A look at “apocalyptic” and “post-apocalyptic” literature and a screening of a documentary about light pollution are special events being hosted by area libraries as part of this year’s “A Tale for ...

Post-apocalyptic fiction is nothing new: The genre has a history stretching back at least 200 years. Research has linked spikes in perceived threats to humanity to surges in the popularity of ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian novelist who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality “to the point of madness.”Announcing the ...

Wind-whipped embers fly over a home on Vinedo Avenue in Altadena on Jan. 7. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) I don’t believe in prescience. I don’t believe, for instance, that when Octavia E. Butler ...