George Saunders

George Saunders, Hilary Mantel among Time's 100 most influential

2013-04-18 12:54:00

Fiction writers don't often get credit for their influence on the world -- it is often invisible and unheralded. But among those on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, released Thursday, were two surprising...

Satirical genius Sam Lipsyte flirts with disaster

2013-03-14 13:15:00

NEW YORK — From a distance, wearing plaid and slightly grizzled, Sam Lipsyte looks like a grumpy lumberjack — although there are not many lumberjacks standing at the gate of Columbia University in Manhattan. And up close, it's clear he's not...

Lisa See is coming to the L.A. Times Festival of Books: Author Q&A

2013-03-05 09:11:00

The L.A. Times Festival of Books is on the horizon -- April 21-22, to be exact. In the coming weeks, we'll be talking to some of the authors who will be there; the first is bestselling novelist Lisa See. The author of "Dreams of Joy," "Snow Flower and...

What's it like inside a teen pop star's head? Ask Teddy Wayne.

2013-02-12 09:37:00

What signifies fame 2013-style more than a teen pop megastar with a momager? In his new novel, “The Love Song of Jonny Valentine” (Free Press, $25), author Teddy Wayne takes a look into the heart of celebrity through the perspective of an 11-...

Weekend Talk Shows: Rand Paul; Lindsey Graham; Steven Spielberg

2013-02-08 13:31:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY The Chris Matthews Show State of...

Live Talks Los Angeles launches Conversation Bar (it's snacky)

2013-02-06 10:44:00

Starting Thursday, people who attend Live Talks Los Angeles events will be able to nosh on a Conversation Bar. It's a custom, branded energy bar that tastes a lot like cookie dough. It will be, as far as we've been able to determine, the first reading...

Weirdest Neil Gaiman quote ever, courtesy of BlackBerry

2013-02-04 16:09:00

BlackBerry's relaunch includes one new bookish wrinkle: It's doing a year-long project with writer Neil Gaiman. The collaborative project will be written in monthly installments by Gaiman, using ideas and inspiration from readers inspired to join in. In...

George Saunders hasn't written a novel, and I don't care

2013-01-24 11:28:00

When I was a 30-year-old MFA student just starting the Creative Writing program in fiction at UC Irvine, I sat down with my advisor. So, she asked me, what are your plans for your two years here? Well, I said, I figure I’ll write a collection of...

Penguin returns to e-book library lending and more book news

2012-11-19 09:23:00

Penguin will expand its small library e-book lending program to two major regions, Cleveland and Los Angeles County. About a year ago, Penguin pulled its e-books from libraries. The change is about back-end distribution systems: Instead of using the...

Book review: 'Hot Pink' by Adam Levin

2012-03-11 00:00:00

Hot Pink Adam Levin McSweeney's Books: 211 pp., $22 In the nine years it took Adam Levin to write his 1,030-page novel "The Instructions" (2010), he was also publishing short fiction. Those pieces, plus a few more, are gathered in the trim collection...

Two summertime cross-country adventures

2011-07-09 16:35:01

Author George Saunders headlines 10th annual CityLit Festival

2013-04-06 00:00:00

Author George Saunders is having the kind of year that could lead the former roofer and slaughterhouse worker to imagine that someone is spritzing the air around him with a giant bottle of perfume. "The way things have been going recently, it's as if...

George Saunders' "Fox 8" is an e-book original.

2013-04-14 20:54:27

Author George Saunders, recipient of a 2006 MacArthur Fellowship, headlines this 10th annual celebration of the wonders of the written word. Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St. 410-274-5691 or citylitproject.org.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Author George Saunders

2013-02-01 13:46:20