Steven Rowley’s ‘The Guncle’ Heals Grief With Humor
“What’s the role of a guncle – a gay uncle? Best-selling author Steven Rowley serves up lots of laughs as a guncle, his niece and...
Books & Authors
Why This Michigan Author Loves Setting His Novels in Up North Resort Towns
“Long before he moved to Michigan more than a dozen years ago, bestselling author Wade Rouse had already imprinted on all the wildness and charm...
Silver Medal for David Eugene Perry’s “Upon This Rock” from Pace Press
First-time author David Eugene Perry took home a coveted Silver Medal in the LGBT category in ceremonies last night marking the 33rd Annual Benjamin Franklin...
Recommended Reading: ‘A Gay Man’s Guide to Life’
“Britt East has written the ultimate self-help book that will help you enrich your life. “For those of us cast aside because of our sexual...
‘Scott Mitchell Houses’ Book Celebrates Architect’s Modernist Designs
“Scott Mitchell never imagined architecture as a career. Perhaps that’s why his path didn’t start with a draft table but in a chemistry lab. “I...
Author Keisha Bush in Conversation with Jean Kwok
Join author Keisha Bush in conversation with Jean Kwok, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (PST) about her recently published novel, New York Times Editors’ Choice, No Heaven For...
Lauren Nile: What I Want White People to Know and Do
Hello Everyone, I’m Lauren Nile. I’m African American, and I’m happy to take advantage of the opportunity to share with my European sisters and brothers,...
Palm Springs Library-A-Go-Go Library Materials to Go – Online Appointments and More Days Added
While the Palm Springs Public Library is still closed for in-library use you can place holds with our Library-A-Go-Go pick-up service. The Library allows card holders to...
Summer Reading Goes Virtual–Palm Springs Public Library Six-Week Summer Reading Program Is All Online
The Summer Reading program is always an important program for the Palm Springs Public Library. It’s six weeks during June and July full of fun,...
Palm Springs Public Library Begins to Offer Library Materials-To-Go by Appointment
At the City Council meeting on Thursday, May 21st the City Council gave the OK to allow the Palm Springs Public Library to begin offering materials...
5 Amazing LGBTQ Books to Honor Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary
@Bookstr has announced its selection of 5 LGBTQ books to honor Stonewall’s 50th anniversary. Topping the list is The Fourth Courier, with a gay black...
God Loves San Francisco, Not So the Evangelicals
by Mark Segal So how are you doing? Like me, I’m sure you’re going through a range of feelings. Sorrow, anger, loneliness from missing family...
Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist and Author Bob Woodward Coming to Palm Springs March 2020
Palm Springs Speaks is pleased to announce that Bob Woodward will appear in Palm Springs on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. at the Richards Center for the...
Mary Pickford, Florence Marion Friendship Focus of Author Book Talk
Author Melanie Benjamin has penned a novel focusing on the friendship of silent film star Mary Pickford and screenwriter/director Florence Marion....
Janet Mock Says Working on FX Series Pose Came As Complete Surprise
Janet Mock — feminist, transgender activist, and producer of the FX series Pose — illuminates the power of coming together at a Palm Springs Speaks...
Adele Cygelman Reveal Excerpt From Book on Architect Arthur Elrod
Author Adele Cygelman shares highlights from her book, Arthur Elrod: Desert Modern Design”, slated to launch during Modernism Week in Palm Springs....
Drag Queen Story Hour at the Palm Springs Public Library
On Wed, May 9, at 6 p.m. the Palm Springs Public Library will be hosting one of two planned Drag Queen Story Hour events for...
Savage Love Author Dan Savage Comes to Palm Springs
Dan Savage is coming to Palm Springs on November 14 as the first of three speakers scheduled for the new series, Palm Springs Speaks....