Scott Timberg is the editor of The Misread City: New Literary Los Angeles and author of Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class, an examination of the damages to our cultural landscape wrought by recent technological and economic shifts and an argument for a more equitable and navigable future.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Dreaming the Beatles: An Interview with Rob Sheffield
Scott Timberg interviews Rob Sheffield about his new book, “Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World.”...
Real Culture: Jonathan Lethem on “Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop From Elvis to Jay Z”
Scott Timberg and Jonathan Lethem talk about his anthology of music criticism, “Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop From Elvis to Jay Z.”...
Portrait of the Artist on the Make: A Conversation with Lee Siegel
Scott Timberg interviews Lee Siegel about his memoir, “The Draw.”...
Holding Up the Torch: Walter Hopps and the World of Art
Scott Timberg interviews “The New Yorker” editor Deborah Treisman about “The Dream Colony,” an oral autobiography by legendary curator Walter Hopps....
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Lloyd Cole
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music....
The Most Intimate Symbol: Jan Swafford on Classical Music
Scott Timberg interviews composer and writer Jan Swafford about his new introduction to classical music, “Language of the Spirit.”...
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Rhiannon Giddens
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music....
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music....
