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Susan said, Cliff said

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Accomplished novelist Susan Branch’s latest work, a memoir very thinly disguised as fiction, provides readers a rare look under the covers and into the marriage and divorce of one of San Luis Obispo’s former prominent couples. Though... (Continue reading)

Top 10 banned books of 2014

Written on 13 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The American Library Association has released its annual report assessing the state of academic, public and school libraries. Included in the report is a list of the 10 most frequently banned or challenged books of 2014. Last year, the ALA’s... (Continue reading)

Unmasking the ‘Hot Tub Capitalist’

Written on 7 Mar, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN REVIEW: American Made — A Boomer’s Reflection, by Cliff Branch Long before he made his bones in the San Luis Obispo County real estate development world, Cliff Branch was, in the words of one associate, a marketing... (Continue reading)

Blackburn’s best-selling book released in Kindle version

Written on 1 Jan, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 7 comments

Daniel Blackburn’s best-selling book, “Human Harvest: The Sacramento Murder Story,” has been republished in ebook (Kindle) version by Garrett County Press of New Orleans. Blackburn is co-founder and senior correspondent for CalCoastNews. “Human Harvest” tells the story of Dorothea Montalvo... (Continue reading)

Blackburn’s ‘Human Harvest’ now in eBook

Written on 30 Oct, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 12 comments

Dorothea Montalvo Puente was still planting her victims around  the yard of her Sacramento Victorian home when she first sidled up to reporter Dan Blackburn, initiating an acquaintanceship that would eventually provide rare and perceptive insight into the mind of... (Continue reading)

Apple e-book price-fix trial starts

Written on 4 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A landmark antitrust trial pitting Apple and a coalition of major publishers against the U.S. Justice Department for alleged price-fixing of e-books is under way in New York. [Los Angeles Times] Amid accusations that the alleged conspiracy cost consumers “hundred... (Continue reading)

Season of the Beast, chapter 4

Written on 22 May, 2013 in Featured, Literary Corner | No comments

(Editors note: Season of the Beast is chilling tale of a gripping evil that blossoms in an unfortunate autumn for the residents of a small Wisconsin college town. Ray Bradbury said it scared him. You have been warned. Chapter 5... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Friends of the Library gives thanks

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | No comments

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Morro Bay Friends of the Library, I would like to thank the 400 plus attendees and volunteers who made our April 14 open house such a smashing success. We were pleased... (Continue reading)

Season of the Beast, chapter 3

Written on 24 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Literary Corner | No comments

(Editors note: Season of the Beast is chilling tale of a gripping evil that blossoms in an unfortunate autumn for the residents of a small Wisconsin college town. Ray Bradbury said it scared him. You have been warned. Chapter 3... (Continue reading)

Season of the Beast, chapter 2

Written on 9 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Literary Corner | No comments

(Editors note: Season of the Beast is chilling tale of a gripping evil that blossoms in an unfortunate autumn for the residents of a small Wisconsin college town. Ray Bradbury said it scared him. You have been warned. Chapter 3... (Continue reading)