Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Bookshop: Meet a Local

Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

You cannot get much more local to Santa Cruz County than Steve Lawton, publisher of local histories that “ought to be” books, so he founded Otter B Books. Go hear local stories, lore, and really get to know Santa Cruz County. Ask him about beach volleyball, then sit back, get comfortable and enjoy the story!

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Bookshop Santa Cruz: Chanukah Story Hour

Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Perfect for families with children of all ages! You’ll light the menorah, sing the blessings, read stories, and sing songs.

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Bookshop Santa Cruz: Bookstore Romance Day Bookbinding 101

Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

As part of National Bookstore Romance Day, Bookshop Santa Cruz will be giving a lesson on bookbinding!  For the price of the class, you will receive 1 paperback copy of Emily Henry’s novel Book Lovers, and you will save your spot in the bookbinding class to turn your paperback into a hardback.  All materials will be provided.  Adults only (to keep little fingers away from the heat press).  Head to the historic Skylight Room inside Bookshop Santa Cruz for the class.  There will be other romance goodies too!  Even if you are not in the class, you can take a picture with your favorite romance novel and tag the Bookshop (@bookshopsc) on the day to enter their raffle! 

Bookshop Santa Cruz: Jen Wang

Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Jen Wang (Stargazing, The Prince and The Dressmaker) will be at Bookshop Santa Cruz!  She will have a conversation with graphic novelist Thien Pham about Wang’s upcoming graphic novel release Ash’s Cabin—a sensitive narrative about an alienated teen who leaves modern society for the California wilderness to start a new life away from humankind. 

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