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Malahat Review  Creative Nonfiction Board intern Anne Hung talks with the summer issue #215 contributor about stories as memory devices, writing from the perspective of a young narrator, and how every fiction is somebody’s documentary.   AH: Told from an eleven-year-old girl’s point of view, “You Should Be There (When They Go)” grapples with mental illness, trauma, death, and compassion. What inspired you to explore these complex topics through such a young narrator?  CB: My original plan for this story was relatively lighthearted. I wanted to write a story about a kid with ...

I hope you tuned in this week when President Barack Obama joined us for a conversation with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about his bestselling memoir “A Promised Land.” But if you weren’t able to attend the streaming event Wednesday, never fear: Watch this special book club event here. Obama talked about leadership, failure, activism and police reform, which he says begins with reimagining the role of law enforcement. “What does it mean for a community to be safe?” Obama asked during the book club conversation. “For most of our history, policing in the African American community has m...

Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Ceremony” was written through a bout of homesickness. That fact was particularly important to author Danielle Geller, who recently reread the novel after moving to the Pacific Northwest. In her introduction to the book, Silko wrote from Alaska about how much she missed the desert. Living through the gray winters of Victoria, Canada, and after earning her writing MFA in Arizona, Geller could relate. Geller joined authors Brandon Hobson and David Heska Wanbli Weiden in a Los Angeles Times Festival of Books discussion in honor of Silko, moderated by poet and Times co...

Festival of Books: Native American authors honor Leslie Marmon Silko, next generation of Indigenous writers Aida Ylanan © (Collage illustration by Cyrena Hillyard) Clockwise from top left: Rigoberto González, Danielle Geller, David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Brandon Hobson. (Collage illustration by Cyrena Hillyard) Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony" was written through a bout of homesickness. That fact was particularly important to author Danielle Geller, who recently reread the novel after moving to the Pacific Northwest. In her introduction to the book, Silko wrote from Alask...

Print We’re back! The second pandemic edition of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend, beginning with a virtual ceremony announcing the winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes. This year’s 26th celebration of the written word begins with the Book Prize announcements April 16 at 5 p.m. Tune in on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. The festival proper opens April 17 at 10 a.m. with the help of USC’s President Carol L. Folt, featuring surprise appearances by Times writers and a performance by the USC Trojan Marching Band. Times columnist Patt Mo...