Steve Kettmann

Santa Cruz writer Wallace Baine’s debut novel, Founding Daughter, imagines a startling alternate history in which the Declaration of Independence’s most famous ideals come not from Thomas Jefferson, but from a brilliant teenage servant girl with everything at stake.

Dusty Baker returns to Santa Cruz with “Crossroads,” a memoir that follows his journey from the Monterey Pop Festival and Hank Aaron’s mentorship to the World Series, the high five and a lifetime of trusting his feelings.

What happens when you take your kids out of school and into the world? One Santa Cruz family finds education, connection and adventure across Asia.

From ’80s film icon to introspective author, Andrew McCarthy brings his cross-country search for friendship to Santa Cruz.

‘Standing aside now, when people need it most, is a slap in the face and a disgrace to our history and our heritage. So, please, stand up and support us.’ — TANGO

Percival Everett is a unique figure in American letters in a lot of ways. He’s published more than 20 short story collections and novels...

Aurore Sibley, a Capitola writer, developed the kind of obsession that leads people to want to write and publish books, no matter how steep the climb.

As Kamala Harris takes the stage in Chicago this week as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, Santa Cruzans see a new kind of blue wave stretching from California to Washington.