Literature
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1.0K1Santa 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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1.9KC 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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2.3KNew 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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10.0K10Remembering Lost Santa Cruz Restaurants
New book explores dining spots that shaped the local scene
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2.4KEmily Nemens Explores Baseball Culture in ‘Cactus League’
The novel hits with perfect timing for baseball's current cultural moment
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3.1K‘Topics of Conversation’ Explores Power in Popular Culture
Miranda Popkey returns to Santa Cruz following her debut novel
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7.8K2Jory 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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5.6KSean 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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4.0KRelive NFL History with Jerry Rice
Hall of Fame wide receiver comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Thursday, Nov. 7
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7.5K1How 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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4.4KPatti 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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4.0KTatiana Schlossberg on ‘Inconspicuous Consumption’
Journalist and author speaks Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Bookshop Santa Cruz
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8.9KMalcolm 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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5.9KInside Santa Cruz’s First Spanish Bookstore
New York artist Pablo Helguera brings ‘Librería Donceles’ installation to MAH
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5.8K1Terry McAuliffe Brings Charlottesville Book to Santa Cruz
Former Virginia governor takes on white nationalism
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4.6KHistorian 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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4.8KLeslie Karst’s Latest Mystery Set in Santa Cruz Food Scene
Local author brings ‘Murder From Scratch’ to Bookshop Santa Cruz
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5.2KA Prodigal Son of Santa Cruz Lit Returns
Poet Robert Lundquist comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz on April 25
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4.2K‘Ink Knows No Borders’ In Central Coast Poetry Book
New collection led by Monterey writer gives voice to immigrant experience
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4.3KA Guide To ‘Dying Well’
Journalist Katy Butler outlines a less-bleak approach to the end of life
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7.0K1‘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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4.7KAuthor 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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12.6K6Fear and Loathing in Santa Cruz
How UCSC hit the counter-culture jackpot with a new Hunter S. Thompson archive
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5.4KAuthor Micah Perks on ‘True Love’
Sex, love and Santa Cruz secrets abound in new book
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5.8K1The Legacy of ‘On the Road’s Al Hinkle
Beat movement muse passes away at age 92
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5.7KPaul Skenazy Goes Time Traveling
Author and former UCSC professor’s new book digs into the Gold Rush
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10.1K1Dalai Lama Makes Local Cameo at ‘Book of Joy’ Event
'Book of Joy' event promises Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama via video
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8.9K1Jonathan Franzen’s Santa Cruz Escape
Despite a change of scenery, new book shows the author still loves a good argument
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6.3KMatt de la Peña’s ‘Carmela’ Writes the Book on Watsonville—For Kids
Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson pen ‘Carmela Full of Wishes,’ set in Santa Cruz County
