Santa Monica College (SMC) is pleased to continue its Literary Talks & Readings series featuring a noteworthy spectrum of writers reading from and discussing their works. The ongoing series opens its ...

What makes the Whitings unique? We try to find people very early in their careers. So we consider ourselves kind of truffle hunters, roaming around in the forest, trying to unearth talent. We do that ...

What role does the festival, which wrapped up late last month, play for the Icelandic literary community? The biannual festival started as a Nordic poetry festival, but in 1987 it became more ...

Books are on sale at the Book Cellar and there are plenty of “boos” to be had at the Rancho Santa Fe Library. October offers literary talks, enlightening conversations, Halloween festivities, and all ...

New York Times book critic Dwight Garner’s ideal sandwich is a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. It’s a “thrifty sandwich” that helped his father “make it through” law school at West Virginia ...

Bookseller Kelly Ksrolls places a novel on a shelf at Leigh’s Favorite Books in Sunnyvale on Jan. 30, 2026. Photo by Magali Gauthier. The literary landscape in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties has ...

More than half-a-million readers have joined the movement Glory Edim started. Well-Read Black Girl began in 2015 as a place for Edim to share her own writing but has since turned into a platform for ...

Tracey Adams, founder of Adams Literary Agency, talks about what makes the difference between a book that’s accepted for publication and one that’s not. Adams founded Adams Literary in 2004, after ...

Although the Literary Arts Bridge, tucked away in downtown Hanover, only officially opened in November, students are embracing the colorful offices as a hub for creative writing. The Bridge, located ...

MILAN - If one ever wanted to intellectualize the work of Miuccia Prada over her career in fashion, "Politics of Desire" would be an appropriate tagline. That is also the title and theme of Miu Miu's ...