Author Archives: Casey Lewis

2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 2 Preview

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Casey Lewis

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 Marlon James, Author of “Black Leopard Red Wolf”, Winner of the Inaugural Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, in Conversation with Tananarive Due 6:00pm “Marlon James, winner of the inaugural 2019 L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize … Continue reading →

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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 1 Review

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Casey Lewis

Happy Monday Beat Fam. We hope you had a great time last week participating in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Let us know your thoughts on your event(s) in the comments below! Keep an eye out later today … Continue reading →

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2020 LA Times Festival of Books: Week 1 Preview

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Casey Lewis

Happy Sunday, L.A.! This morning the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California will push forward with the LA Times Festival of Books. In honor of the festival’s 25th anniversary, organizers have arranged twenty-five virtual events featuring an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Casey Lewis

Suzanne Collins’ prequel to her critically acclaimed trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” is first and foremost the backstory of the trilogy’s antagonist, President Coriolanus (Coryo) Snow. Collins does a wonderful job of weaving the influences of family, upbringing, and the state … Continue reading →

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