Book Review | ‘James’ by Percival Everett
The author of ‘Erasure,’ the novel that became ‘American Fiction,’ reimagines ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’
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Book Review | ‘Nothing Stays Put: The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt’ by Willard Spiegelman & ‘Jane Kenyon: The Making of a Poet’ by Dana Greene
Some poetic biographies for National Poetry Month.
Book Review | ‘The Children’s Bach’ by Helen Garner
Australian author gets a well-deserved new audience with re-release of vintage novel.
Director Joel Coen and Star Frances McDormand Discuss ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
Carsey-Wolf Center at UC Santa Barbara’s ‘Revisiting the Classics’ series casts fresh eyes on iconic works of our filmic past.
Book Review | ‘California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline’ by Rosanna Xia
An environmental reporter takes a look at people who are doing their best to deal with the realities of rising sea levels.
Diana Raab Talks About Writing, Hummingbirds, and Those Who Came Before Us
Santa Barbara author’s 14th book is her third memoir.
Book Review | ‘The Vaster Wilds’ by Lauren Groff
“A rich, enthralling fictional world that’s not to be missed,” says our book critic.
Book Review | ‘The Writer’s Garden: How Gardens Inspired the World’s Great Authors’ by Jackie Bennett, with photographs by Richard Hanson
‘The Writer’s Garden’ is a coffee table book sure to inspire conversations — and inspirations.
Book Review | ‘Piranesi’ by Susanna Clarke
The novel is inspired by the life of an 18th-century Italian artist and architect.
Book Review | ‘Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo’ by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
PBS documentary provides the seeds for the story of the buffalo.