During Monday's Kobe Bryant memorial at Staples Center, his widow, Vanessa, tearfully recalled how Kobe gave her the blue dress from the film "The Notebook."

London Fire Brigade has worked with Butterfly Books to produce a new children’s picture book that aims to tackle misconceptions about women’s roles in the emergency services

José R. Ralat's new book, 'American Tacos,' goes deep on north-of-the-border taco culture.

French baker Apollonia Poilâne's latest cookbook, "Poilâne," teaches techniques and gives recipes for what to do with all that bread.

A dozen recent cookbooks for escape and encouragement

Los Angeles Times sportswriters and editors pick their favorite sports books.

Portland's beloved indie bookstore Powell's Books rehired more than 100 employees after seeing a surge in online orders.

As are bread and milk, gas and aspirin, alcohol and marijuana, books should be available, with safety precautions in place, at the usual places we buy them in our neighborhoods.

In the second installment of the United We Read project, a homebound writer travels a quarantined country through books.

Author James Patterson is donating $500,000 to help indie bookstores across the country. For many L.A. booksellers, that could be a life saver.

A union statement is "disappointed" with how Powell's Books has been informing the public about staffing after laying off most of its employees.

Books about nature to read while avoiding the coronavirus — from classics by John McPhee and Annie Dillard to the upcoming "Book of Eels."

The bestselling crime novelist plans a virtual book tour for his new title, "Broken," as the coronavirus keeps him home in Southern California.

In a virtual meet-up, "Almost Home" author Fanny Singer and mother and famed chef Alice Waters join book club readers April 21 for a kitchen conversation.

Winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes will be announced in a special, virtual Twitter ceremony this year because of the global health crisis.

A book club for people who don't like book clubs, founded in 2012 in San Francisco and now boasting six chapters in L.A. County, has moved online.

The author of "Nothing to See Here" enjoys BennY RevivaL, furniture-breaking wrestling moves and lots of books in his quarantine diary.

The best series of books in four categories — including highbrow ('Wolf Hall'), L.A. favorites (Easy Rollins) and epic histories (Taylor Branch).

The author of "The Topeka School," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for fiction, speaks on poetry, debate, citizenship and crisis homeschooling.

The 14 Times book prize winners, including Steph Cha, Namwali Serpell, Marlon James and George Packer, were honored in a virtual ceremony on Twitter.

We tend to look to the stars in troubled times. "Astro Poets," "You Were Born for This" and "Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars" teach us how.

'Always Home' author Fanny Singer worries more about running out of garlic than toilet paper.

Nick Capizzi and Jenny Yang founded A Good Used Book in 2018 as an itinerant book-browsing mecca. Now they're surviving on hope and Instagram.

Emily St. John Mandel chronicles a global pandemic and financial crisis in her novels, 'Station Eleven' and 'The Glass Hotel.'

Earlier this week, Bookshop.org hit $1 million in earnings that will go to bookstores endangered by the coronavirus outbreak.

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer announced that she is expanding the fantasy franchise with "Midnight Sun," told from vampire heartthrob Edward's perspective.

Britain's biggest budget airline could see its fleet shrink by one-sixth in three years

There may be some great bargains ahead, but also a lot to weigh up

'It was a thoughtless comment that shows complete disregard for the UK travel industry,' said a spokesperson for Abta, the travel association

'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand

If you can find a bargain flight, package holiday or cruise at a peak time, right now may be an excellent time to book

'Booksellers' documentary offers a lovely look at the enduring value of the printed word.

A DAC, or digital to analog converter, makes all the difference when streaming on a phone or laptop. You don't have to spend a ton, our music critic says.

Independent businesses struggle to survive as federal government fails to deliver payroll protection loans.

MIDNIGHT SUN is finally being released, the brand new novel in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight franchise, which will be told all from Edward Cullen's perspective.

STEPHENIE MEYER, known for her Twilight book series has announced a new edition to the saga but when will the book be out?

WE'RE living in strange times all right. But the weird world of Covid isolation took on a dreamlike quality for me and Richard the week before last. That was when we filmed our week-long series about lockdown reading for Channel 4, five shows which were broadcast this week from our living room.

AROUND 18 months ago I found myself interviewed by two officers from the National Crime Agency in Bridewell police station in Bristol.

Chat with others in the community about coronavirus, get answers to your questions from our experts and more.

Welcome to the real sharing economy. Friends and neighbors set up trades on Facebook and Nextdoor for household essentials like toilet paper, eggs and bread.

Bloomington resident Craig Fehrman explored the history of U.S presidents' campaign books and memoirs for his first book, "Author in Chief."

Indianapolis art historian Sarah Urist Green presents more than 50 do-it-yourself projects in 'You Are an Artist' book

WE'RE living in strange times all right. But the weird world of Covid isolation took on a dreamlike quality for me and Richard the week before last. That was when we filmed our week-long series about lockdown reading for Channel 4, five shows which were broadcast this week from our living room.

An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a man on the north side following a pursuit that seemingly was captured in part on Facebook Live.

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer shot and killed a man in the area where a man on a Facebook Live video said he was being chased by police.

Coffee table picture book tells the 100-year history of the famous race

Join IndyStar and #ThankATeacher during Teacher Appreciation Week. These are some educators that are making the best of a bad situation.

Paul Corsaro is already busy at UIndy and a bunch of local players are on the move.

The most important decisions during a public health emergency are more likely to be made by Indiana's governor and local officials than the president.

Indiana projects to return more 2019 production than almost any other team in the country.