The Write Stuff

Laguna Beach Books welcomes Walter Stahr, author of “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man,” on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. Stahr will appear at the local...

The much-anticipated biography of flamboyant surfing legend Dewey Weber (1938-1993) is the inspiration for an exhibition that will open to the public Sunday, Sept....

World champion mixed martial arts fighter and Laguna Beach resident Frank Shamrock will hold a demonstration of fighting techniques and a signing for his...

“A Life of Mountain Bike Adventures,” a photo essay, offers a detailed glimpse into the 25-year career of Laguna Beach resident and professional mountain biker Hans...

Laguna Beach resident and author Kaira Rouda makes her first local appearance Sunday, Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S....

Gil Thibault, Laguna Beach resident and newly minted author of the children’s educational book “Bristlecone Pine Tree, The World’s Oldest-Known Living Tree,” will be...

Ron McElroy knows what it is like to come from the wrong side of the tracks. A native of Hawaii who grew up in...

By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent Niki Smart is living, thriving proof that transformation is possible and that a horrendous childhood can be overcome. Molested...

In the days preceding the Jewish New Year celebration, Maggie Anton, award-winning author of the trilogy of historical novels, “Rashi’s Daughters,” will speak about her new...

Local entrepreneur Marian Keegan, owner of Laguna’s Art of Fitness & Spa, has released a children’s book entitled “Baluka & Friends” ($17.95, hardcover, ages...

Have you ever felt the expectations of the Southern California lifestyle pressing in on you? Does it ever seem like “keeping up with the...

Local entrepreneur Marian Keegan, owner of Laguna’s Art of Fitness & Spa, has released a children’s book entitled “Baluka & Friends” ($17.95, hardcover, ages...

Resident Anna Krajec continues to wrest meaning from her family’s courageous journey battling their young son’s inoperable brain tumor. Along the way, the Krajecs...

University of Arizona professor and author Gloria McMillan will present her mystery novel "The Blue Maroon Murder," at 2 p.m. Friday, June 29, at...

By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent   Gilbert G. Thibault, a 36-year Laguna Beach resident, recently published his first nonfiction work, “I Am the World’s...