Author/novelist Jonathan Lethem speaks at Doheny Library
Award-winning novelist, essayist and journalist Jonathan Lethem provided USC students and faculty with tremendous insight into his meticulous writing process at a crowded Doheny Library. He read aloud...
View ArticleArt Book Fair returns for its fourth year
For the fourth year in a row, visual art is commemorated in book form at the LA Art Book Fair. Created to showcase the works of independent publishers and artists in a bazaar set-up, this event is set...
View ArticleAuthor samples life at all eight Ivy League colleges
The reason people are so fascinated with the Ivy League is similar to the reason why people are so enamored by celebrities today. The sense of mystery that surrounds the elite and wealthy tends to draw...
View ArticleUSC to install many microlibraries across campus
USC students will have the opportunity on Friday to participate in shaping the appearance of miniature libraries that will soon be placed throughout campus. The first part of the event, “Microlibraries...
View ArticleLA Zine Fest returns for a fifth consecutive year
If anyone asks Rhea Tepp, co-founder and organizer of the L.A. Zine Fest, an annual showcase for hundreds of independently published writers, artists and illustrators, there’s a lot more to a zine than...
View ArticleFestival of Books to host evening programs for book enthusiasts
At the L.A. Times Festival of Books, the fun and inspiration does not end after sunset. This year, the Festival will be sponsoring six evening events for music, film and literary enthusiasts from April...
View ArticleMany rising writers of color to speak at Festival of Books
The highly anticipated Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will bring a number of esteemed writers and performers to the USC campus, such as Arianna Huffington, Taye Diggs and Janet Fitch. However, the...
View Article“Ideas Exchange” to feature prominent speakers
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will be hosting an “Ideas Exchange” speaker series as part of the annual weekend event held on the USC campus. The series welcomed personalities such as Candice...
View ArticleSaved by Grace to perform at the Festival of Books
The Saved By Grace Gospel Choir will be performing on Saturday from 12:50 to 1:20 p.m. on the Main Stage at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Met by a generous crowd at their past four...
View ArticleWE BELIEVE YOU – New book details sexual assault on campuses
It happens on every college campus: at a fraternity party, after a late-night study session or after a first date. Campus sexual assault is a reality many have to live with, even here at USC, where a...
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Acclaimed playwright Suzan-Lori Parks to speak about career, work
Playwright, novelist, activist and part of TIME’s “100 Innovators for the Next New Wave,” Suzan-Lori Parks will spend an evening at USC next Thursday night. USC Visions and Voices and the USC School of...
View ArticleAuthor Remi Kanazi speaks on Palestine
Among the many political discussions on campus was the USC Students for the Justice of Palestine’s event “Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine” Wednesday evening. The event featured...
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REVIEW: Scrappy Little Nobody is insightful, relatable
Whether it’s moving to Los Angeles without a car, graduating high school early to move to New York or being dumped by a boy, Anna Kendrick is nothing short of entertaining in her first novel, Scrappy...
View ArticleMurray Dewart speaks about poetry and sculpture
Of all art forms, ancient and contemporary, sculpture has the longest and most enduring capacity for memory and representation. No one understands this sentiment better than celebrated sculptor Murray...
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Indian Ink is a charged read
For his annual summer reading list, President C. L. Max Nikias compiled a list of four books he felt were of exceptional merit. While not mandatory reads, Nikias expressed in a letter to the student...
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Alumnus Manny Sanoja self-publishes book
Photo courtesy of Manny Sanoja For Manny Sanoja, the journey matters just as much as the destination. After years of soul searching, the recently self-published author of Enlightened Awakening: A...
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Gerrick Kennedy tells the full N.W.A. story in new book
When author Gerrick Kennedy set out to chronicle the remarkable N.W.A. timeline in his new book Parental Discretion is Advised, he had a mission — a mission that only intensified after seeing their...
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Festival of Books events will combine literary and culinary arts
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is, obviously, focused on books. But it’s also an exploration of Los Angeles’ culture through literary media and beyond — and this includes the art of food. In...
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Kitty Corner: Ruthless heroines prevail in ‘The Bloody Chamber’
Angela Carter’s collection of short stories, “The Bloody Chamber,” subverts classic fairytales and their heroines. (Photo courtesy of Vintage Classics) The fact that my column is running on Halloween...
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2020 Reading List
Arielle Chen | Daily Trojan It’s 2020 — how about we forget about resolutions and come up with a reading goal? You may think you have no time to read, but I say we make like @hotdudesreading and put...
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