James Ellroy Chronicles the Crimes of the Leg-breakers Who Made America Great
He’s called himself the Tolstoy of crime fiction. Not only is he right, it sounds like he’s about to publish his War and Peace.
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Marine Explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau on Healing the Ocean to Heal Ourselves
The Central Coast has a legacy of environmentalism, especially when it comes to issues that affect the ocean.
Fall 2008 Books & Lectures Preview
Fall 2008 Books & Lectures Preview
Taking on the Big Issues
A rundown of four new books that deal with the biggest socio-political topics of our time, like the workings of the oil market, illegal immigrant labor, and America’s criminal rehabilitation system.
Gabriele Rose de Ginant’s Rosabella
Working from a studio surrounded by trees in the Montecito foothills, artist and designer Gabriele de Ginant has spent 20 years creating original books, furniture, paintings and clothing.
New Essays by Cynthia Carbone Ward
The Savage Faith of the Secret Heart and Other Essays is Gaviota resident Cynthia Carbone Ward’s newest collection of very personal, reflective writing.
Longtime S.B. Poet Cynthia Anderson Moves On
After 26 years in Santa Barbara, poet and editor Cynthia Anderson and her new husband and artistic collaborator Bill Dahl (they tied the knot August 4) are following their dream to a new home and inspiration in the high desert near Joshua Tree National Park.
Heroes, Antiheroes, and Other Summer Thrills
Even though last month’s Hot Off the Press was the official “summer reading” edition, we’ve still got a bit of the season left, which means we’re going to need a handful of additional summer reads to get us through.
The Making of Selden Edwards’s Novel, The Little Book
Never give up” is an attitude that’s easier to espouse than to embrace, especially when the project in question has gone on for decades and the chances of success seem slim.
Lady Kaishi’s Quest
SB author Avia Belle Moon’s new novel.