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Ray Harryhausen, special effects pioneer was 92 * By Kevin Roderick In an era before CGI, Harryhausen used clay monsters and mythical creatures to bring life to live-action adventure films like 'Clash of the Titans,' 'Valley of the Gwangi' and 'Jason and the Argonauts. He was one of the sci-fi club members who patronized Clifton's with Ray Bradbury in the 1930s. Revenge editing is a big blemish on Wikipedia By Kevin Roderick If you have been following the ruckus over Wikipedia editors deleting women from the list of American novelists, and moving them to a separate list of female novelists, it keeps getting worse. Note also just how retrograde the trolls are who seek revenge via "edits" on Wikipedia. Paris Photo comes to Hollywood By Judy Graeme Paris Photo is the annual photography fair held in France — in the U.S. this weekend for the first time. On the lot at Paramount Studios are gallery spaces, booksellers such as Taschen and Aperture and live artist conversations and film screenings. I'll be at the Festival of Books on Sunday By Kevin Roderick I will be signing "Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles" and "The San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb" at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Look for me at the Angel City Press booth and around the grounds. Caro, Boo, Kevin Starr among LA Times Book Prize winners By Kevin Roderick The Los Angeles Times announced this year's book prize winners last night at USC's Bovard Auditorium, on the eve of the Festival of Books held this weekend on campus at USC. Kevin Starr, the California historian and former state librarian, received the Robert Kirsch Award. He had won the LAT prize in history in 2009. List of winners inside. April in LA is for film and books By Cari Beauchamp Two quality film festivals and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books make April our contributor's favorite month to stay in town. Here are some of the highlights to watch for. Goodreads acquired by Amazon, perhaps for close to $1 billion By Kevin Roderick Barely a year after founder Otis Y. Chandler hailed Goodreads' "independence" from Amazon's technology by saying "we will celebrate January 30th for years to come!," Chandler has announced that his startup is "joining the Amazon family." Goodreads will continue but there will be more integration with the Kindle. Reaction around the book blogosphere is initially skeptical. And the Zocalo Book Prize goes to... By Kevin Roderick This year's winner of the third annual book prize (and $5,000) from the folks at Zócalo Public Square is social psychologist Jonathan Haidt for "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion." Harold Robbins' typewriter added to Soboroff collection By Kevin Roderick The LA civic leader who really likes old typewriters has picked up the 21st machine for his collection. Idea: Designate Tower Records a cultural landmark By Kevin Roderick Domenic Priore, the author of "Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Last Stand in Hollywood,” wants the city of West Hollywood to designate the former Tower Records store on Sunset Boulevard (across from Book Soup) as a Strip-themed cultural resource center. Books and authors archive
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