The meticulously research book presents an unvarnished look at the good times and bad days in the Golden State which celebrates 175 years of statehood this year.

The Unconventional Journey of a Man, Mission, and Museum” on March 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Orangeburg County Library.

Like its characters, Brian Castleberry’s second novel, “The Californians,” is full of ambition. It spans eras of American ...

While Kristen Stewarts turns ‘The Chronology of Water’ into a movie, its author revisits her past in a new memoir, ‘Reading ...

Other authors who mean a lot to the musician (and now children’s book writer): Kevyn Aucoin and Hilary Mantel. Karen Russell’s “The Antidote” is set in 1930s Nebraska, when the promising ...

Cindy Jenson-Elliott releases her 18th children’s nonfiction book, ‘The Doomsday Detectives,’ about the dinosaurs’ extinction, and will appear at Warwick’s on March 20 ...

The average homeowners insurance policy in California costs about $1,435 per year, according to Bankrate data. That's significantly less than the national average of $2,242 per year, but owners in ...

By Dwight Garner How the Movies Made Joan Didion a Great American Writer A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by ...

Whether or not you're an avid reader, Powell's City of Books is worth checking out. Four floors high, it occupies a square city block; in fact, this bookstore is so large that exploring it ...

Kounalakis’ team batted away the chatter about running for treasurer — California’s primary banker and investment manager, though not exactly a prime-time slot on the slate of statewide posts.

March 10, 2025 • When Sacramento and Washington, D .C. are at odds, California has some ability to insulate itself. It can partially set its own agenda through state laws, agencies, and funding.