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Photo of author Shoshana Walter alongside the cover of her book Rehab: An American Scandal.

Even as overdose deaths reach record highs and our country’s leaders insist addiction should be treated, not punished, America continues to deny many a real chance at recovery. In “Rehab,” you’ll f

Photo of author Kate Quinn alongside the cover of her book The Astral Library.

Alix learned from her barren childhood in foster care that, unlike people, books will never let you down.

Photo of author Michael Perry alongside the cover of his book The Jesus Cow.

Life is suddenly full of drama for Harley Jackson: A woman in a big red pickup has stolen his heart, a predatory developer is threatening to pave his family farm, and inside his barn is a calf bear

News Date: 
Mar 14 2026 - 6:00pm

Friends of the Salinas Public Library (FOSPL) presents the 5th Annual Sip & Paint fundraising event to be held this year on Saturday, March 14 at 6:00 PM at Cesar...

English chemist James Smithson never visited the United States, yet he bequeathed his estate to establish the Smithsonian Institution.

Photo of author Dr. Lindsey Stewart alongside the cover of her book The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic.

Emerging on plantations in the American South, enslaved conjure women used magic to treat illnesses by blending ancestral spiritual beliefs from West Africa with local herbal rituals and therapeuti

John Steinbeck Library

Love your heart without overthinking it. Heart health doesn’t have to be confusing or overwhelming.

Photo of author Vanessa Riley alongside the cover of her book Fire, Sword & Sea.

The Caribbean Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye, the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner, dreams of life at sea rather than marriage.

El Gabilan Library

Joyce Sherry is a playwright-turned-novelist who writes stories where ghosts speak, vampires brood, and hope refuses to die—even after death.

1975: Barbara Van Laar goes missing at summer camp, but she’s not just any thirteen-year-old. Her family are the owners and employ most of the region’s residents.