Recent Books by Santa Barbara Authors

Longtime ER physician Dr. Angel Iscovich, who also owns Stag Canyon Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, just published his new self-help book, The Art of Routine: How Routineology Can Transform Your Life. Dr. I, as he’s known, shares techniques about finding respite from our digital world through organizational techniques. See angeliscovich.com.

Carpinteria resident Jeff Arch, who was the screenwriter behind Sleepless in Seattle, released his debut novel in May. Called Attachments: A Novel, it goes back to his Pennsylvania roots to cover the plight of three former boarding-school students as they try to navigate decades-old betrayals that may affect the current dean’s son.

With the endorsement of Chicken Soup for the Soul star Jack Canfield, author Nicole Black explores the unbreakable bonds between father and daughter in her novel I Can Still Hear You, in which the protagonist continues to get guidance from her dad beyond his grave while on a scavenger hunt through Maui. The book won a bronze from the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards. On Instagram @WriterNicoleB.