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April 30, 2025

Going Deep

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...
Good Times cover image Aurore Sibley
April 1, 2025

Publish and Flourish

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.
August 21, 2024

The Politics of Joy

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.
July 17, 2024

A Democratic Moment

Congressman Jimmy Panetta, Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley and others will read aloud from the play Sinclair Lewis helped adapt from his own 1935 novel
July 3, 2024

The Latino Century

In dark times, we all need a little pick-me-up now and then, and Mike Madrid is here to offer a full jolt of optimism, albeit long-term optimism.
May 8, 2024

Turning Pages

Anyone in the word game, from writers to editors to publishers to professors of literature, knows that collectively we have one hell of a...
February 14, 2024

The Rise of Christian Nationalism

Local director Dan Partland teams with producer Rob Reiner
July 19, 2023

Taking the City by Foot

With its rich history Wharf to Wharf is back for year 50 For runners, our right to take in our city by foot for miles...
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