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Pamela Druckerman is a journalist and the author of Bringing Up Bébé; and Lust In Translation. She was a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal and has written for The...

Laurie R. King, Island of the Mad Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 7:00pm Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes beloved and best-selling author Laurie R. King back...

We’re saturated in advertising. Online, on billboards, flashing on sidewalks – iSpace in Japan plans to project ads on the moon by 2020. But advertising...

Autumn by Ali Smith Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Two old friends--Daniel, a centenarian, and Elisabeth, born in 1984--look to both the future and...

Tommy Orange, There There Monday, June 18, 2018 - 7:00pm Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Tommy Orange for a reading and signing of his highly-anticipated debut...

Susie Bright, Santa Cruz Noir Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 7:00pm Local writer and editor Susie Bright will discuss and sign copies of her highly-anticipated...

Launch celebration for her debut novel, The Dependents, a wise and lyrical debut novel about a new widower confronting the truth about his long marriage. "A marvel of a...

Joel Selvin, Fare Thee Well Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 7:00pm Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes music journalist and bestselling author Joel Selvin for a discussion...

Join us on Thursday, June 21st for our quarterly reading series - Story is the Thing - that highlights established authors and stars on the...

Jonathan White, Tides Monday, June 25, 2018 - 7:00pm Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes marine conservationist Jonathan White for a reading and signing of his new book, Tides: The...

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Michael Isikoff and David Corn—"Two of the best and most accomplished investigative reporters of their generation... superpower reporting team" (Rachel Maddow)—for a...

With 23 New York Times bestsellers and 21 million copies of his books in print, Terry Brooks is one of America’s most celebrated authors. Join...

Friends and talented literary voices, Chloe Benjamin and Aja Gabel will be in conversation to discuss their fantastic new novels. Benjamin’s national bestseller and Bookshop staff...

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This event is cosponsored by Ecology Action. Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes will join us to discuss his new book, Energy, which reveals...

Bookshop Santa Cruz presents Kate Schatz for a book talk and signing of Rad Girls Can, a bold and brave collection of stories and art about inspiring...

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Book talk & signing with Cara Black for Murder on the Left Bank At Discretion Brewing 2703 41st Avenue, Capitola Event #2 of Bookshop’s 2018 Books &...

Poetry at Floreys

Ever wondered what it takes to write a children’s picture book? Seas the day and join us as we launch JoAnne Wetzel’s picture book Mermaid School and...

The Spirit of Hogwarts: 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter At Venus Spirits 427A Swift Street, Santa Cruz Event #3 of Bookshop’s 2018 Books & Brews Passport Series $22 Ticketed Event...

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 7:00pm Contributors to the Summer Issue of Catamaran Literary Reader will join us for a live reading in celebration of the issue...

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes the Friends of the Santa Cruz State Parks as they present this beautifully illustrated and documented history of Castro Adobe in the 20th...

Bookshop Santa Cruz is delighted to welcome back David Zeltser with his new book The Universe Ate My Homework. Abby hates doing homework. In fact, she'll do just...