Under the recommendation of the CDC, the upcoming LitFest Pasadena, scheduled for May 16-17, 2020, is cancelled. “As we move forward, organizers are discussing future programming as conditions subside.” LitFest Pasadena, the second largest literary festival in... More »
When we were young we let the waves tumble us and shipwreck our bodies on the sand, panting in the whitewash — From Faith When I first met Heidi Turner, I immediately knew she was brilliant. She’s smart, dynamic, well-read, and incredibly down-to-earth.... More »
To celebrate the 18th year of Pasadena’s One City, One Story community reading project, the public is invited to a conversation with Lara Prescott, author of this year’s selected novel “The Secrets We Kept”, Thursday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. in Pasadena Central ... More »
The Altadena Library District is honored to announce its first annual Read-a-Dena book selection, Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around Los Angeles by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Lila Higgins and Gregory B. Pauly with Jason G.... More »
In 2020, the year of the Women’s Vote Centennial, and in March, the month of International Women’s Day, the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors is proud to be celebrating seven award-winning women authors. The Festival will feature Madeline Miller, author of th... More »
Pasadena author Naomi Hirahara was nominated for a 2019 Edgar® Award on January 22nd for her seventh and final of the Mas Arai mystery series, Hiroshima Boy, published by Prospect Park Books. Hirahara is not new to the Edgars, which are considered the Oscars o... More »
A daughter’s love and trust were the last things he burned. But before Lori Kovach Orr was singed by her father’s penchant for fire, real people and places met destructive and painful endings because of his devious designs. Talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. ... More »
Pasadena-based medicine, science, food and health writer Greg Critser died Saturday night, a family spokesperson told City News Service on Sunday. Critser was 63. Critser was published in international periodicals ranging from the New York Times to the Times o... More »
This year the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors had reason to celebrate as they opened the Pasadena Hilton main ballroom doors to a gathering of over 500 attendees. With the works of all featured writers on display, available for purchase, and a book signing ... More »
Noted writers Alan Lightman, Jill Bialosky and former Poet Laureate of the United States Rita Dove held a packed room at the Pasadena Westin silently in their hands on a rare rainy Sunday afternoon, as Red Hen Press, celebrated 22 years as one of the most accl... More »
The book selection for Pasadena Public Library’s 2017 One City, One Story community reading celebration is The Sympathizer by author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Now in its 15th year, One City, One Story is designed to broaden and deepen an appreciation of reading and l... More »
Award-winning young adult author Sherri L. Smith has a new novel: a page-turner murder mystery set in California’s City of Roses, where Jude’s best friend Maggie is found dead in a swimming pool, and she calls it murder even when the victim’s family calls it a... More »
