Literature

Three Generations of Women Thinkers: Seneca Falls to Inner-City Arts

This week L.A. Letters shows the kindred ideas of three generations of women thinkers over the last 150 years.

L.A. Letters Celebrates Women's History Month: Joan Didion & Ursula Rucker

This week in L.A. Letters I celebrate two towering women literary figures: journalist Joan Didion and the poet Ursula Rucker.

The Simulators

After participating in the Incendiary Traces visit to the 29 Palms Marine Base, writer David Buuck contributes an excerpt from a novel about role players in a military training scenario.

To Live and Die in L.A.: Lionel Rolfe & Literary Los Angeles

This week L.A. Letters highlights a new book and recent events that celebrate life and death in Los Angeles.

Art Meets Literature in L.A.'s Indie Presses

Independent publishing companies in L.A. are growing and blurring the distinction between literature and art.

Maps to Dreamers' Homes: Los Angeles Geography and Image

What would you chart as a guide to the city you know? Beaches, radio stations, Hollywood beauty salons, taquerÃas, swimming pools, the other downtowns of Los Angeles?

Letters on the Pages, Writing on the Wall

Shana Nys Dambrot juxtaposes two different L.A. exhibits which examine the use of text and symbols.

Diving Into 'Moby-Dick,' George Cotkin Explores a Classic

In his book "Dive Deeper: Journeys with Moby-Dick," Cal Poly history professor George Cotkin examines the myriad ways Herman Melville's novel has shaped American culture.