CCalifornia Read More In ‘Poppy State,’ Myriam Gurba combines memoir, botany, and California history – Daily NewsOctober 21, 2025 The day after author Myriam Gurba filed the final draft of her latest book, the land caught fire.…
CCalifornia Read More 45 Halloween book recommendations from Southern California bookstores – Orange County RegisterOctober 21, 2025 Halloween may seem like the scariest time of year, but you know what’s really frightening? Not having the…
SSan Diego Read More Author Mitch Albom returns to San Diego to discuss latest book ‘Twice’ – San Diego Union-TribuneOctober 21, 2025 There’s a saying in journalism circles that warns writers to avoid interviewing their heroes. It usually refers to…
OOakland Read More Oakland Post: Week of October 15 – 21, 2025October 20, 2025 “I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not too little gods…. but to…
OOakland Read More ‘Burn it down without burning out’October 20, 2025 A hand-illustrated book on Bay Area butterflies, a monograph of paintings by a founding member of the region’s…
LLos Angeles Read More Oliver Wang’s book on Japanese American car culture details untold LA history – Press TelegramOctober 17, 2025 Oliver Wang, a sociology professor and author at Cal State Long Beach, spent years griping to his friends…
LLos Angeles Read More Oliver Wang’s book on Japanese American car culture details untold LA history – Orange County RegisterOctober 17, 2025 Oliver Wang, a sociology professor and author at Cal State Long Beach, spent years griping to his friends…
SSan Diego Read More Write Out Loud plans eerie Poe tribute – San Diego Union-TribuneOctober 16, 2025 No self-respecting lover of the macabre should be without a copy of the Edgar Allan Poe compilation “Tales…
SSan Francisco Read More After 20 years, Broke-Ass Stuart is still broke. And he’s OK with thatOctober 16, 2025 In 2002, broke UC Santa Cruz student Stuart Schuffman met a girl. It was his first summer in…
OOakland Read More Oakland Post: Week of October 1 – 7, 2025October 15, 2025 “I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not too little gods…. but to…
OOakland Read More An American Scandal’ examines the human cost of a broken system – The Mercury NewsOctober 13, 2025 The subtitle of “Rehab,” Shoshana Walter’s book about the collective failure in this country regarding widespread drug addiction,…
OOakland Read More Why this Berkeley poet is training to fight wildfiresOctober 13, 2025 Berkeley poet and wildfire fighter trainee Rachel Richardson at a controlled burn at the regional airport in Hayfork,…