Books & Poetry
Imaginings and Epiphanies
Author Jonah Lehrer Gives a Peek into the Mystery of Creativity
Author Jonah Lehrer gives us a peek into the mystery of epiphany in his new book Imagine: How Creativity Works before his talk at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on May 17. Read story.
Butterfly Book
Author Joan Calder's New Kids’ Book Airplanes in the Garden: Monarch Butterflies Take Flight
After watching monarch chrysalises develop into butterflies in her backyard, Joan Calder combined her love of teaching and insects and wrote Airplanes in the Garden: Monarch Butterflies Take Flight. Read story.
Finding Beauty in a Brain Bleed
Louise Krug's Memoir Louise: Amended Starts in Santa Barbara, Finishes with Recovery
Louise Krug came to Santa Barbara to be a pretty journalist, but left debilitated. Her memoir is about the recovery. Read story.
Won Ton, the Winning Cat
S.B. Author Wins Poetry Award for Her Children’s Book
S.B. author Lee Wardlaw wins the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for her children’s book Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. Read story.
Enjoy the Trip
Surf Scribe Michael Kew’s Self-Published First Book, Crossings
Surf scribe Michael Kew's rollicking and adventurous collection of stories about his far-flung surf-motivated travels is called Crossings. Read story.
The Quiet Man Fiddles
Russ Doherty Chronicles His Musical Journey Through Ireland
Dannsair guitarist Russ Doherty chronicles his travels to Ireland, where he learns, performs, and is inspired by the traditional music that flows out of the country. Read story.
Thar She Squeaks!
Moby-Duck Author Talks Transcendentalism
Moby-Duck author talks transcendentalism. Read story.
Memories of Sir Ken
Lynda(.com) Weinman's Lost Interview with Sir Ken Robinson
Salvaging tech guru Lynda(.com) Weinman's lost interview with Sir Ken Robinson. Read story.
Poet of the Week: Jane Hirshfield
Visiting Fellow Takes to Campbell Hall for a Night of Reading
The Given Sugar, Given Salt author will read from new and old works this Thursday, February 16. Read story.
It's My Life
Winners of The Independent’s Memoir Contest
David J. Lawrence, Cynthia Carbone Ward, and David J. Lawrence win the S.B. Independent's memoir contest. Read story.
Book Junkies!
Fred Weintraub at Chaucer's and Tom Shepherd and Susan LeVine at Curious Cup in Carp This Sunday, January 29
Two book-signings, at Chaucer's and Curious Cup, take place this weekend. Read story.
On the Road Again, with Hoss
Longtime Roadie Mark “Hoss” Ammans Shares His Stories in Where the Action Was
Longtime rock 'n' roll road manager Mark “Hoss” Amans tells his tales in the new book Where the Action Was. Read story.
Teaching Farming to the Next Generation
Tom Shepherd and Susan LeVine Coauthor A Handbook for Citizen Farmers
Learning about Tom Shepherd and Susan LeVine's new book for kids and adults called A Handbook for Citizen Farmers. Read story.
Brock Brower’s The Late Great Creature
A Great American Novel Comes Back to Life After 40 Years
Carpinteria’s Brock Brower wrote The Late Great Creature in 1971, only to see it reissued in paperback in 2011. Read story.
Tiger Mother Author Coming to UCSB
An Interview with Tiger Mom Amy Chua
A year after its sensational debut, Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is published in paperback with a new afterword responding to media criticism and public outcry. Read story.
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