Santa Clarita resident and retired William S. Hart High School Baseball Coach Jim Ozella announced his first book was published this spring. “The Greatest Time to Be a Kid: Stories of Unexpected Adventure” is now available on Amazon.com. With Father’s Day around the corner, readers can purchase...

Behind every great animator there is a great desk, or so it goes, according to award-winning Disney artist, author and CalArts trustee David A. Bossert in his new book “Kem Weber: Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney Studios.” Weber, a mid-century architect famed for his Airline armchair,...

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Mary Alice Monroe, will be discussing her new book, “Beach House for Rent” at the Barnes & Noble in Valencia on July 27. Ms. Monroe has authored more than 20 books. She is passionate about conservation and the environment and writes richly...

Communication with All Life University and founder Joan Ranquet present upcoming workshop on her farm in Santa Clarita in learning animal communication, energy healing techniques for animals, and working with animals in sanctuaries. According to Joan Ranquet, author of “Communication with All...

On July 12, Margaret Wappler’s (Critical Studies MFA ’04) debut novel “Neon Green” hit the shelves. The novel is set in an Illinois suburb, in an alternate 90s where Kurt Cobain 0f Nirvana just died, the Internet is in its infancy, and spaceships from Jupiter have been visiting Earth...

Barry Sanders, author of “The Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games” will be giving a free and fascinating presentation about Los Angeles Olympics history on Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Valencia Library located at 23743 Valencia Blvd. The presentation is being offered as part of the Santa Clarita...

Paul D. Marks and Pam Ripling will appear at The Open Book on Saturday, June 18 at 2 p.m. to discuss their writing, the writing life and sign copies of their books. Marks is the author of the Shamus Award-Winning mystery-thriller White Heat and the noir-thriller Vortex, as well as other noir and mystery...

Two charities are coming together to assist Los Angeles County’s senior community. Mission to Assist and Provide for Seniors is a local nonprofit that does precisely that. The nonprofit, now with the help of the Leo Buscaglia Foundation, leverages countless small donations from residents to make...

[KHTS] – An Academy of the Canyons student is creating an escape from reality in her first published book, “To Survive the Labyrinth.” Delenn Jadzia, 16, of Saugus, published “To Survive the Labyrinth” in December 2014 after two-and-a-half years of writing and editing. “To Survive the...

Gregg Hurwitz The Santa Clarita Public Library invites residents to attend an evening with Gregg Hurwitz, author of Don’t Look Back, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Valencia Library, located at 23743 W. Valencia Boulevard. Sponsored and presented by the Friends of Santa Clarita Public Library,...