Lorraine Berry

1 month ago | latimes.com | Lorraine Berry

Book Review Awake in the Floating City By Susanna KwanPantheon: 320 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Bertolt Brecht wrote that, in the dark times, there will also be singing. In Susanna Kwan’s debut novel, she asks whether those songs may be sung if there are no choirs to sing them.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lorraine Berry

Bertolt Brecht wrote that, in the dark times, there will also be singing. In Susanna Kwan’s debut novel, she asks whether those songs may be sung if there are no choirs to sing them. Choirs require community, and the role of community during environmental disaster is one of the themes that runs through this thoughtful novel about art, creation and the ways we care for one another. Bo is a 40ish woman living in a San Francisco high-rise in the mid-21st century.

2 months ago | latimes.com | Lorraine Berry

, we told you about some of the can’t-miss panels and events happening on Saturday, April 25. From a discussion on romance literature to a talk on book bans, there’s no shortage of fun events and fantastic authors for attendees to enjoy. But on Sunday, there’s even more, so be sure to stick around to take full advantage of the book bonanza. This year’s fest is attracting some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

2 months ago | latimes.com | Lorraine Berry

Matthew Specktor is aware that his third book about Los Angeles is landing during a fraught time. “The pleasure of making beautiful things and reveling in beautiful things and making art is a bizarre thing in America,” Specktor said during a video call in late March. “There’s a Calvinist streak in the American spirit and nature that is so deeply mistrustful of pleasure.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Lorraine Berry

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