
A pair of consultants find 1930s Los Angeles for the HBO series, which premieres March 6, 2023.

THE MONDAY BOOK REVIEW

At the heart of Mona Simpson’s Commitment is a family on the ropes.

In Saving Time, Jenny Odell wants to take back the clock.

Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s Tell the Rest is a novel of basketball and art.

In three books of poetry, Courtney Faye Taylor, Vickie Vértiz, and B.H. Fairchild write California through the lens of place.

Malcolm Harris talks about Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.

Peacock’s writing continues to inspire the radical environmental movement.
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EVENTS

Wednesday, March 22, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time

Wednesday, March 29, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time

Gustavo Arellano sits down with Calendarios Landin CEO Julian Urquiza to talk about the community history of these holiday keepsakes.

THE WEEKLY ALTA NEWSLETTER

Major concerns about mass transit.

“Fire of Love” and “Buried” document nature—and humanity—in the extreme.

Remembering Berkeley artist David Lance Goines.

Man One paints the faces of Los Angeles.

A missing relative is found, another mystery is discovered.