Cozy up with a good book this fall. Here are recommendations

LA Times Book Editor Boris Kachka suggests How I Won a Nobel Prize, How to Say Babylon, and more. The New York Times Book Review’s Joumana Khatib recommends The Hungry Season, The Future Future, and more. Photo by Shutterstock.

As the weather cools off, why not cozy up on the sofa with a good book? Recommendations include titles by Jesmyn Ward, Safiya Sinclair, Lisa Hamilton, and others. 

Republicans in Congress might force the government to shut down when the fiscal year ends on Oct. 1. Why does this threat seem to come up each year? 

The LAUSD board has ended its mandate that school employees be vaccinated against COVID. Workers who were laid off for defying the rule can reapply for jobs.

Critics review the latest film releases: The Creator, Saw X, Fair Play, and Dumb Money.