Lori Kozlowski is an author, journalist, and digital editor.

Her short stories have been published by Akashic Books and the University of Nevada Press. As a journalist, she has written about various topics ranging from graffiti to growing businesses, the evolution of blue jeans to the disintegration of blues songs. She has also written about science, technology, and books.

Fascinated with the underground and the off-beat, her first book is about the mafia in her hometown—Las Vegas.

See below for a list of some of the writer's publications and activities.



Selected Publications and Articles

"Wishing to Change the World for Women"

"The Women of OccupyLA Speak Out About Hard Times"

"Author Sherry Turkle on 'Alone Together': Why We Expect More from Technology & Less from Each Other'"

"Conversations in Science: How to Turn Sunlight Into Fuel"

"Book Review: 'Euphemania' by Ralph Keyes"

"'Addicted to Energy': One Venture Capitalist's Plans for Future Efficiency"

"Conversations in Science: Microbes on a Saturday Night? They're the Ultimate Drinking Buddies"

"Conversations in Science: Can the U.S. Give Up the Yardstick?"

"Conversations in Science: Author of 'In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction' on Our Faces and Perception"

"'The World in 2050' : Predictions for the Arctic and Everything Below"

"The History of Unicorns and the Curious Case of One Gone Missing in New York City"

"'Food Justice' : Playbook for the Future of Food"

"The Future of Writing on Tablets: A Q&A with Information Architects"

"Conversations in Science: How Jellyfish are Informing the Future of Engineering"

"Conversations in Science: The Brain's Natural Shortcuts and Why You Shouldn't Always Go with Your Gut"

"Fatima Bhutto's Love-Hate Affair with Her Native Pakistan: A Review of 'Songs of Blood and Sword'"

"Conversations in Science: How Science and Religion Can Live Together"

"Science Meets Science-Fiction: The Science Behind 'Iron Man'"

"Conversations in Science: Refining the Search for Extraterrestrial Life"

"The History of the Future: A Clean, Green Tech Lesson with Alexis Madrigal"

"Conversations in Science: Solar Power: Karl Wolfgang Boer's Lifetime of Green Discoveries"

"Conversations in Science: Will L.A. Lose Its Cool? An Optimistic Look at Global Warming"

"Conversations in Science: MIT Designs Fleet of Robots to Clean Up Oil Spills"

"Author Gavin Pretor-Pinney's 'The Wave Watcher's Companion' Explores the Undulations of Everything"

"An American Matador's Encounters with Bulls and Hemingway"

"The 'Jane Goodall of ants' on Why California Might Be Just One Big Ant Colony"

"Jumbo Squid Invasion"

"Inventing the Plants of 'Avatar'"

"A Dark Arctic Tale Set After the Ice Melts"

"Why is Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Drawn to the Dark?"

"Biologist Richard Dawkins on the Evolution Debate"

"Q&A with Max Blumenthal, Author of ‘Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party’"

"Cobra Snake is Young, Making Money and Still Using Coupons"

"Bringing Science Back into America's Sphere"

"'Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of the Two Sexes'"

"Life in L.A.: Dr. Will Kirby, Tattoo Remover"

"Are We Worrying about Aging Too Young?"

"Buzz Aldrin on His New Book, Space Exploration, and Rapping with Snoop Dogg"

"Bigfoot: Why Do We Believe in You?"

"Evolution to Your Rescue"

"‘Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease,’ a Q&A with Dr. D.A. Henderson"

"Punk's Not Dead, and This is Your Guide: Q&A with Author Nicholas Rombes"

"What is There to Worry about in the 21st century?"

"Romeo and Juliet with Guns"

"Dr. Larry Dossey and Your Internal Crystal Ball"

"Is Swine Flu a Conspiracy?"

"Urban Beekeepers Know It's More Than Just Honey and Money"

"Talk Retro to Me, Baby"

"Exploring 'China Underground'"

"'Drink Play F#@k': Doesn't the Title Really Say it All?"

"Who's Making America Fat? On Un-Stuffing the Nation"

"Why are We So Snarky? David Denby Thinks He Knows"



Events Calendar
February 18, 2011 Lecture/Workshop on The Art of the Interview. Claremont McKenna College. Claremont, CA. 1 -3pm.
November 6, 2010 Vegas Valley Book Festival. Book Release Party and Signing for "Dead Neon: Tales of Near Future Las Vegas." Las Vegas, NV. The Brass Lounge in Downtown Las Vegas. 9pm.
April 24, 2010 Panel: The Los Angeles Times and Our Favorite Literary Apps. Reading on Mobile Devices. The Future of Tablets and the Newspaper. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. UCLA Campus. Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Times Pavilion. 2pm - 3pm
April 24, 2010 In Conversation with Denise Hamilton: Noir & Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. UCLA Campus. Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Times Pavilion. 1pm - 2pm.
April 30, 2009 Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Career Fair. Los Angeles, CA. 11:30 am.
April 2, 2009 Claremont McKenna College Lecture: A Writer's Life and the Future of Media. Claremont, CA. 12:00 pm
November 7, 2008 Vegas Noir Panel. Vegas Valley Book Festival. Fifth Street School. Downtown Las Vegas, NV. 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm.
June 28, 2008 A Night of Noir, presented by the University of Southern California Master of Professional Writing Alumni Association, Jethro Nededog and Lori Kozlowski, in conjunction with Akashic Books. Las Vegas Noir and Los Angeles Noir writers meet up and face off to find out which city produces darker fiction. Writers include: Denise Hamilton, Tod Goldberg, Christine McKellar, Gary Phillips, Jim Pascoe, Emory Holmes II, and Lori Kozlowski. Readings and signings for both books. Location: Imix Bookstore, 5052 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. (323) 257-2512. 6pm-8pm.
May 24, 2008 Las Vegas Noir signing at Cheesecake & Crime (in Henderson, NV) with writers Jaq Greenspon and Christine McKellar. 3pm.
May 17, 2008 Las Vegas Noir signing at Borders Books in Henderson, NV. 2pm.
May 8, 2008 Las Vegas Noir launch party at The Freakin' Frog in Las Vegas on Maryland Parkway. 7pm.
May 1, 2008 Las Vegas Noir (part of Akashic Books' Noir series) will be released and will include Lori's story "Three Times a Night, Every Other Night." You can order the book online at Amazon.com. Click here!
October 13 & 27, 2007 Writers in Residence at Open Books in Long Beach, CA. Writers Lori Kozlowski, Rachel Levin, Jethro Nededog, and Glen Golightly take over this bookstore to present an interactive literary experience. Lori will be on hand all day from 12 noon to 8:00 p.m. to recommend rare books and talk about the profession of writing and media. Come visit her at Open Books at 2226 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814. www.thestoryofopen.com.