Literature
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8621Local Author’s Book Weaves Tale of Survival in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Final installment of "Three Sisters" trilogy now available
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989Santa Cruz Poet Gary Young’s Sons Follow in His Literary Footsteps
Jake Young and Cooper Young have both published books of poetry just like their dad
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1.3KChris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club Releases Memoir
Drummer shares his influences and dishes on Talking Heads dynamics
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1.2KPatrice Vecchione Shares Lessons on Living a Creative Life in New Book
In her new book, poet Patrice Vecchione becomes an evangelist for the writing life
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792Science and the Environment Inspire Watsonville Author’s Children’s Book
Book featuring a spittlebug aims to help children realize everyone has a gift
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1.2K1Santa Cruz’s Young Writers Program Scaling Back As Director Steps Down
Julia Chiapella has mentored Santa Cruz students in the program since 2012
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2.1KC Pam Zhang’s Debut Exposes Hidden Fictions of Wild West Narratives
New novel ‘How Much of These Hills is Gold’ is a lyrical but brutal tale
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2.5KNew Titles from NorCal Authors for Your Reading List
Author talks and book signings are on hold for now, but new releases keep coming
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11.1K13Remembering Lost Santa Cruz Restaurants
New book explores dining spots that shaped the local scene
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2.7KEmily Nemens Explores Baseball Culture in ‘Cactus League’
The novel hits with perfect timing for baseball's current cultural moment
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3.3K‘Topics of Conversation’ Explores Power in Popular Culture
Miranda Popkey returns to Santa Cruz following her debut novel
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8.1K2Jory Post’s Best Worst Year
After a devastating medical prognosis, Santa Cruz writer and artist Jory Post is hitting new artistic heights
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5.9KSean Brock Brings New Southern Food to Santa Cruz
The chef will discuss his new cookbook ‘South’ at an event on Monday, Nov. 11
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4.2KRelive NFL History with Jerry Rice
Hall of Fame wide receiver comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Thursday, Nov. 7
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7.7K1How Bookshop Santa Cruz Became a Symbol of Survival
A deeply personal downtown crisis united the community after the Loma Prieta quake
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4.6KPatti Smith’s Lonely New Year at the Dream Inn
The ‘dream motel’ animates punk icon’s new memoir ‘Year of the Monkey’
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4.2KTatiana Schlossberg on ‘Inconspicuous Consumption’
Journalist and author speaks Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Bookshop Santa Cruz
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9.6KMalcolm Gladwell on the Pitfalls of ‘Talking to Strangers’
Ahead of Sept. 21 event, the author talks taking on controversial subjects, and why his new audiobook is a podcast
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6.2KInside Santa Cruz’s First Spanish Bookstore
New York artist Pablo Helguera brings ‘Librería Donceles’ installation to MAH
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6.0K1Terry McAuliffe Brings Charlottesville Book to Santa Cruz
Former Virginia governor takes on white nationalism
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4.8KHistorian Douglas Brinkley Talks ’60s Counterculture, Space Race
Events at Bookshop Santa Cruz and the Rio will span politics, music and more
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5.0KLeslie Karst’s Latest Mystery Set in Santa Cruz Food Scene
Local author brings ‘Murder From Scratch’ to Bookshop Santa Cruz
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5.4KA Prodigal Son of Santa Cruz Lit Returns
Poet Robert Lundquist comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on April 25
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4.4K‘Ink Knows No Borders’ In Central Coast Poetry Book
New collection led by Monterey writer gives voice to immigrant experience
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4.4KA Guide To ‘Dying Well’
Journalist Katy Butler outlines a less-bleak approach to the end of life
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7.3K1‘Disposable Man:’ Author Michael Levitin’s Updated Male Manifesto
Berkeley journalist captures a #MeToo-era reckoning for young men with high hopes.
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4.9KAuthor Carolyn Burke Revives Famous Art Foursome
Local author’s latest book reveals relationships that shaped Georgia O’Keeffe, 20th-century art
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13.0K6Fear and Loathing in Santa Cruz
How UCSC hit the counter-culture jackpot with a new Hunter S. Thompson archive
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5.6KAuthor Micah Perks on ‘True Love’
Sex, love and Santa Cruz secrets abound in new book
