Exedra reads: ‘Whistler’ by Ann Patchett
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New Exedra contributor (and former law school librarian) Edna Lewis shares her thoughts on Patchett's latest.
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Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors September 2026
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New fiction, memoir, poetry, and history from authors around the region.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors June-July 2026
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Hot off the press — fiction and nonfiction with local themes or released by local writers.Arts & Entertainment
Local Lit highlights for July
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Exhibits and book talks in Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco.Books
Local Lit | Top tips for June
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Appearances from authors of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and a graphic novel; also a heartfelt farewell to A Great Good Place for Books -- all on tap this month.Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Au revoir, Stephen Colbert – and your lovely book club, too
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New books, author talks, and a farewell.Arts & Entertainment
Kathleen Caldwell closes the book on Oakland’s ‘Great Good Place’
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Caldwell also hosted special groups, local authors and internationally acclaimed writers.Arts & Entertainment
Poet Cole Swensen launches ‘Veer’ at City Lights, Book Passage
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The Bay Area native's poems invite readers to reconsider the boundaries between humans and nature.Arts & Entertainment
Vanessa Hua’s ‘Coyoteland’ explores what lurks behind the foliage in the East Bay suburbs
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The isolation of the pandemic spurred Hua to investigate what she calls “the loneliness epidemic.”Arts & Entertainment
Local Lit | Top tips for May
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Ayelet Waldman; Margaret Juhae Lee, Vanessa Hua; poetry workshops with Ray Hsu; and the Bay Area Book Festival on tap this month.Arts & Entertainment
