▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁O zy . com ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁He ▁res ides ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Southern ▁California . ▁ ▁After ▁starting ▁out ▁editing ▁sections ▁for ▁Vari ety ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁city ▁magazine ▁B uzz , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁K ip en ▁served ▁as ▁book ▁critic ▁and ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle . ▁While ▁there ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁magazine ▁ess ay ▁on ▁screen writ ers ▁that ▁became ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁Sch rei ber ▁Theory : ▁A ▁Rad ical ▁Rewrite ▁of ▁American ▁Film ▁History ▁( M el ville ▁House ). ▁ ▁K ip en ’ s ▁radio ▁show ▁and ▁pod cast ▁Over book ed ▁ran ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁on ▁K CR W - FM . ▁ ▁Con current ly , ▁he ▁review ed ▁every ▁fort night ▁for ▁N PR ’ s ▁Day ▁to ▁Day . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁with ▁K atie ▁Cour ic ▁on ▁N BC ’ s ▁Today ▁Show ▁and ▁on ▁MS N BC ’ s ▁Count down ▁With ▁Keith ▁Ol ber mann . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁NE A , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁film ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁The ▁Bob ▁Edwards ▁Show ▁on ▁Si ri us ▁X M ▁Radio . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁National ▁Reading ▁In iti atives ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁develop ▁and ▁ran ▁The ▁Big ▁Read . ▁This