During the 1980s, when two of the world’s greatest underground cartoonists, Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky Crumb, lived in Winters, they produced Weirdo, an irreverent, outrageous, hilarious, often politically-incorrect comix magazine. Weirdo was R. Crumb’s inspired answer to the “greed is good” Reagan era. In its time, the periodical featured the finest work of many artists, particularly R. […]
Author Lynn Fulton to Speak May 21 at the Winters Community Library
We are excited to announce our upcoming Author Talk, scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. Our featured speaker that evening will be author Lynn Fulton. Lynn grew up loving books and wanting to write them, but never actually finished anything until she learned to type. Her keyboard skills led […]
WFoL Author Talks Presents Ed Dawkins on October 16, 2018 at the Winters Community Library
Join us at the Winters Community Library on Tuesday, October 16 at 7 pm to hear Doctor Ed Dawkins talk about his new book Reckless But Lucky. Books will be available for purchase at the event. About the author: Doctor Ed has lived in Winters for 25 years, and before that, in Davis since 1965. He […]
Author Lisa Nalbone Speaks at Winters Community Library on August 14, 2018
The Winters Friends of the Library will be hosting an author talk on August 14 at 7pm at the Winters Community Library. Local author Lisa Nalbone will speak about her guide and workbook LIFESPARKS: Ask hard questions, TRY new things, Do what matters. which offers strategies and practical steps for using self-directed learning to navigate life’s […]
Author Melina Sempill Watts Speaks at Winters Community Library on April 24, 2018
Please join us to hear author Melina Sempill Watts will speak about her novel Tree from 7-8 pm on April 24, at the Winters Community Library. Tree is a novel focusing on the life of a California live oak over 229 years of California history. About the Author Watts began her career in Hollywood as a […]
Books & Brews 2017 at Berryessa Brewing Co 5th Anniversary Party Event
What do you get when you have books, brews, and Berryessa Brewing Co 5th Anniversary Party too? Lots of fun on Sunday, October 1, starting at noon! Here is the Anniversary Event description from the Brewery Site: Help us celebrate our 5th year open to the public and 6th year of production on October 1, […]
Author Tamsen Schultz Speaks at Winters Community Library on September 26
The Winters Friends of the Library will be hosting an author talk on September 26, at 7:00 pm in at the Winters Community Library. The featured, local author is Tamsen Schultz. Come hear her talk about lifelong learning, the process of writing, and overcoming obstacles, both real and imagined, to produce that first, second, and even third creative […]
A Child’s Garden of Daydreams: Author Catriona McPherson Talks Libraries
Catriona McPherson is a multi-award winning mystery author who has lived in Winters since 2010. Find out more about her and her books at www.catrionamcpherson.com Talk about libraries? Are you kidding? You’ll have to start a petition to get me to shut up! Every book I write (and I’ve just printed out the third draft […]
