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Randy Jurado Ertll Seeks to Improve Life for Fellow Salvadoran-Americansnew

Ertll, executive director of the Latino advocacy organization El Centro de Accion Social, documents the trials minority children face in America in his new book, Hope in Times of Darkness: A Salvadoran American Experience.

Pasadena Weekly | Megan Sebestyen | 08-31-2009 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: El Salvador, Hope in Times of Darkness: A Salvadoran American Experience, Randy Jurado Ertll, Salvadoran-Americans, Immigration, Latin America

Kwei Quartey Takes Readers Back to His Native Ghana in 'Wife of the Gods'new

Quartey has long harbored a passion for writing fiction, and his debut novel is a mystery set in the land of his birth. The book is laced with vivid depictions of its exotic locale, as well as twists and quirks rooted firmly in the traditions of that African nation.

Pasadena Weekly | Carl Kozlowski | 07-20-2009 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Kwei Quartey, Wife of the Gods, fiction

Deanne Stillman's 'Mustang' is Heartbreaking and Enragingnew

Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West is an exhaustively researched, eloquently written wake-up call.

Pasadena Weekly | Bliss | 11-04-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: animal issues, history, nonfiction, the West, Deanne Stillman, Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West, wild horses

Former LA County Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi Talks About Prosecuting the Presidentnew

The man who put Charles Manson on Death Row would do the same to George W. Bush, as detailed in his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. "I'll leave it up to a jury as to the punishment, but it could be the death penalty," he said.

Pasadena Weekly | Joe Piasecki | 08-04-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Iraq, Vincent Bugliosi, George W. Bush, murder, casualties, war crimes, Charles Manson, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, jury trial

Combating Intolerance is a Big Motivating Factor for Author Carolyn Howard-Johnsonnew

Recently named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the California Legislature, Howard-Johnson, author of a book and short stories about Mormons, deftly uses minute details to bring life and depth to her fictional characters.

Pasadena Weekly | Liz Hedrick | 06-30-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Mormons, Carolyn Howard-Johnson, This is the Place, Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment

Jeff Gordinier on How 'X Saves the World'new

While many of his peers wonder how Gen X got stuck between the baby boomers and today's up-and-coming millennials generation, and how they can still make an impact on the world, he opted instead to write a book about that societal dilemma.

Pasadena Weekly | Carl Kozlowski | 04-07-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jeff Gordinier, X, Generation, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking

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Pasadena author Caitlin McKenna finds inspiration in REM.

Pasadena Weekly | Karen Apostolina | 03-17-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Caitlin McKenna, Logging Off

America the Bullynew

Author Chalmers Johnson gives his controversial view of what our nation is really all about.

Pasadena Weekly | Joe Piasecki | 09-24-2007 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of Empire, Chalmers Johnson

Hey -- You Can't Draw That!new

David Wallis finds a Fourth-rate Estate in his new book, which contains nearly 100 editorial cartoons and other works of art that American newspaper editors have refused to publish.

Pasadena Weekly | Joe Piasecki | 03-12-2007 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: David Wallis, Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression