Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors in March and April 2026
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A sampling of new titles with local themes or released by local writers.
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Hooked on Books: The ‘Count’ is coming around again, and PBS has him
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This month: screen riffs on literature -- the Count of Monte Cristo and Lincoln in the Bardo -- and a spotlight on Bay Area heroines.Books
Café Beaujolais cookbook chronicles Mendocino restaurant’s 50-plus-year story
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Recipes celebrate more than 85 seasonal offerings as well as 10 classics.Arts & Entertainment
One Good Read: 5 Bay Area romances for Valentine’s Day
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Pick-me-up books to brighten your day.Arts & Entertainment
Local Lit | Top Tips for February
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'How to talk to your son about Fascism' at the OPL, along with events at Clio's and Creative Growth Art Center on tap this month.Arts & Entertainment
Memoir celebrates women worldwide united by struggle
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Arlene Eisen tracks her journey through the lens of social history and intimate personal experience.Books
Local Lit Events | January 2026
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Poetry — including youth poetry — journalism, birding around the Bay, and local Wiki fun are all on tap this month.Arts & Entertainment
Notable 2025 nonfiction by Bay Area authors
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From incisive social histories to meditations on nature, 10 books from 2025 to add to reading lists.Arts & Entertainment
The sound of wildflowers: Audiobook lets visually impaired ‘see’ nature
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Peter Coyote lends his voice to "Voices for the Splendor of California Wildflowers: A Descriptive Journey for the Visually Impaired."Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Up jumps the devil, again, in the pages of a book
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New works by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Julian Barnes, Louse Erdrich, and others kick off 2026.Arts & Entertainment