Local Lit | Top picks for November
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Cats in Space, Alice Waters, Robert Reich, Library Comic-Con, farming; and more.
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Hooked on Books: ‘Hamnet’ tells how ‘Hamlet’ came to be
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Plus: Litquake preview; Booker Prize shortlist; and more.Arts & Entertainment
Friends of the Oakland Public Library to host Sept. 27 Open House
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Enjoy book art, giveaways, and special activities at the Bookmark Bookstore to benefit the Oakland Public Library.Books
Local Lit | Top tips for September
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A Fairyland book festival, poetry reading, cookbook stories, quilts, and more.Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Silk purse from a sow’s ear? Ian McEwan can do it
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Plus other new works on tap this month, including "Replaceable You," the latest from the Oakland-based writer Mary Roach.Arts & Entertainment
East Bay comic novelist Linda Lenhoff explores darker themes in new book
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Linda Lenhoff appears on August 6 at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland.Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Avid readers with shallow pockets may find a new best bud in BookBub
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Josh Schanker and Nicholas Ciarelli co-founded BookBub in 2012.Arts & Entertainment
August 2025 author events: Robert Reich, Charlie Jane Anders, Sonia Daccarett, Daniel Kraus, Linda Lenhoff, Mac Muir, Shoshana Walter, and more
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Authors of fascinating memoirs, intense thrillers, timely non-fiction titles, and debut novels appear across the region.Books
Local Lit | Top tips for August
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Oakland Public Library's end of summer festival; Clio's book talks; "Once Upon a Time in Dollywood," and more.Arts & Entertainment
Meg Waite Clayton’s ‘Typewriter Beach’ a mystery about Old Hollywood in magical Carmel
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Two women separated by generations— and a story about passion and persistence, creativity, politics and family is already hitting bestseller lists.Books