Authors

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

Filmmaker Dave Iverson writes first book, Winter Stars, about his role as caregiver

We first talked with documentary filmmaker Dave Iverson — a man with deep local roots having graduated from Hillview School and Menlo-Atherton High School — a

by Linda Hubbard
on April 20, 2022

Poet Lisa Rosenberg hosts discussion on intersection of poetry and STEAM on April 12

Emails Menlo Park resident and poet Lisa Rosenberg: "How is a sonnet like a satellite? What is the connection between poetry and STEAM? "Join me

by Contributed Content
on April 11, 2022

Author and longtime Ladera resident Jean Rusmore passes away at age 101

There's no more dog-eared book on my shelf than Peninsula Trails authored by Jean Rusmore and Frances Spangle. Moving back to Menlo Park in 1990

by Linda Hubbard
on April 10, 2022

Changing Work from the Inside Out is topic at Park James speaker series on April 5

The Park James Hotel in Menlo Park is kicking off its speaker series with a book launch party featuring author, speaker, Silicon Valley executive and

by Contributed Content
on March 31, 2022

Women are invited to hear romance novelist Stacy Finz on Alphy app on March 17

Former San Francisco Chronicle crime reporter Stacy Finz spent decades covering grisly murders and finally had enough. In 2014, she ditched it to write romance

by Linda Hubbard
on March 16, 2022

Writing Young Adult Novels through Thick and Thin is topic on March 10

Do you dream of writing a great YA Novel? Seasoned author Janet S. Fox will talk about the writer’s life, and some secrets to crafting

by Contributed Content
on March 8, 2022

Freedom’s Frontier: California and the Struggle over Unfree Labor is topic on February 18

In this Menlo Park Library program, Stacey L. Smith reconstructs the lives of California's unfree workers, and documents the political and legal struggles over their

by Contributed Content
on February 17, 2022