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Deanne Stillman retraced the relationship between Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull.

A discussion on U.S. history from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Howard Blum, In the Enemy's House; Yunte Huang, Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History; Steven Ross, Hitler in Los Angeles; and Deanne Stillman, Blood Brothers: The Story of the Strange Friendship between Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill.

.; Sam Quinones, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic; Barry Siegel, Manifest Injustice: The True Story of a Convicted Murderer and the Lawyers Who Fought for His Freedom; and Deanne Stillman, Desert Reckoning: A Town Sherriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History, talked about their books on crime.

Panelists included Annie Jacobsen, author of Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America, Scott Johnson, author of The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, A Son, and the CIA, Walter Kirn, author of Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade, and Deanne Stillman, author of Desert Reckoning: A Town Sherriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History.

Deanne Stillman talked about her book Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History, in which she tells the story of hermit Donald Kueck, who shot and killed deputy sheriff Steven Sorenson, sparking one of the largest manhunts in California's history.

Authors talked about depicting violence in non-fiction books, and also responded to questions from member…

Book TV’s coverage of the 2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held on the University of Southern Ca…

Author Deanne Stillman talked about her book, Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History. ... Stillman* examined the changing landscape of the high Mojave Desert, which encompasses half of Los Angeles County and according to the author, had been a popular destination for individuals seeking to withdraw from the rest of society.

Authors talked about their books about the American West. They responded to questions from members of the…

Deanne Stillman talked about her book Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West (Mariner Books; June 1, 2009). ... Stillman told how she was inspired to write her award-winning book by the 1998 killings of dozens of Mustangs near Reno, Nevada. ... Deanne Stillman, author of Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder, Marines and the Mojave, has written for the New York Times, The Village Voice and on-line publications Salon and Slate.

Stillman talked about her book, Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder, Marines and the Mojave, published by William Morrow. ... Stillman read excerpts from the book and answered questions from the audience.