“Miranda July Ages in the Spotlight” by Meaghan Clark TiernanUPCOMING BOOK EVENTSBelow, you will find a few bookish events coming up in Santa Barbara. If you are hosting a bookish event in Santa Barbara, be sure to submit the event to our online events calendar. In an attempt to not completely drop the ball, we have compiled a list of books here that are either written by a Santa Barbara author, feature someone in our community, or have another tie to Santa Barbara. Recent reviews at Independent.com include:Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of ‘Born to Run’ by Peter Ames Carlin; review by David StarkeyWhat Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea by Fara Dabhoiwala; review by Brian Tanguay*At the present time, all of the Independent’s book reviews are provided in collaboration with California Review of Books (calirb.com).