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Between the inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival and the 52nd annual Santa Barbara Writers Conference, an almost incalculable number of authors were in town speaking about their works over the last two months. Now things slow down a bit for the summer, especially with UCSB Arts & Lectures on hiatus until late September. But there […]
The first thing Ace Atkins and I discuss is that writing used to be slower. Not the thinking, not the storytelling, but the act itself. Notes taken by hand, facts checked line by line, interviews reconstructed from memory and scribble. Now there are recorders, transcripts, digital trails that can be followed and revisited. The work […]
Santa Barbara’s own two-time best-selling author, TV personality, physician, professional chef and, most tellingly, regenerative-organic farmer Dr. John La Puma heads to Montecito’s beloved bookshop to talk about and sign copies of Indoor Epidemic, his just-published and heavily-researched work subtitled: 93% Inside Steals Sleep, Focus and Years – The 7% Outdoor Rx Restores Them. At […]
It’s not hard to see why writers end up in Santa Barbara. Sure, the weather helps, but it’s more than that. There’s space to think here, and a kind of quiet that doesn’t feel isolating. Montecito, in particular, has long been home to a number of well-known writers (see Steven Gilbar’s mini tome), while downtown […]
A new cultural event celebrating storytelling and the written word will debut in Santa Barbara with the inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival (SBLF) set for May 2-3, 2026. The citywide festival will feature keynote talks, panels, workshops, and pop-up events across downtown venues including the Lobero Theatre, La Arcada, the Canary Hotel, and the Santa […]
