair Palmer Yoxall (he/him/his) is an award-winning writer and poet. Blair is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and is of Métis and settler parentage. He enjoys fly-fishing in the Alberta…
Early twentieth-century Los Angeles was a hotbed of art and music. Painters, sculptors, musicians, craftsmen, writers, photographers, dancers, and the motion picture industry were thriving. Gladys…
