Books and literature

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down for a raw and enlightening conversation with the author of “Sin Padres, Ni Papeles.” Stephanie L. Canizales, who is also an Assistant Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, writes about the struggles this vulnerable community faces while striving for a better future.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis chats with TODAY’s Al Roker and his daughter Courtney Roker Laga about their new cookbook “Recipes to Live By.” The cookbook is a compilation of cherished Roker family recipes from over the years

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis joins our sister shows “Chicago Today” and “The Hub Today” to reveal this month’s Banned Book Club read: “Beloved” by Toni Morrison.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with global communications expert Maha Abouelenein to talk about her new book, “7 Rules of Self Reliance.” The author and podcast host shares tips on how to excel in both your personal and professional life using her playbook to become unstoppable.

The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called her “intense poetic prose.”

California Live’s Jobeth Devera sits down with Kyla Zhao, a 26-year-old Stanford graduate who spends her days working as a data analyst and her nights crafting change-making chapters. Her novels, centered around women and girls of color fighting to carve their place in male-dominated spaces, have earned her a Forbes 30 Under 30 honor and recognition from the California State...

“The book uses the same techniques as the show to encourage speech and 20 milestones, all through a playful story!”

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis joins our sister shows “Chicago Today” and “The Hub Today” to reveal this month’s Banned Book Club read: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky.

Banned Books Week started in 1982 and draws attention to censorship.

Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis chats with award-winning author and screenwriter Gary Goldstein about the release of his third novel, “Please Come to Boston.” This follow-up to his second book, “The Mother I Never Had” is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about college kids in the seventies finding themselves and finding love.

The 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission to improve literacy through her Imagination Library book giveaway program. And in recent months, it has expanded statewide in places like Missouri and Kentucky.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with physician and author Dr. Ian Smith to get a preview of “Eagle Rock,” the fourth installment of Smith’s successful “Ashe Cayne” series.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with Terri Sjodin, author of “Presentation Ready,” to learn her top tips for setting yourself up for success during life’s important moments. Whether it’s a job interview, a client meeting or in everyday interactions with friends and family, you may be making crucial communication errors.

California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad heads to Studio City to meet 18-year-old Annabelle Chang and check out the highly curated collection of young adult-focused books.

Edna O’Brien has died at age 93. She was one of the world’s most admired and controversial writers who scandalized her native Ireland with her debut novel, “The Country Girls,” which was censored and even burned.

Richard Behar’s new biography, “Madoff: The Final Word,” takes readers into the fraudster’s final years in prison, and all that came before.

The Pasadena bookstore was facing financial pressure to close. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

When Nikki High opened Octavia’s Bookshelf in Pasadena in February of last year, she was looking to create a community space for Black, Indigenous and POC readers and writers.

California Live correspondent Brian Copeland visits Orinda Books to find the hottest reads for the summer. From mysteries to quirky inspirational books, we’ve got page-turners for every reader.