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Are you reading Shakespeare, even if you’re not a college literature major...
I’ve been thinking about Shakespeare lately. I read a whole lot of William Shakespeare … in college. I was a literature major, focused on the old instead of the new. So I read a lot of Shakespeare....
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Review: ‘As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto’
“As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto,” edited by Joan ReardonJulia Child and Avis DeVoto became pen pals after Avis responded to Julia’s present of a French knife in response...
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Review: ‘Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant...
The first chapter of Gabrielle Hamilton’s book “Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef” begins with a luscious description of a giant barbecue/lamb roast on the...
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Review: ‘Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World,’ by Kelly...
First there was “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” then “The Daring Book for Girls.” Now there’s a “Dangerous, Daring” book for adults: “Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World” — which is...
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Studio City-based Portrait of a Bookstore’s most excellent blog
I’ve always loved Portrait of a Bookstore in the back of Aroma Cafe on Tujunga Avenue in Studio City. The fewer bookstores we have (and with the end of Borders, it’s far fewer), those that remain...
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Event: ‘Along the Cherry Lane’ author Richard Sparks to sign and discuss...
Through his Cherry Lane Music publishing company, Milt Okun had a hand in making stars out of John Denver and Peter, Paul and Mary. The music-publishing titan worked with Elvis, Placido Domingo...
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The perfect cookbook for everyone on your list – an Associated Press roundup
Click on the cookbook covers below to go directly to that book in the story: By Michele Kayal, The Associated Press With the holiday season comes an onslaught from the publishing world, with...
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Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life
Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus write a popular (and well designed) blog called The Minimalists (theminimialists.com). Minimalism is a movement that focuses on the zen-like notion that...
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‘The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi’ and Book Signing at...
‘The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi’ A Book Review by Paty Elias Everyone needs some inspiration, and Chef Rossi serves it up with a little chutzpah. Chef Rossi yes – one name –...
View Article20 years after JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book, students reflect on how...
20 years after JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book, students reflect on how it shaped their lives http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-harry-potter-20160623-story.html
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Hay House founder and pioneer of the Self Help industry Louise Hay passes...
Hay House founder and pioneer of the Self Help industry Louise Hay transitioned this morning, August 30, 2017 of natural causes at age 90. She passed peacefully in her sleep. Louise was an incredible...
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April 9th:Meet Julian Lennon when he returns to Barnes & Noble in The Grove...
Meet Julian Lennon when he returns to Barnes & Noble in The Grove to celebrate his latest children’s book “Heal The Earth”. Take a journey to help the Earth in the second book of the The New York...
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