David L. Ulin
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Review: Lorrie Moore's novel 'I Am Homeless If This is Not My Home'
Lorrie Moore's fourth novel, 'I Am Homeless If This is Not My Home,' follows a grieving man through the chaos of 2016 and some wondrous metaphysical byways. → Read More
A Nobel Prize-winning French author looks at a shopping mall. Magic ensues
In 'Look at the Lights, My Love,' an extended essay about a Parisian superstore, Annie Ernaux proves she can master any subject by melding experience and recollection. → Read More
The 14 best poems or poetry books about L.A.
The 14 most essential L.A. poems or poetry collections, including those by Wanda Coleman, Robin Coste Lewis, Sesshu Foster, Bukowski, Brecht and more. → Read More
The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf: Essays
The 13 most essential L.A. essays or essay collections, from Didion and Babitz and D.J. Waldie to Jan Morris, Jonathan Gold and a few rediscovered classics. → Read More
The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf: Nonfiction
The 14 most essential works of nonfiction include histories by Kevin Starr, Carey McWilliams, Reyner Banham and, ruling them all, Mike Davis' 'City of Quartz.' → Read More
The 14 best memoir and biography books about L.A.
The 14 essential L.A. life stories, from Hollywood tell-alls to immigrant sagas, hard lives (Luis Rodriguez) and spectacular flameouts (Freeway Rick Ross). → Read More
Boris Dralyuk and Jenny Croft, married translators up for same prize
From their bookish meet-cute to their L.A. years, married translators Boris Dralyuk and Jenny Croft discuss how they became finalists for the same award. → Read More
It's not 'woke' — just thoughtful — to use more specific language than 'you guys'
You (and Scott Adams) can say or write whatever you want, but there will be consequences. It's not self-censorship to think before you speak. → Read More
Why websites should stop posting estimated reading times
People read at different rates. It is a singular experience, and focusing on efficiency takes away from reading as a way of being in the world. → Read More
A (hopefully premature) obituary for Bookforum and the magazines that connect us
Bookforum, the review journal founded in 1994, announced it is shutting down. For decades, it helped connect literature to the wider world. → Read More
Cormac McCarthy: A complete guide to his books, 'Stella Maris'
The author's 12th novel, 'Stella Maris,' publishes on Tuesday. It's high time for a complete reader's guide to the Western novelist, from 'The Crossing' to 'The Passenger.' → Read More
Op-Ed: Is the best of all possible worlds left-handed?
Only 1 in 10 of us is left-handed, but lefties have an outsize role in the world. And then there's politics. → Read More
Eileen Myles' anthology of a new genre: 'Pathetic Literature'
Eileen Myles, the scholar, author and UC San Diego professor emeritus, gathers up 'Pathetic Literature' across the centuries and curates a new genre. → Read More
Review: Peter Orner's criticism memoir, 'Still No Word From You'
Peter Orner's 'Still No Word From You' melds memoir and criticism and, in the process, brings reading to life as a multi-sensory, communal experience. → Read More
The 3 essential Mike Davis books that explain L.A.
Yes, 'City of Quartz.' But what other Mike Davis books are required reading for understanding Los Angeles? David Ulin shares his picks. → Read More
In honoring Annie Ernaux, the literature Nobel Prize gets it exactly right
Yes, awarding the Nobel Prize in literature to Ernaux, a chronicler of illegal abortion, is a political move. But it's also a victory for literature → Read More
How Lynne Tillman's 'Mothercare' helped me face my aging parents' future
David Ulin talks with Lynne Tillman about "Mothercare," her memoir on managing her mother's decline — just as he begins a similar journey. → Read More
Op-Ed: We have nothing to fear but email fundraising pleas
Now is the time for Democratic fortitude, not hysteria. → Read More
Review: Eduardo Halfon's Guatemala kidnapping novel 'Cancion'
Eduardo Halfon's latest novel, 'Cancíón,' spins the story of his grandfather's kidnapping into a metafictional puzzle and meditation on identity. → Read More
Review: David Means' short stories are playful and dead serious
David Means' sixth short story collection, "Two Nurses, Smoking," asks profound questions by joining deep character studies to clever literary devices. → Read More