Books

  • Final Frontier

    March 21, 2012  |  No Comments

    Final Frontier

    Unlike some Beverly Hills housewives, Angella Nazarian’s friends focus on how to lead lives “of meaning.” Pioneers of the Possible tracks the author and speaker’s search for inspiring women, from Oprah... Read more

  • Verdant Volume

    March 14, 2012  |  No Comments

    Verdant Volume

    Verdant... Read more

  • Bookend

    April 18, 2011  |  No Comments

    Bookend

    Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) left one last unpublished manuscript in his Claremont home: The Pale King (Little, Brown,... Read more

  • Isherwood Reader

    November 22, 2010  |  No Comments

    Isherwood Reader

    Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was the ultimate chronicler; an insider who saw things from a perspective that celebrated the quotidian. The British-author settled in the pristine confines of Santa Monica Canyon... Read more

  • Mark Twain

    November 8, 2010  |  No Comments

    Mark Twain

    On the 100th anniversary of the author’s death, UC Berkeley Press will release the anticipated first volume of Mark Twain’s autobiography. Nov. 15. [C What's Hot, Culture, November... Read more

  • A Taste of Provence in Beverly Hills

    October 15, 2010  |  6 Comments

    A Taste of Provence in Beverly Hills

    “France is my mistress, but Los Angeles is my wife,” said Stephen Salinger, son of the famous American ABC correspondent Pierre Salinger, who worked in France for more than three... Read more

  • Learning Curve

    October 5, 2010  |  No Comments

    Learning Curve

    Autumn’s incoming class of back-to-school basics make the transition from summer to fall a stylish assignment. KELSEY McKINNON [C What's Hot, September... Read more

  • Beach Read

    September 27, 2010  |  No Comments

    Beach Read

    After a relatively gloomy summer, the temperature is going to break records today in Southern California. All thoughts are on one thing: How to escape to the beach? Take a... Read more

  • On the Reel

    June 1, 2010  |  No Comments

    On the Reel

    From Judd Apatow to Tom Ford, Take 100: The Future of Film (Phaidon, $75, June 2010) profiles the world’s most promising contemporary directors. KELSEY McKINNON [C What's Hot, Summer... Read more

  • 8 Hot Summer Reads

    June 1, 2010  |  No Comments

    8 Hot Summer Reads

    ANTHROPOLOGY OF AN AMERICAN GIRL Hilary Thayer Hamann ($26, Spiegel & Grau) A TICKET TO THE CIRCUS Norris Church Mailer ($26, Random House) BEATRICE AND VIRGIL Yann Martel ($24, Spiegel... Read more

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