Ditch screen time of all kinds, whether it is gaming, mobile phones or social media, and instead steer your six or seven-year-old towards the pages of some spectacular books this holiday season.

Friends of ESFCA, Cate Olson and Nash Robbins—owners of Much Ado Books in Alfriston—have made a generous donation of books ...

In 2023, as Swift's Eras Tour barreled toward Nashville, three Swifties working inside then-Mayor John Cooper's office saw ...

In this follow-up to The Invisible String, heavy-hearted Zack can’t stop thinking about his dog, Jojo, who has just died. His parents try to offer comfort but only frustrate Zack, who struggles to ...

To kick things off, we’ve lined up the best mystery-thriller books we can't wait to read in 2026. And be sure to return to ...

A huge tranche of Epstein files released on Tuesday contain a series of emails sent by a mystery man who signed off his ...

Soren has lived with Crohn’s disease since childhood, and he spent years trying to figure out how best to tell that story. As he explains, “Over the years, I failed many times,” he admits, saying that ...

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, the best distraction from the indignity of travel when you are captive in a plane or car or train or bus or whatever… is a book. As screens now are especially ...

Chaucer’s Bookstore will host a storytime with bestselling Santa Barbara author Patrice Karst, who will discuss her latest book “The Invisible String Family Celebration: A Reimagining of The Invisible ...

Four short films from California students at USC, CSUN, CalArts and UCLA. A girl is stranded after a man-made disaster decimates her island home in “Two Breaths” from USC. CSUN short “Invisible ...