Chaucer's Books

Santa Barbara's favorite independent bookstore since 1974. • 3321 State Street • 805-682-6787

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We're hosting Russ Tamblyn for his memoir Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving + Tumbling Through Hollywood. Perfect for old + new fans alike, an intimate + powerful story about the life of a gifted storyteller, artist + star of the silver screen. Thu, 2/27 at 6pm.

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On Sun, 2/23 @ 3pm, as part of SB Black Culture House's Black History Month programming, we're hosting author Darrell McNeill for book talk + signing of The Isley Brothers: 3+3. The book dissects The Isleys' 50-year-old undisputed masterwork and looks at the album from angles.

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On Wed 2/12 at 6pm we're hosting author Dr. Amitha Kalaichandran for a book talk + signing of On Healing: Finding Wholeness Beyond the Limits of Medicine. In conversation w Dylan Wenzlau.

"a fascinating, hopeful meditation on sickness and recovery" – starred Kirkus Review

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Ranging from a bittersweet comedy in the Italian countryside to an expedition in bitterly cold temperatures, as well as a sci-fi novel inside a murder mystery to a memoir about the most motley collection of 4-legged family members you’ll ever encounter.
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Join us in conversation w local author Jess Johnston for a book talk + signing of Perfect is Boring (And it Tastes Like Kale). 😁 Thu, 2/6 at 6pm. In this poignant, hilarious book, Johnston shares her experiments in finding our way back to each other.
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To support book + comic store folks impacted by #LosAngelesFire we're donating to BINC Foundation. To give >> https://t.co/qQiUUo46pt If you are a bookish person, this is a great way to get services + support to other bookish folks.

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We're looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday! Remember to wear your dino gear. 🦖

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Our first event of 2025 is a special storytime! We'll be hosting local author Taran Collis for a reading and signing of her book Dinosaurs Have Big Feelings Too. Sunday, January 12 at 2:00pm.
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We're hosting local author Mary Tonetti Dorra for a book talk + signing of her latest work! On Sun, 1/26 at 3pm Dorra will read from her book I Am a Portrait. Delightful stories tied together by art and cuisine, not so much a feast of stories but tapas!
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On Thu, 1/23 at 6pm we're hosting local author Cameron Walker for a conversation and signing of her short story collection, How to Capture Carbon.

Walker is a writer whose work often focuses on the connections between people and the world around them.

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Best Graphic Novels 2024 | SLJ Best Books https://t.co/250i0BMsKk

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We're hosting author and filmmaker Sky Bergman, the mind behind the film and book Lives Well Lived — GENERATIONS. Join us on Sunday, 1/19 at 3pm for an uplifting event.

The book celebrates the resilience and joy of forty older adults with 3,000 years of life experience.

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Many feature similarly cunning characters...tricksters who use their wit + wiles to defeat the powerful, or con artists whose scheming destroys all around them. These books exhibit clear moral judgement, shying away from relativism in favor of relevance.
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We are hosting journalist and author David Freed for a book talk and signing of his latest release Deep Fury. Thursday, January 16 at 6:00pm.

A high-flying, high-octane thrill ride, Deep Fury is the long awaited seventh installment of the bestselling Cordell Logan Mysteries.

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Our first event of 2025 is a special storytime! We'll be hosting local author Taran Collis for a reading and signing of her book Dinosaurs Have Big Feelings Too. Sunday, January 12 at 2:00pm.
#SantaBarbara #DinoFeelings

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For this Solstice, here's a few shorter books for you (and your book club!).

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"There’s one in every family — that uncle or sister-in-law who only reads nonfiction..."
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One a collection of poems w a go-to emotion of "buoyant ease in the shadow of mortality" + one an inspirational and gorgeous book about not giving up. https://t.co/1xBOL3wkwU

Water, Water >> https://t.co/tGbgWj2wcz

The Dog Who Followed the Moon >> https://t.co/eSQx8mtIla

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"Anzuelo is one-part Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea and one-part Lovecraftian horror. A human, individualist spirit drives this book, one that tries to survive and maintain hope in an unfamiliar world."

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Happening tomorrow and we still have some space! Make sure to register.

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Local #SantaBarbara author and Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin will be in-store on Wed, 12/11 @ 6PM for a reading + signing of his new memoir, From Under the Truck. Registration AND book purchase required for guaranteed entry. Register here >> https://t.co/HKuzZ6VcWN

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It's a double-feature poetry reading! #SantaBarbara Poet Laureate David Starkey will be joined by poet Catherine Abbey-Hodges. Tue, 12/10 @ 6pm. Both poets have new collections they'll read from + sign! We're excited to have SB's poetry community join us in-store for this event.