Poetry as life: From writing in secret to studying at UC Berkeley
In this first-person narrative, incoming English transfer student Michael Battisto reflects on growing up discouraged from reading, cooking…
American books we should all be reading now, according to high school teachers
On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and…
Monache student becomes published poet at Fresno State | Photos
Monache student Isabella Alcantar has had her poem published in a Fresno State Department conference’s youth journal. Alcantar…
No English major required: Berkeley literary picks for everyone | Local Guides
I’m a woman in STEM, but I was almost an English major. With the weather warming up and…
Writes Row Brings, Books, Creativity, Community Together in Bakersfield | News
Stories will take center stage in Bakersfield on Saturday, May 9, as Russo’s Books and Writers of Kern host Writers Row: Meet the…
Writers Row brings books, creativity and community together in Bakersfield | Lifestyle
Stories will take center stage in Bakersfield on Saturday, May 9, as Russo’s Books and Writers of Kern…
From Sproul Plaza to 924 Gilman: How the East Bay helped define punk’s radical legacy
As a newly minted assistant professor at Cornell University in 2014, Tom McEnaney decided to launch a new…
Berkeley Talks: How 17th-century moveable scenery shaped modern theater
(Music: “No One Is Perfect” by HoliznaCC0) Anne Brice (intro): This is Berkeley Talks, a UC Berkeley News…
Opinion: Classic literature lends a hand toward today’s technological worries | Opinion
Michelle King is an executive editor of the Daily Titan. All opinions expressed in this article are those…
A Grain of Salt: The viral L.A. reading and dining series
In 2025, Kari Kolts was new to Los Angeles and looking to connect with like-minded readers. She stumbled…
Month Ahead: March | Entertainment
March 1 Nature Journaling, with Claire Lahorgue, bring chair or blanket, 2 p.m. Hart Park Nature Center, 8000…
This Berkeley professor is exposing the hidden physical toll of our digital world
It’s easy to forget that the cloud isn’t an amorphous ball of fluff, says UC Berkeley Professor Alex…