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Aja Monet’s Debut Album Blends Jazz and Poetry From a Place of Love

On her debut album, “When the Poems Do What They Do,” the writer and community organizer offers up a fluid mix of jazz and poetry that evokes the spirit of 1990s spoken-word scenes.

By Marcus J. Moore

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Pete Brown, Who Put Words to ‘Sunshine of Your Love,’ Dies at 82

A British Beat poet, he wrote lyrics for the band Cream and, after it broke up, continued to collaborate with Jack Bruce, the group’s lead singer and bassist.

By Richard Sandomir

Beauvoir, Simone de Black People Books and Literature Chandler, Raymond City of Quartz (Book) Coleman, Wanda (1946-2013) Connelly, Michael (1956- ) Didion, Joan Eat the Mouth That Feeds You (Book) Fante, John Faulkner, William Fragoza, Carribean Helter Skelter (Book) Hernandez, Kelly Lytle Homosexuality and Bisexuality Kerouac, Jack literaryguides Los Angeles (Calif) Luis J. Rodriguez Mexican-Americans Mosley, Walter Ellis On the Road (Book) Poetry and Poets Shepard, Sam Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (Book) Smith, Anna Deavere Sontag, Susan The Barbarian Nurseries (Book) The Day of the Locust (Book) The Last Great Road Bum: A Novel (Book) The Long Goodbye (Book) Travel and Vacations Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Play) Ulin, David L West, Nathanael Writing and Writers

Read Your Way Around Los Angeles

Héctor Tobar is a son of Los Angeles, a city of “perpetual cultural mixing.” Here, he guides readers through the books and writers that cut through the city’s layers.

By Hector Tobar

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Maggie Smith Tries to Make the Divorce Memoir Beautiful

Her new book, “You Could Make This Place Beautiful,” is an exploration of what happened to her marriage after she became a well-known poet.

By Sarah Lyall

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