The Write Stuff

Longtime Laguna Beach resident Stephen Ricker (also known as Len, the wine guy), is hosting a book launch and signing of his 450-page novel,...

Local Author Sets Romance Novel in Her Hometown Dana Point author Anita Hughes, author of the novel “Monarch Beach,” visits Laguna Beach Books on Friday,...

Long before Julia Child and Alice Waters, Anthony Bourdain, Ruth Reichl, or the countless other food writers of the last 50 years, M. F....

Author’s Tale Examines Racism and Adoption By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent   Corie Skolnick starts her novel “Orfan” by foisting heart-breaking bad luck onto an...

Book Club Signs Up for ‘The Hunger Games’ A discussion group about “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, at...

Disciple Writes on Laughter’s Leaders    Jeffrey Briar, director of Laguna’s Laughter Yoga Institute, has published “Laughter Revolutionaries:  Making the World Safe for Hilarity.”  The book...

Suspense Author Promises to Keep You on Edge   Timothy Korzep, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, will keep readers on edge in his new novel of...

Local Couple Illustrate Sea Book   Laguna Beach residents Ret and Karen Talbot have been named co-author and illustrator in a book project about a coral...

Fiction in Laguna’s Streets   The action of “Under the Green Dome,” a new novel by Irvine’s M.P. Gareri, takes place in the streets of Laguna...

Authors Visiting Local Store   Laguna Beach Books will welcome Allene Symons, author of “Selling Your Book in Traditional (and New) Markets – From Bookstore Shelves...

Laguna Beach Books welcomes David R. Stoecklein, author of “Southern California Coastal Mountains to the Sea” to the store Friday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., 1200 S. Coast Highway. He’ll be joined at the book signing and presentation Michael O’Connell, executive director of the Irvine Ranch Conservancy.

Latitude 33 Slashes Prices For a limited time only, Latitude 33 Bookshop is offering a 33 percent discount on all new books in stock. Stop by...

 Trek Through Local Hiking Guide Find out about the best hikes near the Orange County coast and throughout the county while enjoying a day at...

Paging Art Lovers for Book Signing  Laguna Beach Books welcomes local artist Ken Auster, author of “Intellect and Passion” to the store at 1200 S....

Cyclist Peddles a New Book  Three-time Ironman finisher Amy Snyder’s journey on an annual cross-country bicycling race is the subject of a book that she...