Two authors who each took up writing as a second career have written mysteries, but of a very different nature. One is fiction and the other nonfiction.

A pair of Chico-based authors focus on local history.

Host Nancy Wiegman speaks with Chico author, playwright, and film historian Robert Strom about his book "Cries in the Night: Children in Film Noir."

Paradise author Leonce Gaiter has written the story of a gay black man born in New Orleans, which is part personal memoir and part fiction.

Two Chico writers explore themes of the past with works of historical fiction set around the world.

Chico State University history professor Michael Magliari clarifies possible misconceptions about Chico founding father John Bidwell.

Host Nancy Wiegman speaks with Steve Ferchaud, a published illustrator from Paradise, and Bryan Stevenson, a New York Times bestselling author.

A retrospective on books by local authors of 2024 with Chico Enterprise-Record columnist Dan Barnett, who has been writing his weekly column for 36 years.

Veteran author Michael Castleman has written the first and only history of publishing.

A former Chico firefighter has written her first novel about her experiences, and the owner of a local bookstore discusses what they have to offer the Chico community.