Noteworthy

Vines & Vision: The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County` Vines & Vision: The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County`

For the oenophile on your gift list – this massive, beautiful, and comprehensive book on winemakers and viticulture in Santa Barbara.

Vines & Vision: The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County by Matthew Dennis Kettmann, photographs by Macduff Everton. Tixcacalcupul Press, 2020.

632 pages, 1,000 photographs, some 90 wineries profiled. Covers the history, geography, and climate of the many wine growing regions of Santa Barbara County.

 

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A Promised Land by Barack Obama A Promised Land by Barack Obama

A Promised Land
Obama, Barack

Barack Obama’s memoir goes on sale next Tuesday, November 17th. We have received our shipment and have them safely under lock and key.

We urge you to buy your cope of A Promised Land from an independent bookseller, if not the Book Den then another bookstore you support. Amazon will get along fine, but mega-seller like this can be an important bump for a local bookstore in a difficult year.

 

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A new book on Santa Barbara by former mayor Sheila Lodge A new book on Santa Barbara by former mayor Sheila Lodge

Santa Barbara: An Uncommonplace American Town
Lodge, Sheila

This book is subtitled, “How Thoughtful Planning Shaped a City.” As such it covers the historical battles over the built environment, including property rights, height limits, architectural review, down-zoning and density.

 

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What’s New?

Book Den Presidents

When the Book Den first opened its doors, Theodore Roosevelt was president.

Twenty presidents later, we are proud to welcome president-elect Joe Biden to the list!

Sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr.
Committee of Santa Barbara

The prizes will be awarded, and First Prize
Winners will read their essays and poems
during Santa Barbara’s Martin Luther King
Day Weekend of Events, January 18, 2021.
(virtual event TBD)

Entries must be emailed
and received no later than
Monday, November 10, 2020
to the following email addresses based on
your school (only students in these areas listed
below qualify for contest consideration):

Santa Barbara, Goleta, Isla Vista, and Hope Ranch schools
Lillian Pipersburg: belize1@cox.net

Carpinteria/Summerland/Montecito schools
Christine Gilbert: cgilbert@cusd.net

Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley schools
Linda Ryles: windmillryles@msn.com

For a PDF flyer, click here:

MLKSB 2021 Essay and Poetry Contest

Every week many new books are published. Don’t miss out. These lists of newly-published books are updated every Tuesday.

New Hardcover Fiction

New Hardcover Non-Fiction

New Paperback Fiction

New Paperback Non-Fiction