Maurice Sendak

Exhibition looks at Maurice Sendak in the wild

2013-02-26 18:39:00

The first touring exhibition of Maurice Sendak's illustrations since his death at 83 last May is making its debut at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. It's called "Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons," but a more apt title might have been...

L.A. Phil announces 2013-14 season: From Amadeus to Zappa

2013-02-25 12:00:00

The music will range from A to Z -- Amadeus to Zappa, that is -- when the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates its 10th anniversary season at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2013-14. In marking the occasion, the Phil also will attempt both to look back at...

Winter book preview

2013-01-11 11:15:00

Looking ahead to books in 2013 is a little like predicting the Los Angeles weather: sunny, pleasant, better than average. The fiction fields are fertile, the nonfiction skies clear and the young adult books are fresh like spring rain. We'll see new...

'Encyclopedia Brown' author Donald Sobol has died

2012-07-16 16:32:42

Picture This: Stephen Colbert's 'I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)'

2012-06-17 00:00:00

"I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" (Grand Central: $15.99), Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert's bestselling satirical jab at the I'm-a-celebrity-so-that-qualifies-me-to-write-a-children's-book fad began as a joke during his memorable interview with the...

88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress

2012-07-04 16:36:52

On Sunday: John Irving, Elizabeth Gilbert's great-grandma in kitchen

2012-05-11 16:34:15

Every writer's nightmare: the wordless Web

2012-05-09 21:35:04

Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at 83

2012-05-08 16:35:53

READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Quiet Corner Artist Inducted In The Mazza Museum

2013-05-22 16:10:04

Artist and children's illustrator Normand Chartier was recently invited to become a member of The Mazza Museum in Findlay, Ohio, which is the largest museum specializing in art from picture books. The Mazza is home to original art by the most...

Competition films announced for 2013 Florida Film Festival

2013-02-28 16:13:00

The 2013 Florida Film Festival is shaping up to be the biggest one yet: Enzian Theater, which hosts the festival, says a record-breaking 170 films representing 23 countries have been selected from more than 1,500 entries. Of the 170 films, 143 are...

On the Town: 'Tuesday Painters' on exhibit, a 'Wild Thing' visited Vroman's Bookstore

2013-02-02 22:40:00

A watercolor class offered through Glendale's Lifetime Learning classes is standing room only with a waiting list that outstrips many of Parks and Recreation's other courses. Art instructor Peggy Reid has taught “Journey in Watercolors” at...

A "Wild Thing" from Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" pays a visit to Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena.

2013-02-02 22:47:00

Maurice Sendak's inscription in a first edition of his book "Where the Wild Things Are."

2013-01-08 12:06:07

RIP Ray Bradbury, 91, author ("Fahrenheit 451") Dave Brubeck, 91, jazz musician Phyllis Diller, 95, comedian Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, actor Larry Hagman, 81, actor Marvin Hamlisch, 68, composer Sherman Hemsley, 74, actor Sally Ride, 61, astronaut Jenni Rivera43,

2012-12-18 15:36:00