So much fun to talk with these amazing authors about their amazing books. @jessicagoudeau.bsky.social @genoways.bsky.social and Victoria Blanco. Thanks you @latimes.com

Hard to believe it’s been 30 years of @latimes.com festival of books. Come join a cast of thousands – well, OK, 10 of us – as we swap stories, share memories, and remind Angelenos, how and why the world’s greatest literary festival ended up and they’re on backyard! Saturday at 3:30!

Thrilled to be moderating a Saturday panel @latimes.com Festival of Books. Come join me & @genoways.bsky.social & @jessicagoudeau.bsky.social & Victoria Blanco as we sleuth out these family histories.

Whether the dead actually speak to the living may not be the point. What matters more is the burden the living carry, the grief, the hurt, the guilt and regret — all that we’ve done, all that we hadn’t done. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Last Sunday the all-volunteer orchestra from the Pacific Palisades performed. Especially poignant considering 16 members had lost their homes. Such a privilege to speak w/ them & catch a glimpse of their lives during this challenging time. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

A month later, I reconnected with wildfire experts, Stephen Pyne and Jack Cohen, to see how their thinking has evolved since the January's catastrophic fires. Yet again their words are sobering. www.latimes.com/california/s...

“If we think it’s wildfire, then we tend to maintain wildfire as the principal problem — with wildfire control as the solution. However, there is no evidence to suggest wildfire control is a reliable approach during the extreme wildfire conditions” www.latimes.com/california/s...

A journey of 4300 miles from Colombia to Pasadena. Happy New Year, everyone! And thanks for being a reader. A rose’s journey from a Colombian farm to a parade float in Pasadena www.latimes.com/california/s...

We all know that our downtowns are a mess. Homelessness, vacancies, fear. Last month I joined Assemblyman Matt Haney as he toured Long Beach and L.A. in an attempt to see what Sacramento might be able to do to help. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

Two months back I reported on another Pearl Harbor story that might be worth revisiting today as well. #PearlHarborRemembranceDay #PearlHarborDay @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

Like the Civil War, like the Kennedy assassination and, one day, 9/11, tragedies once indelible in the minds of all Americans are destined to become one day less so. www.latimes.com/california/s...

In my rambles through downtown, I recently visited the Los Angeles Mall, a place where I used to grab lunch when the LA Times was across from City Hall. Stunning to think that it was built for $70M and lasted less than 50 years. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

Sure, it was exciting when this initial news broke, but even the discoverer was skeptical. @latimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/world-nation...

It's hard to know whether to be let down by this news -- or encouraged. Are some mysteries meant to be ... forever? Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/california/s...