David Kipen

David Kipen, a former NEA director of literature, teaches at UCLA and is the proprietor of the Libros Schmibros lending library in Los Angeles. His latest book is Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018.

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Jul 1, 2020
Where We’re From: A Crossword 

Put your Golden State knowledge to the test with this California-shaped crossword puzzle.

By David Kipen
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Feb 24, 2020
Thomas Pynchon Unmasked
The great California writer—if unknowingly—answers our questions about a U.S. Department of Jesus, moving back to the Golden State, and…
By David Kipen
Aug 19, 2019
Time Turns Around at Musso & Frank

Two-thirds authenticity to one part apocrypha, Musso & Frank Grill turns 100.

By David Kipen
May 6, 2019
L.A.’s Annus Mirabilis
1919 was an extraordinary year for Los Angeles, the city gained a major art museum, a movie studio, a university, a symphony, and a lit…
By David Kipen