Literature
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5.5K5Wallace Baine is Good Times’ Newest Writer
After 26 years at a daily, Baine re-emerges in the alt-weekly world
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5.8KPreview: Author Anne Fadiman Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
Anne Fadiman celebrates the life of her famous father in ‘The Wine Lover’s Daughter’
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7.9KByron Katie and Stephen Mitchell Bring New Outlooks on Health Care
Byron Katie and Victoria Sweet come to Santa Cruz with alternative visions for wellness
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3.2KPreview: Jaimal Yogis Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
Jaimal Yogis chases surf and enlightenment in ‘All Our Waves Are Water’
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7.8KFrom Blog to Book: Kaia Roman on Her New Book ‘The Joy Plan’
Local author Kaia Roman uncovers the science of joy in her new memoir
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7.6KPreview: Paul Hawken to Speak Climate Solutions at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Paul Hawken’s new book lays out a comprehensive plan for reversing global warming
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8.2KTracey Helton Mitchell Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
Tracey Helton Mitchell’s new book offers ‘Hope After Heroin’
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6.4KPreview: 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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9.8K5Orwell 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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5.5KPreview: 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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5.0KPreview: 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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5.1KPreview: 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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6.2KA 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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8.8K1Andrea 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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6.5KQ&A: Christina Waters on Life ‘Inside the Flame’
New memoir from Christina Waters examines life fully engaged
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4.5KPreview: Hilarious Writer Maria Semple to Visit Santa Cruz
Maria Semple loves making the rules in her own fictional universes
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5.8KCelebrate Bookshop Santa Cruz’s 50th
Bookshop Santa Cruz commemorates 50 years with parties, talks and new places to read
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6.0KPreview: Craig Johnson comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
The author’s book series inspired Netflix series ‘Longmire’
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4.3KPreview: Lynne Cox at Bookshop Santa Cruz
In her new book, the famed swimmer reveals what was scarier than dodging glaciers
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8.8KWellstone 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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6.8KPreview: Nina Simon’s New Book ‘The Art of Relevance’
MAH Executive Director explores the relevance of organizations to communities
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4.6KLocal Students Publish a New Mushroom Guide
Authors of ‘Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast’ come to Bookshop Santa Cruz
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4.9KQ&A: Mary Roach on the Weird Science of War
Author to visit Bookshop Santa Cruz with her newest book, ‘Grunt’
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4.5KPreview: Thad Carhart at Bookshop Santa Cruz
New memoir ‘Finding Fontainebleau’ recalls childhood in France
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2.6KPreview: Jo Baker at Bookshop Santa Cruz
New novel ‘A Country Road, A Tree’ follows Samuel Beckett through World War II
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3.0KLust for Knowledge
Peggy Orenstein’s new book explores how and what girls learn about sex
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2.6KClimate Change
In her debut novel, La Selva Beach native Molly Prentiss maps a shifting art movement
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2.3KBest-Laid Planets
Contact conference’s Cabrillo roots
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4.4KWe 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
