Books

Two local authors have combined their very different experiences to publish a book leading people on a “journey to peace.” Peace Be with You: Tools and Thoughts to Guide You…

This event was scheduled April 24-June 26, 2023. The Monday Club’s Raising A Reader Committee and the SLO Food Bank are asking you to clean out your bookcases or buy…

During a grand re-opening “Touch-a-Truck” community event on April 5, the SLO County Garbagemens’ Association presented a $2,500 check to the San Miguel Library. Speaking over air horns and laughter…

A conversation with Atascadero author Richard C. McPherson can quickly turn into a useful primer for anyone considering the arduous path to publication. McPherson knows the journey well, having been…

Good news! People are still reading books—all sorts of interesting titles and genres and authors’ voices competing for our attention. I was curious about the books that people I know…

The dream of owning a bookstore brought Linna Thomas and Janet Brown from Oregon to Morro Bay, where they first opened Coalesce Bookstore in July 1973. Thomas became sole proprietor…

A new children’s book written and illustrated by a local author and set on the Central Coast is launching this weekend. Debbie Noble Black will sign copies of her 237-page,…

Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library and AAUW of Santa Maria present an author discussion and book-signing with Jacqueline St. Joan, author of The Shawl of Midnight, on Thursday,…

This event was scheduled May 8, 2023. Morro Bay Art Association will present a lecture at the Art Center Morro Bay from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 8,…

Moth: A Novel by Melody Razak (Harper, 2022) and Woman of Light: A Novel by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (One World, 2022) are two books I recently read. Both have well-developed characters and…