Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
In his new book, celebrated author Michael Pollan says that cooking our food is one of the fundamental elements that make us human
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
George Packer's heartbreaking epic 'The Unwinding' chronicles a nation that Americans of a past generation would have trouble recognizing as 'The Land of the Free'
Sunday, May 26th, 2013
Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini is too aware of the poignant nature of fate to ever forget his suffering native country
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE Despite what her luminous bestselling novels might suggest, Isabel Allende does indeed live in the contemporary world. The celebrated author of “The House of the Spirits,” “City of Beasts” and several other novels set...
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Jill Wolfson channels teen wrath in 'Furious'
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
{ APRIL 19 7:30 p.m. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Free. Details: www.bookshopsantacruz.com. } By WALLACE BAINE Jess Walter’s novel “Beautiful Ruins” was one of the most well-received fiction titles of 2012, collecting hosannas...
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Film critic Roger Ebert died on Thursday in Chicago. He was 70. Mr. Thumbs Up has always deserved two thumbs up. By WALLACE BAINE Originally published September 5, 2010 We newspaper drones don’t have many famous role models,...
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE There are many in the cancer community who don’t like the metaphor of “fighting” cancer. For cancer survivor Fred Reiss, though, it’s the only metaphor. The Santa Cruz writer and comedian has just come...
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
{ MARCH 22, Q&A session with Jami Cassady Ratto and John Allen Cassady, following the 7 p.m. screening of ‘On the Road,’ (approximately 9 p.m.), Del Mar, 1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Details: www.thenick.com. } By WALLACE...
Friday, March 15th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE It was Adam in the Garden of Eden who invented the noun. On the sixth day of Creation, the Bible tells us, Adam traipsed around the Garden naming the animals – elephant, giraffe, wildebeest,...
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