Authors

Author Mike Trigg looks at the dark side of Silicon Valley in his novel Bit Flip

Bit flip, Menlo Park-based author Mike Trigg explains, refers to a zero-to-one change — a 180-degree turn. It's not completely unlike his transformation from tech

by Linda Hubbard
on September 20, 2022

Female environmentalist and author Michelle Schuman to appear at Cafe Zoë on August 8

Female environmentalist and author Michelle Schuman will appear at Cafe Zoë (1929 Menalto Ave.) on Monday, August 8 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm to talk about

by Rebecca Bloom
on August 7, 2022

Hear from local writer and photographer Mark Coggins on July 20

Join the Menlo Park Library to talk with local writer and photographer Mark Coggins on Wednesday, July 20 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. Register via

by Contributed Content
on July 17, 2022

Author Marit Weisenberg writes YA fiction that revolve around family secrets

It was fitting to be interviewing author Marit Weisenberg in the backyard of the Atherton home she grew up in. The writer of four Young

by Linda Hubbard
on July 11, 2022

Poem by Menlo Park resident Charlotte Muse

SURVIVOR, ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UVALDE, TEXAS -Miah Cervillo, 11 years old, her eyes large behind her glasses, her shirt emblazoned with yellow sunflowers and the

by Charlotte Muse
on July 1, 2022

Tempe Javitz works on book about her rancher grandmother’s photographs

It's Tempe Javitz's goal to make her grandmother, Jessamine Spear Johnson, famous — again. "She was famous in her middle years," she says, further explaining

by Linda Hubbard
on June 24, 2022

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler set for June 27

Parable of the Talents is the continuation of the travails of Lauren Olamina, the hero of Butler’s 1994 novel, Parable of the Sower. Against a

by Contributed Content
on June 21, 2022

A haiku and photo from new Menlo Park resident Miera Rao

Writer Miera Rao moved to Menlo Park last Fall. Her short stories have been published by Sand Hill Review Press, in the Fault Zone anthology

by Linda Hubbard
on May 14, 2022

Elisa Macellari examines Kusama, The Graphic Novel on April 28

On Thursday, April 28, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, take a virtual trip to Milan to meet Thai Italian illustrator Elisa Macellari, and take a

by Contributed Content
on April 27, 2022

31st annual Authors Salon benefiting Peninsula Volunteer programs set for April 24

The 31st Annual Authors Salon will be held at Peninsula Volunteer Inc.'s Little House on Sunday, April 24th, 2022. Authors Salon will begin at 10:30

by Contributed Content
on April 22, 2022