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Sci-fi novelist Annalee Newitz will discuss "The Terraformers" March 28 at the L.A. Times Book Club.

Sci-fi author Annalee Newitz brings "The Terraformers" to the L.A. Times Book Club on March 28

Michelle Dowd was taught how to survive in L.A.'s mountains by a family cult built around privation. 'Forager' details how she lived to tell the tale.

Stephen Markley's new novel is part thriller, part horror, part all-too-real. It's scary, instructive and also entertaining.

Local air district officials are imploring the EPA to curtail pollution in ports, rail yards and airports. All fall under federal authority.

It’s important to express gratitude to your members, especially those who routinely volunteer their time and effort to help you get important work done. Here are a few meaningful ways, big and small, to say thanks.

With echoes of "The World According to Garp" and other works, Irving focuses on the ripple effects of intolerance. A review of this 900-page novel, by Mark Athitakis.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia discusses 'The Daughter of Doctor Moreau' with book club readers on Sept. 27.

The summer book season has a particular feel, one that is typically filled with beach reads and a return of series and recurring characters.But when temperatures cool down and the smell of autumn arrives, new book choices often lean more toward deeper concepts and highbrow literature and huge tomes that look good on the coffee table but are rarely opened.

Willa Cather is best known for her novels about pioneering the Great Plains, but she was also one of the first female writers to describe the Southwest. She became inspired by a transformative trip to...