Books

As we honor the fallen on Memorial Day, West helps us better appreciate the sacrifice and the true cost of war." For someone my age, it’s difficult to believe that…

Award-winning local author Debbie Noble Black invites kids and parents to join her at Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay on Saturday, June 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a book signing. Her…

The last day to register for the 2025 Central Coast Writers' Conference at the super early bird rate of $200 is April 30. Save $100 off the regular registration cost…

Daniel Gumbiner will discuss his novel Fire in the Canyon at the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center at Cuesta College from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday,…

The Central Coast Writers’ Conference has announced its opening keynote speaker: Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress and an award-winning writing coach. Warner is the author of…

The Central Coast Writers' Conference at Cuesta College, recognized as the “Best Conference in the West” by The Writer magazine, returns September 26 and 27 with a new director at…

Photo by Sheila Swayze You burst from the starting gate and though I pull on the reins, I hang on for the ride, longing for 1940's snail-pace years when I…

Ten years ago, many people, including me, were lamenting the disappearance of the traditional bookstore. In San Luis Obispo, we were basically down to Barnes & Noble, unless we wanted…

Kirk and Mira Advani Honeycutt (courtesy photos)   No, if anybody orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I’m not drinking any f**king Merlot.”—Paul Giamatti’s character in "Sideways" It is the line of…

Author photo by Trey Burnette A new installment of a beach noir anthology series—containing stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, and local author Leanne Phillips among its National Book…