carolyn kellogg

Both Steve Almond and Mark Sarvas have been guests on Pinky’s Paperhaus. Today they are bickering (Steve in Salon, Mark on his blog). But I think they are both quite…

Later this week I start contributing to a new metroblog, which is where the rockers and writers at 826LA report will  surface. Also coming up tomorrow is a fresh-faced podcast…

Josh Kun, Rick Moody and John Doe at 826LA Saturday Oct. 8.

Nobody goes to class on Fridays at USC. For example, this was 19th century British lit on Friday last week. This is Taper Hall. There are lots of English classes…

Melissa Bell is writing about hot scientists for The Science Creative Quarterly, will be in the Decemeber maisonneuve, has been found in The God Particle and has, more than once,…

So I made it there at 1pm, late, amazed that they let book fair attendees park right across the street at the Pacific Design Center for free. This is West…

Lisa Glatt and David Hernandez were the last guests to visit Pinky’s Paperhaus at the old, grimy studios. Despite the squalid surroundings, they play indie rock tunes with much good…

Sure they said this was in Echo Park, but we know that once you’re south of the 101 you’re not in Echo Park anymore, Dorothy. The area known as the…

I’m emerging from the hurricane-n-homework hole. Thursday: Cecil Castellucci, the young adult author, made a movie! It’s playing at the American Cinematheque. Friday: Hobart, a literary journal from Ann Arbor,…

Bob Sassone has got a new, succinct Professor Barnhardt’s Journal online: it’s favorite words. Mine (copacetic) seems a little frivolous after more than a week of terrible news. Jonathan Lethem…