The Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, provides diverse, live entertainment by noteworthy performers.

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you some of our recent favorites, historical fiction set in China, Golden Age mysteries we love, novels that transport you to Victorian England, ...

First-time author Kimberly Mathis, writing as M.A. Thist, will release her debut middle-grade novel, Kimmie Pooh & Suga Bugga: The Empathy Machine of Yamtasticville, on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The ...

Our 4-day Papagayo plan mixes lazy resort days with a beach morning, a catamaran sail and a volcano or waterfall adventure, plus where to stay, eat and what to know before you go.

Saturday brings Downtown Long Beach’s Fright Fest on Pine, Long Beach Community Media Art’s Film Spooktacular at PLACE LB and ...

I’ve been wanting to go to Tofino for years, but it’s always been in the background as a “someday.” After reading Toronto ...

A list of four fantasy novels, or novel series, that would be well-suited for a tv or other onscreen adaptation in 2026 ...

In her first novel, Palm Beach art dealer Deborah C. Pollack focuses on artist Laura Woodward and her life during Palm ...

If you're looking to add to your TBR list — or to fill out your Christmas list —here are books to read before they hit the ...

A new investigative book, "Fool's Gold," explores some of the most prominent national Democrats' connections to California, ...

The bookstore carries cider and a mixture of new and gently used books, notebooks, cards and bags as well as merchandise from ...

Goodbye and good riddance to the beach read. At least for this year, we can stop pretending that baking on the sand in the hot sun or tilted awkwardly on a damp plastic lounge chair by the pool is the ...