View Photo Gallery — Tom Clancy, ‘Hunt for Red October’ author, dies at 66: The lifelong Maryland resident wrote a series of bestselling spy novels, many of which became the basis for movies. Here is a look at his life and some of his work: Let me […]
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Books Festivals..2013..and 2014..April 12&13 at USC Campus….
JOIN THE FUN IN 2014 Spend a fun-filled weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 12 & 13 at USC. Get to know famous authors and celebrities, see culinary greats create their latest recipes, catch film screenings and live music, enjoy […]
Top 10 books of the year
In October, Eugene Fama won a Nobel Prize in economics for proving — in essence — that a room full of monkeys throwing darts could pick stocks better than the average investor. Book section editors like to imagine that we do better than a room […]
A novelist learns to write
Lanny Jones – Writer Pia de Jong in her garden in Princeton, NJ. Pia de Jong is an author living in Princeton, N.J. The huge elm lay on its side in front of my house like a capsized ship. It was still alive, still breathing, saturated […]
College Students, Alums Share Their School Choices
Current students and recent graduates picked their colleges for various reasons, including campus culture and study abroad opportunities. Learn how these nine students and grads found the school that fit them the best. Why I Chose Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) Isha Pandya, sophomore As […]
Paperless library opens in Texas
The San Antonio Digital Library (pictured) has facilities including computers and e-readers that are available for check-out. Courtesy of Bexar County Government A library without any printed books has opened in San Antonio, Tex. The Bexar County Digital Library, or BiblioTech, allows users to check out […]
Deleon Post and special report 