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Time Travel for a Penny
NBC Los Angeles Top Stories
Dec 31Do you feel as excited as we do when you come across something that costs a cent? Even penny candy doesn't seem to be a penny these days. And when we do find that rare single cent purchase we must fight the urge to turn to the entire store and shout "a... »
Pemberley, Steve Jobs still the books we're buying
LA Observed
Dec 21As they did last week, authors P.D. James and Walter Isaacson top the last pre-Christmas bestseller lists at Southern California indie bookstores. »
Shopping for the holidays: SoCal's bestselling books
LA Observed
Dec 15P.D. James claims the top fiction spot with "Death Comes to Pemberley." »
Warner Bros Makes 7-Figure Deal For Seth Grahame-Smith Novel ‘Unholy Night’
Deadline.com
Dec 01EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has made a whopping deal to acquire screen rights to Unholy Night, the new novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. Grahame-Smith will write the script and he and KatzSmith partner David Katzenberg will produce with Heyday Films’ David Heyma... »
Bestsellers this week: a lot like last week
LA Observed
Dec 01Sue Grafton, Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography and "The Tiger's Wife" by Téa Obreht lead their respective bestseller lists in Southern California again, but there's a new leader in trade... »
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Lil Wayne will publish book penned inside the pen
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Jan 12The diaries that rapper Lil Wayne kept while in jail will form the basis of a new book, publisher Grand Central announced Thursday. Lil Wayne spent eight months in jail on Rikers Island in 2010; he had pleaded guilty to... »
Your Favorite Photographs of 2011 Lenscratch Exhibition
Lenscratch
Jan 01Happy 2012! A huge thank you to all the hundreds of photographers that sent me their favorite images of 2011. Note that these images are favorites and speak to the photographer in a meaningful way. I love creating this annual post, allowing photographe... »
Angels Flight offers short trip through long history for a penny
Blogdowntown
Dec 30Angels Flight celebrates 110 years with penny rides on Saturday. Photo by Eric Richardson. Experience the perks of living Downtown in 1901, with a one cent ride on Angels Flight on the last day of 2011. Celebrating its 110th anniversary of transporting... »
First U.S. World Book Night giveaway announces book selections
LATimes.com Jacket Copy
Dec 15In 2012,the first World Book Night celebration in America will give away bestsellers by Stephen King, Patti Smith, Rebecca Skloot, Suzanne Collins and more, for free. »
Vote Delayed on Los Angeles’ Bag Ban
The City Maven
Dec 14A vote on whether to move forward with a citywide ban on plastic, single-use bags was delayed today, though not before members of the Los Angeles City Council listen to more than an hour of public testimony in support and opposition to the proposal. On... »