For George Takei, writing My Lost Freedom was an emotional experience that left him “laughing and crying,” he says. The Star Trek icon recounts in his new children’s book how he, his siblings and his ...

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with comedian and first-time author Youngmi Mayer, whose ...

Comedian, writer and podcast host Youngmi Mayer was raised in Korea and Saipan with a Korean mom and a white American father. Their relationship was strained at times as Mayer navigated her family's ...