Books
Journalist Sebastian Junger reports live from the brink of death
The veteran journalist will discuss his book about surviving a near-fatal aneurysm on Nov. 19 at Warwick's in La Jolla
Language, literature, laughs in new book about American history by linguist Richard Lederer
Columnist, author, and linguist Richard Lederer spent about six months writing his latest book, “American History for Everyone.” That was a lot longer than it’s typically taken him to write his dozens of previous books on language. “One reason for that is that etymologically embedded in the word ‘history’ is the word ‘story.’ Writing history []
Arts and Culture Newsletter: San Diego Asian Film Festival marks 25th year
Also this week, a Joan Rivers play at South Coast Rep, Kirk Franklin's Reunion Tour, a women's book event in Balboa Park, a 'Young Frankenstein' screening in East Village and more