Former Surfer editor Steve Hawk takes readers deep into the waves, dangers and dark corners of the California coast in his debut novel, Nearshore. He’ll read from the book Aug. 19 at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz native Chloe Chapin returns to Bookshop Santa Cruz with Suitable, tracing how men’s clothing became a language of masculinity, conformity and power.
Olive D. Wilson began publishing novels as a teenager. Her forthcoming book, Our Tragic Legacy, turns her attention to youth sports culture and the pressures young athletes face from coaches, parents and peers.
Chef Reilly Meehan returns to Santa Cruz to celebrate his debut cookbook A Little Bit Extra, blending bold flavors and personal stories. 4/13 at Bookshop Santa Cruz, 7pm. RSVP online.
in the technological tidal wave. Even the Jetsons didn’t have synthetic androids with lifelike skin and brimming with the Neuralink consciousness of Elon Musk.
Picture the entire East Coast as one state, John Freeman says. That might give an idea of the multi-habitat, multicultural, multi-political jigsaw puzzle that is California.
