David L. Ulin

Los Angeles Times Opinion Opinion The cartoonist's way — comics master Adrian Tomine draws insights on the creative process

The last time I visited my parents, I borrowed a novel from the shelves in my old bedroom. Once, the books there belonged to me, but in the decades since I lived in this apartment, my father has commandeered the space.

In Mojave Ghost, Forrest Gander rewrites the world.

Let me say it plain: I am an Angeleno. I moved to Los Angeles from Manhattan more than 30 years ago. It's been decades since I considered myself a New Yorker.

Gary Griggs’s California Catastrophes is a daybook of disaster.

Anna Moschovakis' 'An Earthquake Is a Shaking of the Surface of the Earth" takes on a world defined by disruption, dislocation and uncertainty at every turn.

With Big Breath In, John Straley turns the detective novel inside out.

In 1973, the legendary science fiction author announced The Last Dangerous Visions. Fifty-one years later, it has finally appeared.

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer is the California Book Club’s January 2025 selection.

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel is the California Book Club’s January 2025 selection.