My 92-year-old mom's politically engaged, widely read, a clothes horse and a quick draw with a cocktail shaker. Here's how ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

Peggy Shumaker, a stalwart supporter of Alaska writers and the larger arts community, is a professor emerita from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a former Alaska writer laureate. Author of nine ...

In the stark confines of prison walls, a surprising phenomenon: Poetry thrives just as vibrantly here as in high schools or ...

Finding ways to overcome debt has become increasingly urgent, especially for women. According to a 2024 report from Lending ...