In 1996 I worked at Disney Interactive, my Windows 95 operating system skinned with an “X-Files” theme; when I arrived early, the TV show’s eerie chimes echoed across the empty office. Work was a lot ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...