Author interviews
Festival of Books 2013
Times staff writers and critics sat down with authors at the 2013 Festival of Books to talk about their work and some of their favorite literature written about Los Angeles.
Molly Ringwald
On her short stories and music career
Marisa Silver and Rachel Kushner
On their friendship and craft
Margaret Atwood
On how L.A.’s literary landscape has changed
Florence Williams
On her book “Breasts”
Daniel Handler
On writing for people of different ages
Jonathan Lethem
On his current project
Kelly Oxford
On “Everything is Perfect When You’re a Liar”
Janet Fitch
On the writers she admires and her next book
Judith Freeman
On the influence of Raymond Chandler
Maureen Johnson
On her latest book
A.S. King
On her inspiration
Alex Espinoza
On the romance of old Hollywood
Amy Wilentz
On her book and a passion for Haiti
Antoine Wilson
On the anonymous appeal of Panorama City
Matthew Specktor
On his novel ‘American Dream Machine’
Maggie Shipstead
On celebrating her ‘Seating Arrangements’
M.G. Lord
On Elizabeth Taylor, the accidental feminist
R.J. Smith
On the godfather of soul, James Brown
Naomi Hirahara
On her Japanese American sleuth, Mas Arai
John Scalzi
On e-books and returning to ‘Old Man’s War’
Stephen Burt
Jonathan Evison
On hitting bottom and becoming a writer
