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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.

Deadly Dozen: Mysteries set in the Bay Area and beyond

By Michal Strutin | Sisters in Crime

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

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News

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

By JL Odom | Bay City News

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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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Local Lit | June’s top tips for book lovers

By Lou Fancher | May 30, 2025
Gifts for grads, Alcatraz book signing, a book and pizza party; and more.
Arts & Entertainment

Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area and Northern California authors — May, June 2025  

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 29, 2025
The season's featured releases include local authors Isabel Allende, Ilana DeBare, Hana Lee, Kelly Ramsey, and more.
Arts & Entertainment

Authors, readers to converge at 11th Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley  

By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | May 22, 2025
With the theme “Changing the Narrative,” this Book Festival comes to downtown Berkeley on May 31 and June 1, with something for everyone.  
Arts & Entertainment

Poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra interweaves personal narrative, cultural ties in ‘Mothersalt’ 

By JL Odom | Bay City News | May 12, 2025
Mia Ayumi Malhotra launches “Mothersalt” at 7 pm May 14 at Green Apple Books on the Park in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment

Bestselling East Bay author Allison Larkin explores complex families in ‘Home of the American Circus’  

By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | May 1, 2025
Allison Larkin appears with authors Renee Swindle and Regina Marler at a conversation presented by Towne Center Books at 11:30 am May 6.
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