Linda Lenhoff, Bay City News

Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors September 2026 

New fiction, memoir, poetry, and history from authors around the region.

"The MASH Up" explores what might happen when a fantasy future sleepover game becomes an IRL dream life.

Hot off the press — fiction and nonfiction with local themes or released by local writers.

Authors ranging from Dusty Baker and Dave Eggers to Theo Baker and Andrew Sean Greer (and more) have titles hitting the stands.

Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.

The isolation of the pandemic spurred Hua to investigate what she calls “the loneliness epidemic.”

A sampling of new titles with local themes or released by local writers.

Books and poems on far-ranging topics including digital surveillance, Golden Gate Park, grief, motherhood, pain and more.

Schatz is known for her nonfiction “Rad Women” books and “Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book,” written with W. Kamau Bell.

From incisive social histories to meditations on nature, 10 books from 2025 to add to reading lists.