Laguna Beach Local News

  The Laguna Beach Independent is proud to once again partner with the Third Street Writers, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting writing and literary arts in Laguna Beach and beyond. The Search By Jennifer Griffiths   It was the end of an unusually warm New Year’s Day in the early 1980s. A streak...

Kraft will discuss and sign her book at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Hwy.

Anita Abriel, author of “The Light After the War” will discuss and sign her book at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway. Inspired by her mother’s story of survival during the Holocaust, the novel of love and friendship spans World War...

Laguna Beach Books to Host January Book Club Laguna Beach Books will host its monthly book club on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the bookstore, 1200 South Coast Highway. The discussion about “Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin will be led by a professional moderator. Light snacks and complimentary...

Elizabeth Strout, author of “Olive, Again”—sequel to “Olive Kitteridge”—will be at the Women’s Club of Laguna Beach, 286 St. Ann’s Drive, from noon to 2 p.m. to sign her new book and discuss it with Laguna writer Marrie Stone on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Tickets are $26 and are available...

 'Secrets & Sins' Halloween Reading & Open Mic On Thursday, Oct. 24, from 7-9 p.m. at the LCAD Gallery in downtown Laguna Beach, the Third Street Writers will host “Secrets & Sins,” an eerie evening of original stories and poems. The event is free and open to the public. Writers are...

Pico Iyer will discuss and sign his book “A Beginner’s Guide to Japan” at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 South Coast Highway. Iyer was born in England to parents from India and educated at Oxford and Harvard. He has lived in rural Japan...

“Dog Breath,” a free interactive theatrical presentation by Dav Pilkey, comes to the Laguna Beach Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Pilkey is the author of “Captain Underpants" and the "Dog Man” book series. Children are invited to come costumed as a dog, fish, skunk, policewoman, prince...

Author Bruce Holsinger will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “The Gifted School,” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway. There is no charge for this event. Holsinger is a fiction writer and scholar of medieval literature who teaches...