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East Bay comic novelist Linda Lenhoff explores darker themes in new book  

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | August 1, 2025
Linda Lenhoff appears on August 6 at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland.

Hooked on Books: Avid readers with shallow pockets may find a new best bud in BookBub 

By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News

August 2025 author events: Robert Reich, Charlie Jane Anders, Sonia Daccarett, Daniel Kraus, Linda Lenhoff, Mac Muir, Shoshana Walter, and more

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News

Local Lit | Top tips for August

By Lou Fancher

Meg Waite Clayton’s ‘Typewriter Beach’ a mystery about Old Hollywood in magical Carmel 

By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News

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Local Lit | July’s top tips for book lovers

By Lou Fancher | July 8, 2025
Fiction and mystery; non-fiction for Swifites; brewery-boosted books; and of course happenings at local libraries.
Arts & Entertainment

Deadly Dozen: Mysteries set in the Bay Area and beyond

By Michal Strutin | Sisters in Crime | July 3, 2025
We love the clues, we love the chase, and we love to read mysteries.
Arts & Entertainment

East Bay reporter Tony Hicks on ‘Lying Drunk’: ‘The point was to show how addiction takes over your life’  

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 2, 2025
Soon after its release, “Lying Drunk” became number 1 on Amazon’s list of 63 “new alcohol recovery books.”
Arts & Entertainment

July 2025 author events: Bridget A. Lyons, Jackie Thomas-Kennedy, Joanna Sokol, Miranda Spivack, and more

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | June 30, 2025
Debut novels, anticipated novels, memoirs, essays and other timely non-fiction titles by California writers are in this month’s lineup.
Arts & Entertainment

Doctor’s SF-set novel ‘I Trust Her Completely’ explores complex female friendships

By JL Odom | Bay City News | June 26, 2025
Christine Henneberg discusses “I Trust Her Completely” at 7 pm July 1 at Green Apple Books in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment

David Strachan, Davi Barker share ‘Reluctant Giant,’ a remarkable memoir  

By JL Odom | Bay City News | June 25, 2025
David Strachan and Davi Barker appear at 2 pm June 28 at the San Francisco Public Library Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch.
Arts & Entertainment

Review: Lauren Groff’s ‘Annunciation’ remains oblique in Word for Word production

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | June 23, 2025
Theatrical production of Groff's provocative but opaque short story runs through July 13 at Z Below in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment

Leila Mottley shares distinctive lives of young mothers in ‘Girls Who Grew Big’

By Georgia Rowe | Bay City News | June 19, 2025
The Oakland author launches her new novel on June 24 at Mrs. Dalloway's bookstore in Berkeley.
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One Good Read: Pride month reads by Bay Area authors

By Chloe Lee Rowlands | Bay City News | June 7, 2025
From novels to memoirs to graphic novels, we have you covered no matter your preferred genre.
Arts & Entertainment

Updated ‘Goodbye, Oakland’ covers the demise of pro sports the East Bay city  

By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News | June 5, 2025
First published in 2023, this year’s updated new paperback edition includes the A’s decision to leave Oakland last season.
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