Four alpha women plus a library, and what do you get? A re-energized Linda Vista Associates support group for the Linda Vista Branch Library. Together, Director Jan Sanders, Deputy Director Jennifer Addington, Librarian Deborah Takahashi and Senior Libraria... More »
Critically acclaimed novelist Susan Straight is Pasadena City College’s 2015 Writer in Residence, the college said Friday. Straight has published eight novels, including Highwire Moon (2001), a finalist for the National Book Award, and A Million Nightinga... More »
Rising to the challenge presented by the 4,088 summer reading participants, Library Director Jan Sanders dyed her hair blue. Sanders made a grand entrance to a “blue party” on the Central Library patio with a box over her head labeled “guess who?” Summer chall... More »
There’s a new children’s book headed to bookstore shelves in the coming months. “Bah Koo: A Special Friend to Us All,” was written by South Pasadena resident Robert V. Rhodes, Sr. “Bah Koo” is a character based on Japanese mythology. Nothing like the other ani... More »
As part of the 2015 One City, One Story program, Pasadena Public Library held an art and short story contest for Pasadena children and teens inspired by this year’s selection, The Book of Unknown Americans. Pasadena Public Library received over 50 entries. Cho... More »
On Thursday, April 30, at 7:00 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse hosts a talk and book signing for author Carol Wawrychuk, longtime resident of La Cañada Flintridge and retired teacher from the city’s Paradise Canyon Elementary School. Her book, Taking ... More »
Pages from section 10,270 of the “Yongle Encyclopedia,” 1562–1567. Photo courtesy of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. Two historians will discuss an almost 500-year-old Chinese manuscript recently uncovered in the Hunt... More »
Victor Wright, the 2008 John Muir High School Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, has released his memoirs, titled The Wright Stuff: A Story of Perseverance, Inspiration and Hope. The 88-page autobiography, published by AuthorHouse and available online at www.author... More »
Pasadena’s 13th One City, One Story community reading celebration book selection is the novel “The Book of Unknown Americans†by author Cristina HenrÃquez. It is the story of a boy and a girl who fall in love. Two families whose hopes collide with desti... More »
Author James Brandon adds a new title to the growing genre of Pasadena-inspired science fiction with the publication of his first novel Season of Mists, a fictional account of revolution, conspiracy, and the shifting elements of truth that connect all realitie... More »
Red Hen Press, the largest independent press in Los Angeles, recently acquired the rights and catalog of Pighog, an award-winning publisher from the United Kingdom. Founded in 2002 by John Davies, Pighog has since published over 50 books and anthologies of poe... More »
Dianne Emley probably knows as much about murder as anyone can, without actually committing one. The Pasadena-based author has achieved a significant following with her mystery series featuring Pasadena Police homicide detective Nan Vining who spends much of h... More »
