Sacramento Area Authors

When my dad died, I didn't know my mom was going to leave me too. It hurt like hell to lose him, but didn't she know we could get through this together? I survived by dancing and reading. That is, until the Underground Poet left me a riddle straight from the pages of my favorite book. Suddenly, I was awake and excited. What was he trying to say and how would I reply? I know it seems crazy to fall for someone that I've never actually met, but he feels...

Using her actual diary entries from the mid-80s, writer Kathey Norton details her life as a young writer working in the fast food industry, and the struggle to remain creative while dealing with a soul-crushing boss, an ever-changing cast of co-workers, the drama of an atypical first romance, and the frustration and self-doubt that haunt her. Brutally honest and poignant, dark yet hopeful, Diary of a Fast Food Worker provides a glimpse into the creative...

"A coming-of-age story about one boy's journey across contemporary Afghanistan to find and bring home the family dog, blending the grit and immediacy of voice-driven fiction like We Need New Names with the mythmaking of One Thousand and One Nights. Twelve-year-old Marwand's memories from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago center on his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's...

Aleutian Grave explores crime in the Bering Sea. Henry Grave returns as an investigator for the Association of Cruising Vessel Operators. A World War II P.O.W., Henry is as cunning as he is charming, and at 85 years of age, he fits right in with his fellow passengers. The arctic exploration ship Nikolai Gorodish is cruising the Aleutian islands when a cabaret dancer named Rose DeSilva is found stabbed to death. More deaths will follow. But that's...

"Raisins in milk" is the coming of age story of Ruth-Ann Weathering, an African-American adolescent growing up in racist Florida in the early 20th century. It is a story of love and laughter, hate and revenge, sorrow and grief, shown through a labrynth of vivid characters and descriptive historical events. The author traces the ordeal and opportunity, repression and resilience that was the life of African Americans in the early 1900's. It was a life...

"Focuses particularly on the political environment of Sacramento, California, from 1970 to 2000. Having a racial profile similar to the nation's demographics, Sacramento is a useful national proxy on the racial question. Shows how Black people used the 30 years following the civil rights movement to forge a new political reality for themselves and their country"--Provided by publisher.

Will Ken and Carolyn, two previously emotionally damaged African American professionals, find love on the Navajo Indian reservation? Kenneth Rankin is an extremely handsome African American hydrologist who has found himself newly and unwillingly divorced. Carolyn Beason is a wounded retired African American accountant who has a house to rent. Ken rents from Carolyn, and the two develop a deep friendship that blossoms into love once they are thrown...

"This is an autobiography of a Latina TV news anchor. Growing up near Sacramento, CA, little Leticia dreams of being a TV newscaster. But no one on TV looks like her. This shy, small-town girl overcomes barriers, like her fear of public speaking, to become the first in her hardworking Mexican family to attend college. Then, starting as an intern, she climbs the ladder, travels to different cities, and reports on a rainbow of stories. Eventually she...