Book Reviews

Long-time Chico resident Scott Huber uses his own experiences to write about two types of migrants across our southern border: human and animal.

Two authors who each took up writing as a second career have written mysteries, but of a very different nature. One is fiction and the other nonfiction.

A pair of Chico-based authors focus on local history.

Paradise author Leonce Gaiter has written the story of a gay black man born in New Orleans, which is part personal memoir and part fiction.

A retrospective on books by local authors of 2024 with Chico Enterprise-Record columnist Dan Barnett, who has been writing his weekly column for 36 years.

NPR's co-host of Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep, explores Abraham Lincoln's political skills in his latest work. Also, Author Andrea Ross defines her true identity and details her chronic illness in her new book.

Judy Blishen Soto's latest work, “Tuk with a Red Scarf,” introduces us to a charming black Labrador with a unique red scarf. Also, Sarah Pape discusses her trials and tribulations with rural poverty, sexual abuse, and young motherhood in her sweeping poetic debut, “Forgive the Animal.”

In her autobiography, Chico author Anya Stork describes what it was like to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

When Rick Berens was a student at Chico State, he was arrested for selling 0.25 g of cocaine and incarcerated for five months. His book recounts his experiences in Butte County jail and Vacaville prison. He later had success writing and directing for television shows like Cheers.

Steve Schoonover writes a history of the Northern California Yahi tribe. Also, Chico State University creative writing professor Sarah Pape facilitates a summer camp for young writers.