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The writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has gotten far more attention than he deserves for his new book, “The Message,” which contains a blistering condemnation of Israel. The response from Israel’s defenders has been equally and deservedly blistering. The heart of their…

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 novelist and Los Angeles literary lynchpin Rachel Kushner, whose new book, “Creation Lake,” has landed on…

Usually the Dodgers wait until October to collapse. This season, they’re getting a head start. Usually the Dodgers wait until their first postseason opponent actually shows up before they wreck a summer’s worth of overblown expectations. This season, their first…