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Book Review: ‘Mentats of Dune’

By laura May 2, 2014 Book Reviews, Journalistic Writing

One of my favorite parts of this job is reviewing books. Every time we get a new shipment of review copies in, it feels like Christmas. And when I get…

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Happy Birthday to Terry Pratchett!

By laura April 28, 2014 Articles, Journalistic Writing

Beloved Discworld author, Terry Pratchett (Sir Terence John David Pratchett, OBE) was born on this date in 1948, in Buckinghamshire, England. As a young man, Pratchett wrote on his website, he wanted to…

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YA Authors Roth and Bardugo Light Up LATFOB

By laura April 16, 2014 Event Coverage, Journalistic Writing

The Divergent discussion at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this past weekend was quite an experience! The event was billed as Leigh Bardugo (author of the Grisha YA fantasy trilogy) interviewing Veronica Roth…

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Snappy Dialog With John Scalzi at LATFOB: ‘Redshirts’

By laura April 14, 2014 Event Coverage, Journalistic Writing

At the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB) this past weekend, I got a chance to sit in on a panel moderated by Pamela Ribon, with John Scalzi and…

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L.A. Times Festival of Books, Day One

By laura April 12, 2014 Event Coverage, Journalistic Writing

It was a gorgeous day at USC yesterday, as the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB) kicked off! The Trojan marching band got everything off to a lively start,…

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L.A. Times Festival of Books Is Almost Here!

By laura April 9, 2014 Event Coverage, Journalistic Writing

It’s April once again, and book fans from all over are getting ready for their weekend of glory: the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB), the nation’s largest consumer…

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Book Review: ‘Red Devil 4′

By laura March 20, 2014 Book Reviews, Journalistic Writing

Eric Leuthardt’s debut novel, Red Devil 4, explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of combining humans with networked neural implants. Overall, it’s a fascinating (and disturbing) near-future science fiction tale. The…

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Mystery Air Objects Seen in Sky Over L.A.

By laura February 25, 2014 Articles, Journalistic Writing

So read the Los Angeles Times headline on the morning of February 25, 1942, the day of the Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Air Raid. It’s an…

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Reece Puddington: The Boy with Superhero Courage

By laura February 7, 2014 Articles, Journalistic Writing, Samples

Reece Puddington lives in Whitstable, Kent, England with his parents and three siblings. He loves to play Call of Duty, Assasins’ Creed, Uncharted, and Lego games. He’s a fan of Marvel and DC comics, and…

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Cats Geek Out in Hollywood

By laura January 28, 2014 Event Coverage, Journalistic Writing

Geeks of a different stripe turned out en masse this weekend at the Hollywood opening of Cat Art Show Los Angeles. And like any other geekable topic, cats brought out the…

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