Literature
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6.1KQ&A: Christina Waters on Life ‘Inside the Flame’
New memoir from Christina Waters examines life fully engaged
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4.3KPreview: Hilarious Writer Maria Semple to Visit Santa Cruz
Maria Semple loves making the rules in her own fictional universes
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5.6KCelebrate Bookshop Santa Cruz’s 50th
Bookshop Santa Cruz commemorates 50 years with parties, talks and new places to read
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5.6KPreview: Craig Johnson comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
The author’s book series inspired Netflix series ‘Longmire’
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4.0KPreview: Lynne Cox at Bookshop Santa Cruz
In her new book, the famed swimmer reveals what was scarier than dodging glaciers
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8.2KWellstone 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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6.4KPreview: Nina Simon’s New Book ‘The Art of Relevance’
MAH Executive Director explores the relevance of organizations to communities
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4.2KLocal Students Publish a New Mushroom Guide
Authors of ‘Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast’ come to Bookshop Santa Cruz
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4.6KQ&A: Mary Roach on the Weird Science of War
Author to visit Bookshop Santa Cruz with her newest book, ‘Grunt’
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4.2KPreview: Thad Carhart at Bookshop Santa Cruz
New memoir ‘Finding Fontainebleau’ recalls childhood in France
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2.5KPreview: Jo Baker at Bookshop Santa Cruz
New novel ‘A Country Road, A Tree’ follows Samuel Beckett through World War II
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2.8KLust for Knowledge
Peggy Orenstein’s new book explores how and what girls learn about sex
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2.4KClimate Change
In her debut novel, La Selva Beach native Molly Prentiss maps a shifting art movement
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2.2KBest-Laid Planets
Contact conference’s Cabrillo roots
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4.2KWe 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’
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Like a Boss
Jane McGonigal explains how video games can improve the real world
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The Myth of Multitasking
Daniel Levitin reveals the truth about how the brain functions most efficiently
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Lyrical Laureate
Poet Laureate Ellen Bass on workshops, the ‘New Yorker’ and the town that feeds her creatively
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The Geek That Was
Tech smarts trump Hollywood glam in Felicia Day’s memoir
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Next of Fin
Susan Casey explains how our understanding of dolphins continues to evolve and surprise
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Once Upon a Timeline
Wallace Baine puts his own spin on American history in new short-story collection
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Beach Reads
A guide to summer books and literary events
