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Acclaimed author Lauren Groff's new novel, The Vaster Wilds, is about a young girl on the run during Colonial times. But the writer is really questioning — what will it take to survive today?

Travel with your family through the pages of storybook favorites! Read & Romp is a fun outdoor, family-friendly, fundraising event with activities that encourage parents to read to their children and promote a love of reading. Book-themed crafts and activities, live music, story times, and access to the opportunity drawing. All proceeds benefit AAPCA3's early childhood literacy program, Reach Out and Read San Diego. This event is geared towards children ages 8 and under, but all are welcome. Tickets are FREE if you pre-register! Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

From the organizers: SD Poetry Annual, SD Writers Festival and Library Foundation SD proudly present an evening of inspiration and celebration in honor of San Diego’s vibrant poetry community and seminal poet, Steve Kowit. Featured speaker and California’s newest Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick, will be joined by San Diego Poet Laureate, Jason Magabo Perez and local poets of note, including the 2023 Kowit Award winner, Julia Levine, Ron Salisbury, Jeff Walt, Gill Sotu, and more. Enjoy a variety of street foods, drinks, a mini-book fair, and, of course, poetry, as we bring together San Diego’s diverse literary arts organizations, cultural leaders, and supporters in joyful celebration. Open-mic afterparty hosted by Poets Underground. Related links: About the Steve Kowit Poetry Prize from San Diego Poetry Annual RSVP

Author Ghassan Zeineddine's new collection of short stories, Dearborn, takes a tenderhearted look at interconnected characters in the largest Arab American community in the country

In Hawaii, people who lost their homes to wildfires could soon be living in a pop-up village, with space for around 250 people.

Opponents clashed over a state proposal to ban gas-fueled truck sales and make large trucking firms convert to electric within two decades.

CBS Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett will be at the Library to discuss his new book about upholding truth in democracy, and to participate in the launch of "FACTLY" (Facts, Accountability, The Library and You). "FACTLY" is a project of the Coronado Public Library to help small libraries close the information gap in "news deserts" (areas of America with little to no media coverage). Learn more about this exciting project at the event. Warwick's bookstore will have copies of Major Garrett's book, "The Big Truth", available for purchase and signature by the author. Box lunches will be provided, as well as entertainment by violinist Josue Gascot and information booths from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Public Relations Society of America. This event is held in partnership with the School of Journalism & Media Studies at SDSU. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

An acclaimed Irish poet deserts his sick wife and two young daughters. Anne Enright's new novel centers on the way that betrayal reverberates throughout the next generations.

After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.

Recommended for ages 2-5, this storytime program includes books, songs, games, and early literacy fun!