Local Author Introduces Latest Novel
Local Laguna author Kaira Rouda will be at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway, at 5 p.m. Sunday Sept. 17, to talk about...
Go Fan Finds a New Venue
Paul Freeman has written a novel, “Stop, Go, Murder,” set in the coastal environs of California and Florida.
The story involves a struggling ex-gangster who...
Local History Revisited
“Laguna Beach of Early Days,” a personal historical account by Joseph S. Thurston, whose parents settled in Aliso Canyon in 1871, is now available...
Poet Examines Changing Environment
Laguna local Ellen Giradeau Kempler’s latest book of haiku and photographs, “Thirty Views of a Changing World” is now available for pre-order from Finishing...
Poet Laureate Begins Poetry Showcase
Poets Kathryn Nuernberger and Noah Blaustein join Kate Buckley, Laguna Beach’s inaugural poet laureate, at a 7:30 p.m. reading Tuesday, July 18, at The...
Author’s Latest, a Tell All Tale
Laguna Beach native and author Grant Ginder will be discussing his new book, “The People We Hate at the Wedding” at Laguna Beach Books...
National Pastime Steps Into the Literary Line-up
Former Los Angeles Times reporter and author Terry McDermott discusses his new book, “Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception” at 4...
Winning Poets Alight at the Library
Master of Ceremonies John Gardiner will host a public reading of winning poems from the Laguna Beach Library’s annual community poetry contest, Seaside Butterflies,...
Local Author Shares Life, New Work
Laguna local Rossandra White will introduce her new book, “Monkey’s Wedding” at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast...
Third Street Writers Collaborate on First Book
Join the Third Street Writers as they celebrate the release of the anthology “Beach Reads: Here Comes the Sun,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May...
Stahl on Grand-parenting and Journalism
By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent
Veteran broadcast journalist Lesley Stahl, a White House correspondent for CBS News during three presidencies and a 25-year...
Prison Psychiatrist Shares Life Experiences
Local author Dr. Edward Kaufman will discuss ‘Tales of a Prison Psychiatrist: 50 Years of Criminalization of the Mentally Ill and Addicted,” at 5...
Female Pro Baseball Player Shares Her Story
Laguna Beach author Jean Hastings Ardell and her co-author, baseball player Ila Jane Borders, will discuss their new book, “Making My Pitch: A Woman’s...
A Feast to Satisfy the Mind and Palate
Author Nicole Gulotta will discuss her new book “Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast Inspired by Poetry” at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at...
Local Author Explores Letting Go
Laguna Beach author Dori Scarano talks about her first novel, “Millie’s Butterflies,” at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway, from 4-6 p.m., Sunday,...