To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

In a small office building purchased by the developers trying to build a Christian nationalist community in rural Jackson County, two men are also attempting to build a right-wing podcasting business.