The year the L.A. Times Festival of Books debuted was also a landmark year in American letters, shaping literary culture in ways that remain with us nearly three decades on.

Wrong Organ's Johanna Kasurinen tells us about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future.

While I'm typically not an advocate for judging a book by its cover, this stunning design for Haruki Murakami's 'The Wind-Up ...