What do you get when you bring together seven talented local writers? A new, seven-part Christmas story set in Santa Rosa in 1906. "XMAS SR '06" debuts Sunday Dec. 16 in The Press Democrat.
Fairy tales either transport you or leave you cold. If anybody has found a way to milk them for all they’re worth, it’s Disney, the company that wowed film audiences a generation ago with iconic versions of “Snow White and “Cinderella.” The audience at Thursday’s presentation of Santa Rosa Junior [...]
For Thanksgiving, the Digitale clan shows how we prepare a dish that has become as much a mainstay of our annual holiday dinners as the turkey. Robert's grandfather, John Digitale, one of the main characters of this blog's "American Risotto" vignettes, made ravioli. And now, so do his great-grandchildren.
Santa Rosa's Silas Stafford says he “miraculously” found his sport at age 18. After college he pursued it instead of a career, even sleeping under a pool table one hot summer in Princeton, N.J., so he could endure endless hours of team rowing.
Read the first chapter of "Teller: A Novel," the debut full-length mystery by Frederick Weisel, one of the local authors who wrote a chapter in last spring's Press Democrat serial, "The Sonoma Squares Murder Mystery."
One of the treats of season tickets is going to plays you might not have chosen and finding an unexpected gem. Such is “Trouble in Mind,” the opening production of Santa Rosa Junior College's Theatre Arts season.
Now I can say I have seen the work of the skytypers.
Sonoma County Library David Dodd shares some FAQs on how local authors can donate their ebooks to the library.
Readers can find more than 400 local authors at a new library website: Local Authors Community. The library is even making preparations to host their ebooks.
2012 is the year the Sonoma County Library entered the ebook age, and last month it added a new service to expand its offerings. The system is pretty easy to use for Kindles, iPads and other devices.
Robert Digitale is a retired staff writer for The Press Democrat and the author of the fantasy novel, Horse Stalker, which the North Bay Bohemian calls “a magical adventure.” Contact him at rdigit9@yahoo.com.
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