Callie Miller

Monday Dr. Karen Halligan discusses What Every Pet Owner Should Know 7pm @ Vroman's Tuesday Justin Bua presents The Beat of Urban Art 7pm @ Book Soup Lisa Lutz discusses The Spellman Files 7pm @ Vroman's Philip Zimbardo discusses The Lucifer Effect 7pm @ Central Library Elliot Jaspin discusses Buried in the Bitter Waters 7pm @ EsoWon Books Wednesday Uzodinma Iweala discusses Beasts of No Nation 12:15pm @ Claremont McKenna College Anne Lamott presents...

The LA Times has nominated five books in each of nine different categories for the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. In the weeks leading up to the Festival of Books where the winners will be announced, LAist will take a quick look at each category and will wax poetic on a few favorites (or least favorites) along the way. The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher by Debby Applegate...

Rat poison was found on the imported wheat in the recalled pet foods and is the likely culprit of reported animal deaths & illnesses, according to the Department of Agriculture and the EPA. ABC News reports: A source close to the investigation tells ABC News that the rodenticide, which the source says is illegal to use in the United States, was on wheat that was imported from China and used by Menu Foods in...

The ACLU of Southern California has charged the LAPD with creating a "police state" in downtown's Skid Row and seek to extend a 3-year-old injunction that declared arbitrary searches on Skid Row illegal. The ACLU argues that the 4th amendment protection from arbitrary searches has been violated by LAPD officers who have been searching through the pockets, possessions and encampments of the homeless since Skid Row sweeps began last September. The LA Times reports:"Police...

The LA Times has nominated five books in each of nine different categories for the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. In the weeks leading up to the Festival of Books where the winners will be announced, LAist will take a quick look at each category and will wax poetic on a few favorites (or least favorites) along the way. Black Swan Green is a Fiction nominee. David Mitchell's Black Swan Green is a departure...

We just got back from a five day trip to Mammoth. It was hot, it was hot, it was...hot. 65 degrees each day on the mountain. So hot that people were stripping down and sweating it out. Mammoth hasn't had good snow in almost three weeks so conditions were a little slushy, a little fussy, a little less than perfect. However - what could be more superb than midweek riding when everyone else expects...

The under-used Union Station FlyAway is a year old this month and in honor of this momentous occasion, passengers using public transportation to get to Union Station will ride free. That's right - free. (Although we'll argue that the $6 roundtrip fare is still a steal for downtown residents commuting to the airport.) Take any Metro bus, rail line, subway, taxi or shuttle to Union Station, present your ticket stub or receipt at the...

Monday Barney Hoskyns presents Hotel California 7pm @ Book Soup Christopher Nyerges discusses How To Survive Anywhere 7pm @ Vroman's Robert Crais signs The Watchman 7pm @ Borders Torrance Dennis Cooper in discussion with the writers of Userlands 7:30pm @ Skylight Books Tuesday Chad Kultgen presents Average American Male 7pm @ Book Soup Jane Smiley discusses Ten Days in the Hills 7pm @ Vroman's Allison L. Bailey, Frances A. Butler, Margaret Heritage, and Norma...

Pet owners across the country have been worried about a recent recall on a surprising number of both dog and cat foods. The reason for the recall? 10 animals died from kidney failure and unknown numbers have suffered from severe kidney illness after eating the affected food. The initial recalled brands were announced early yesterday, but brands such as Eukanuba, Iams and Purina have added several of their own brands to the recall for...

After the Guinness buzz wears off, after the shamrock foam fades away, after all your St. Patty's festivities have come to an end, you will have a chance to save a life. What: Pet Adoption Festival When: Sunday, 11am - 4pm Where: Johnny Carson Park off Bob Hope Dr. in Burbank Why: 19,263 un-adopted dogs & cats were euthanized last year in Los Angeles Over 60 rescue organizations are working together to make this...