He regularly covers the Oscars and the Emmys, goes to Comic-Con and Coachella, reviews pop music, and conducts interviews with authors and actors, musicians and directors, a little of this and a whole lot of that. Peter Larsen has been the Pop Culture Reporter for the Orange County Register since 2004, finally achieving the neat trick of getting paid to report and write about the stuff he's obsessed about pretty much all his life. Born in Mao’s China and raised in cruel times, the author has an exuberant spirit that makes his story a beautiful and inspiring read. “The Colors of the Mountain” and “The Sounds of the River” by Da Chen. A little stylistic masterpiece, a joyful celebration of the human spirit and of the English language. “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury. A hugely entertaining novel that explores the human toll when bad ideas and envy inspire the madness of crowds. “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. The British historian tells the horrific and darkly funny personal stories of a dozen famous intellectuals, making the case that such people should never be in positions of power. As part of the Register Book Club, we ask writers and other interesting folk with whom we talk to offer their picks for seven books everyone should read.Īuthor Dean Koontz – who with his latest, “Ashley Bell,” was featured in the book club’s event earlier this month – offered these picks and comments on them.
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