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Author and Ultimate Bookshelf contributing editor David Kipen digs for treasure in a bibliography of L.A. fiction — and celebrates the "ghost novels."

The 14 most essential L.A. poems or poetry collections, including those by Wanda Coleman, Robin Coste Lewis, Sesshu Foster, Bukowski, Brecht and more.

The 14 most essential works of nonfiction include histories by Kevin Starr, Carey McWilliams, Reyner Banham and, ruling them all, Mike Davis' 'City of Quartz.'

Because of his masculine pride, Ricardo Rodríguez had rejected his wife's help in applying for the life-changing document. Losing her changed his mind.

Congressman Mike Gallagher met with Hollywood executives, including Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger, and Silicon Valley leaders such as Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss their companies' business ties with China.

The 13 most essential L.A. crime books — from Chandler, Hughes, Mosley and Ellroy to Steph Cha and Ivy Pochoda, with some 'Helter Skelter' in between.

L.A.'s 16 essential works of literary fiction, from 'The Day of the Locust' to 'If He Hollers Let Him Go,' 'Play it as it Lays' to 'Interior Chinatown.'

Barbara Chung fell in love with native plants, but she didn't have a yard. So she created a habitat garden in pots on her tiny townhouse patio in Santa Monica.

Rising trash and blocked access through the Evergreen Cemetery Jogging Path is being blamed on parked trailers around the graveyard. Residents in those vehicles say they are not the problem.

Margzetta Frazier is determined to finish her UCLA gymnastics career on a high note at the NCAA championships in Fort Worth.

Air quality officials in the Bay Area have released a map of hazardous fallout from an oil refinery mishap that occurred in Martinez in November.

What are California native plants? How do you add them to your garden to create habitat? Come explore native plants at L.A. Times Plants' Festival of Books booth.

The suspension of a safe and effective medication for chemical abortions may or may not withstand legal challenges. But its real purpose, to create fear and confusion, has been accomplished.

With reams of data at their disposal, companies like Uber and Amazon are demolishing the notion that people who do the same work should receive the same pay for it.

A reporter goes on a 3½-year journey chronicling the life of Paulina Stevens, a Romani woman and fortune teller, that results in a podcast, "Foretold."

An onslaught of atmospheric rivers hit California this winter, exposing the delicate balance of the systems that provide critical water and can prompt dangerous floods.

To end homelessness, California must build more housing, especially affordable housing. SB 35 has helped speed up affordable developments. It should be continued and expanded.

Liking or disliking Trump has nothing to do with the imperative of highlighting the clear and present danger the unhinged ex-president poses to our country and system of democracy.

Lake Tahoe hasn't been this clear since the 1980s. The primary cause is an abundance of microscopic zooplankton.

Could control of Congress depend on California? One Democratic super PAC plans to spend $35 million on key races in the state.

Barring a turnaround, Everton seems destined to play its final season at historic Goodison Park in the Championship division, and fans aren't happy.

The freeways, the smog, the people, the culture, the intellect — nothing and no one is spared when it comes to people from New York and elsewhere insulting Los Angeles.

'Foretold' is a podcast about a Romani American fortuneteller. But when you're explaining it to people who don't know what 'Romani' means, where do you begin?

In a sport and league that essentially runs about nine months, Angels personnel like doing Sudoku and crossword puzzles as a way to start their day.

En lo que es catalogado con anticipación como la "pelea del año", Ryan García y Gervonta Davis prometen mucha explosividad sobre el cuadrilátero, en un combate por la honra y orgullo.