'The Signal: A Novel' by Ron Carlson Richard Rayner, Rayner's "A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption and L.A.'s Scandalous Coming of Age" will be published later this month.
Cachuma Lake -- a close-up view Donna Wares, Wares is the author of "Great Escapes: Southern California" (2008) and co-author of "The Wonder Years" (summer 2009).
Jack Ohman: He takes the prize Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Down on Dream Street Douglas McCulloh, Photographer and curator Douglas McCulloh has exhibited widely in the U.S., Europe, China and Mexico. His book, "Dream Street," has just been published, and an exhibition based on the project is on view at the Riverside Art Museum until June 13.