A new stadium and entertainment district fit for a professional soccer team might be coming to Los Angeles County. This week, ...

Jérôme Sueur’s “Natural History of Silence” and Pico Iyer’s “Aflame” explore the quiet (and the sounds) that sustain us ...

Learning from Silence,” a memoir about losing his family's Santa Barbara home and everything he owned in a 1990 wildfire.

Learning from Silence,” a memoir about losing his family's Santa Barbara home and everything he owned in a 1990 wildfire.

Author Pico Iyer reflects on how a 1990 wildfire that ravaged his Californian home transformed his life, emphasizing simplicity, solitude, and love. Speaking at Vroman's Bookstore, Iyer discussed ...

The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week Jan. 26 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Much-anticipated rain could be headed to drought-stricken Southern California this weekend -- but rainfall also brings the threat of landslides in the wake of Los Angeles County's devastating fires.

is a powerful recital of Iyer’s experiences and learnings from his retreats to a monastery in Big Sur in California. Pico Iyer is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books translated in ...