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Jonathan Eller with Ray Bradbury and his book The Martian Chronicles

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of The Martian Chronicles With Jonathan Eller

August 21, 2025

Jonathan R. Eller (B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1973; B.A., University of Maryland, 1979; M.A. (1981), Ph.D.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Gareth Brown and the cover of his book The Society of Unknowable Objects

Interview With an Author: Gareth Brown

August 14, 2025

Gareth Brown is the author of the international bestseller The Book of Doors.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Direct Descendant book cover by Tanya Huff

Interview With an Author: Tanya Huff

August 07, 2025

Tanya Huff may have left Nova Scotia at three, and has lived most of her life since in Ontario, but she still considers herself a Maritimer.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Author Kathleen Kaufman and her latest novel, The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey

Interview With an Author: Kathleen Kaufman

July 31, 2025

Kathleen Kaufman is an author of magical realism and feminist gothic horror, exploring "the other" from "the other's" point of view, how the horror of the past manifests in the present, and the inescapable intertwi

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Author Sarah James and her latest novel, Last Stop Union Station

Interview With an Author: Sarah James

July 24, 2025

Sarah James is a graduate of the MFA Writing for Screen & Television program at USC and the BA Playwriting program at Fordham Lincoln Center. She currently works as a freelance writer.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Christopher Shaw Myers and his book, Robert Shaw: An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws and Beyond

Interview With an Author: Christopher Shaw Myers

July 17, 2025

Christopher Shaw Myers grew up listening to the stories told by his colorful uncle, Robert Shaw, and other family member

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Author Lincoln Michel and his latest novel, Metallic Realms

Interview With an Author: Lincoln Michel

July 10, 2025

Lincoln Michel's previous books are the story collection Upright Beasts an

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Writing the Golden State: The New Literary Terrain of California book

Interview With Editors Carribean Fragoza & Romeo Guzmán

July 03, 2025

Carribean Fragoza is an artist and writer from South El Monte.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Author Randee Dawn and her latest novel, The Only Song Worth Singing

Interview With an Author: Randee Dawn

June 26, 2025

Born in Virginia, raised in Maryland, Randee Dawn is now based in Brooklyn, working as an entertainment journalist.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors
Author Olivia Waite and her latest novella, Murder By Memory

Interview With an Author: Olivia Waite

June 19, 2025

Olivia Waite writes queer science fiction, fantasy, historical romance, and essays.

Interview, LAPL Reads, Authors

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