Literature
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5.3KPreview: Jennifer Ackerman Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
In her new book, Jennifer Ackerman explains why science is only just beginning to understand bird smarts
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6.8K5Orwell in the Time of Trump
Why Bookshop Santa Cruz is hosting a marathon reading of ‘1984’ and what Orwell can teach us about Trump’s America
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3.7KPreview: A Discussion of Joy in the Face of Adversity
Local author Doug Abrams discusses a message of compassion and joy from Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
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4.0KPreview: Extreme Athlete Steph Jagger Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
Steph Jagger explains why she set out to ski 4 million vertical miles in one year
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4.3KPreview: Author Roxane Gay to Speak at Veterans Memorial Building
Roxane Gay, author of the new ‘Difficult Women,’ on breaking down media messages and protecting rights in America
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5.0KA New Book Looks Back on 50 Years with Bookshop Santa Cruz
An interview with Wallace Baine on his new book and the importance of indie bookstores
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7.6K1Andrea Wachter Takes on Eating Disorders in Teens
Local therapist Andrea Wachter’s new book focuses on how to talk to teens about eating disorders
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5.3KQ&A: Christina Waters on Life ‘Inside the Flame’
New memoir from Christina Waters examines life fully engaged
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3.6KPreview: Hilarious Writer Maria Semple to Visit Santa Cruz
Maria Semple loves making the rules in her own fictional universes
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5.1KCelebrate Bookshop Santa Cruz’s 50th
Bookshop Santa Cruz commemorates 50 years with parties, talks and new places to read
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4.6KPreview: Craig Johnson comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
The author’s book series inspired Netflix series ‘Longmire’
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3.1KPreview: Lynne Cox at Bookshop Santa Cruz
In her new book, the famed swimmer reveals what was scarier than dodging glaciers
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7.0KWellstone Center in the Redwoods Offers Unique Fellowships for Writers
Month-long opportunities aim to inspire with natural beauty and the permission to unplug
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5.4KPreview: Nina Simon’s New Book ‘The Art of Relevance’
MAH Executive Director explores the relevance of organizations to communities
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3.3KLocal Students Publish a New Mushroom Guide
Authors of ‘Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast’ come to Bookshop Santa Cruz
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4.1KQ&A: Mary Roach on the Weird Science of War
Author to visit Bookshop Santa Cruz with her newest book, ‘Grunt’
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3.6KPreview: Thad Carhart at Bookshop Santa Cruz
New memoir ‘Finding Fontainebleau’ recalls childhood in France
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2.0KPreview: Jo Baker at Bookshop Santa Cruz
New novel ‘A Country Road, A Tree’ follows Samuel Beckett through World War II
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2.3KLust for Knowledge
Peggy Orenstein’s new book explores how and what girls learn about sex
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2.1KClimate Change
In her debut novel, La Selva Beach native Molly Prentiss maps a shifting art movement
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1.7KBest-Laid Planets
Contact conference’s Cabrillo roots
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3.5KWe Tree
In her new novel, Tracy Chevalier explores how the American Dream has its roots in apple trees
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Beasts of No Nation
Florian Schulz explores how sea creatures' migratory patterns erase global boundaries
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Radical Shift
Utopia and dystopia aren’t so far apart for Samuel R. Delany, one of science fiction’s most extreme visionaries
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Thread Count
Elizabeth McKenzie weaves wildly divergent stories and themes through her story of dysfunctional Silicon Valley love in ‘The Portable Veblen
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Word Quest: Thad Nodine at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Local author Thad Nodine takes on guns and dope in his second novel ‘Grow’
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Happy Feat: Jenny Lawson Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
Jenny Lawson brings her irreverent new book ‘Furiously Happy’ to Bookshop Santa Cruz on Friday, Dec. 4.
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Dark Shadowed
In her new book, Lisa Randall explores the scientific mysteries of dark matter, dinosaur extinction and more
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Path Finder
How ‘This is Camino’ co-author went from punk rock to fine dining
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Self Helper
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ author Elizabeth Gilbert isn’t afraid to embrace the much-scorned self-help genre with ‘Big Magic’
