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What Some of Our Most Read Essays of 2015 Say About You

WHAT WAS 2015’s ZEITGEIST? Perhaps it’s to be found in this roundup of essays, reviews, and interviews that you,

[VIDEO] Cameron Diaz, "The Body Book"

Cameron Diaz discusses what it means to be healthy, and why she's excited about aging.

FICTION ROUND-UP

Triptych images: The Atlas Group, "Sweet Talk or a Beirut Photographic Archive" (Left); Nicholas Grenier, "Les Mécènes" (Center); Robert

[VIDEO] William Friedkin, "The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir"

William Friedkin (director The French Connection; The Excorsist) on TV's real golden age and his memoir The Friedkin Connection at Skylight

[VIDEO] John Tottenham, "Antiepithalamia: And Other Poems of Regret & Resentment"

John Tottenham reads his poetry at La Luz Gallery

[VIDEO] Steph Cha, "Follow Her Home"

WE SAT DOWN with Steph Cha at Skylight Books to talk about her novel Follow Her Home and the noir tradition

[VIDEO] Anthony Ausgang, "The Pawnee Republican"

Anthony Ausgang reads his latest Pawnee Republican

Deanne Stillman, "Desert Reckoning"

An interview with Deanne Stillman, author of Desert Reckoning

Harlan Ellison Goes to Hollywood

Harlan Ellison

[VIDEO] Lillian Faderman, "My Mother's Wars"

Lillian Faderman is an internationally known scholar of ethnic history, and of lesbian history and an acclaimed memoirist. She is the

[VIDEO] Sammy Harkham, Everything Together

Cartoonist and editor Sammy Harkham on comics, his latest book "Everything Together," and his bookstore FAMILY.

[VIDEO] Jonathan Kirsch, "The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan"

Jonathan Kirsch is the author of twelve books, including seven books on the history of religion and religious texts, two novels

SHORT TAKES

TOM LUTZ reviews POINT DOOM by DAN FANTE   Dan Fante's Point Doom is classic L.

Tao Lin reads from "Taipei" at Skylight Books

Tao Lin is an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, and artist. His books include Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009), Richard Yates (

[VIDEO] Maggie Shipstead, "Astonish Me"

Maggie Shipstead is a novelist and short story writer. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a former

[VIDEO] Rob Roberge, "The Cost of Living"

Rob Roberge is the author of three novels, including More Than They Could Chew (2005), and a short story

[VIDEO] Mary Otis, "Yes, Yes, Cherries"

Mary Otis is the award winning author of the short story collection Yes, Yes, Cherries. Here, we talk to her about

[VIDEO] Matthew Specktor, "American Dream Machine"

Matthew Specktor is the  Senior Fiction Editor at Los Angeles Review of Books and the author of three books, including&

[VIDEO] Festival of Books: Ask the Authors

At the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, we sat down with as many authors as possible to ask not about

[VIDEO] Mary Jo Bang, "The Bride of E"

Mary Jo Bang is an American poet and author of six books, including The Bride of E, Elegy, and The Eye

[VIDEO] Tom Bissell and The Perks of Being a Dilettante

Tom Bissell is a prolific LA-based journalist, fiction writer, video game critic, and author most recently of Magic Hours: Essays on

[VIDEO] Dan Fante, "Point Doom"

Dan Fante is an American author, poet, and playwright. He is the son of acclaimed novelist John Fante and author of

[VIDEO] Margaret Atwood, "Positron"

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, and critic. She's written The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake

Rachel Kushner, "The Flamethrowers"

Rachel Kushner is a New York-based writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, The Believer,

Jamaica Kincaid at UCR Writers Week

CREDITS: Filmed by Jerry Gorin and James Simenc / Produced by Tom Lutz

Adrian Tomine, "New York Drawings"

The New Yorker cover artist discusses his collection "New York Drawings" at Skylight Books in Los Feliz, CA

DT Max, "Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace"

DT Max on Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace at Skylight Books in Los

Skylight Series, Ep. 4: DT Max

DT Max on "Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace" at Skylight Books in Los

Skylight Series, Ep. 3: Emma Straub

Emma Straub reads from her latest novel Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures. ¤

[VIDEO] Emma Straub, "Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures"

Emma Straub reads from her new novel Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, at Skylight Books in Los Feliz, California. ¤

Aimee Bender, "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake"

Aimee Bender has penned two novels and two collections of short stories, including a New York Times Notable Book and an

Catherine Malabou on the Brain and Other Topics

Catherine Malabou, a French philosopher who teaches at Kingston University in England, is the author of 'The New Wounded: From Neurosis

AUDIO ARCHIVE

Francesca Lia Block talks to Clarissa Romano about Weetzie Bat Misha Glouberman and Sheila Heti talk toTom Lutz about Chairs Are

VIDEO ARCHIVE

In Studio Interviews Molly Ringwald on "When it Happens to You" Skylight Reading Series:   Episode 5: Adrian Tomine discusses his "