Your ultimate L.A. Bookshelf is here — a guide to the 110 essential L.A. books, plus essays, supporting quotes and a ranked list of the best of the best. In advance of this year’s Los Angeles Times ...

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Ian McEwan’s latest novel, about a long-lost poem, the 2014 dinner ...

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A 4,000-year-old ring enclosure near Pömmelte in central Germany has been reconstructed after extensive excavations recovered the ring’s original dimensions.(Photo Matthias Zirn) (Ken Feisel) In the ...

Some writers have followed their words onto the screen. Try this short quiz to see if you recall five of those cameo scenes. By J. D. Biersdorfer A fascinating history of California wine, a beginner’s ...