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In the Year 2015 - Posted October 20, 2010
It's hard to chuckle about anything relating to the state of print journalism in Southern California, a disaster zone devastatingly summarized recently by former Los Angeles Times staff writer Scott Timberg on his blog The Misread City. Two years after being Zell-ed, Timberg thinks his 16-year-old car will soon conk out... [FishbowlLA]
James Ellroy To Appear In Playboy - Posted April 2, 2009
Crime novelist James Ellroy has written a four-part serial for Playboy Magazine entitled "The Hilliker Curse," about his relationships with women. The first installment recently hit newsstands in the April issue. Scott... [FishbowlLA]
LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 5, 2008
Opening Credits: The Anthony Pellicano racketeering and wiretapping trial begins today in Los Angeles federal court, promising plenty of star power and intrigue, according to Greg Krikorian. Of course, he might not be... [FishbowlLA]
When Authors Turn Reclusive - Posted September 4, 2007
In a piece that pretty much stems from Denis Johnson's blanket refusal to do any press whatsoever for his brand new (and long-awaited) novel TREE OF SMOKE, Scott Timberg at the LA Times investigates why authors of a certain age - Salinger, Pynchon, Lee, and other usual suspects - decided to... [GalleyCat]
'Eccentric' Owner of Other Times Books to Hang it Up - Posted July 10, 2007
The LA Times' Scott Timberg profiles Andrew Dowdy, the longtime owner of LA-based bookshop Other Times Books who has decided to retire. But not for the usual reasons: he could make his rent, and he wasn't worried about big box store competit... [GalleyCat]
Convergence of Chabon - Posted May 1, 2007
We needn't remind regular readers, let alone sporadic readers, that Michael Chabon's new novel THE YIDDISH POLICEMAN'S UNION is out as of today. After all, look in a national newspaper and there's Michiko Kakutani's glowing review in the New York Times or ... [GalleyCat]
This Week's "Next Big Thing", the Gatsby Edition - Posted April 24, 2007
2 years ago Jeff Hobbs left New York behind for Los Angeles, moving the day after his wedding when his new wife got a production job. But as the LA Times' Scott Timberg reports, Hobbs didn't completely leave Manhattan behind as... [GalleyCat]
Granta Picks Cowley as Editor; More on "Young Americans" issue - Posted April 24, 2007
The Bookseller reported yesterday that Granta has appointed Jason Cowley as the editor of its magazine, replacing Ian Jack, the magazine's editor since 1995. Cowley, editor of Observer Sport Monthly, former literary editor of New Statesman and a long-time contributing editor for ... [GalleyCat]
Apocalypse Literary - Posted March 26, 2007
The LA Times' Scott Timberg fashions a trend piece out of three recent novels dealing with life after apocalypse: Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD, Chris Adrian's THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL and most recently, Matthew Sharpe's JAMESTOWN. Add in other related fare by Carolyn See, Daniel Alarcon and David Mitchell... [GalleyCat]
Where There Was Madness, Glasgow Phillips Was There - Posted March 13, 2007
The author of the brand-new memoir THE ROYAL NONESUCH talks with the LA Times' Scott Timberg about his voyage to Hollywood a decade ago and finding himself brushing up against almost every pop trend of the last decade or so, including "alternative hip hop," the mainstre... [GalleyCat]
