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The musical Dangerous Beauty based on Margaret Rosenthal's book opened Feb. 13 at the Pasadena Playhouse.

As a researcher, USC College's Deborah Harkness studies science and magic of the early modern period. As a novelist, she explores the hidden world of modern-day witches, vampires and daemons in her first work of fiction, A Discovery of Witches.

One writer's journey to getting his first novel published. USC College alumnus Cliff "C.B." Shiepe's Cliff Falls has been a bestseller at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena since it was self-published in June.

Kevin Starr, University Professor and Professor of History in USC College, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame during red-carpet event.

Historian Kevin Starr of USC College has written more than a dozen books about the Golden State. His latest book published chronicles the life and times of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Antonio Damasio probes the world's most marvelous and complex machine — the mind — in his new book.

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David Kang's new book, East Asia Before the West, upends understanding of East Asian international relations.