Books
Books
With Newsom’s signature, bill to thwart book-banning in schools becomes law
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Because the bill was passed with an urgency provision, it took effect on its signing.Books
Local Lit | September’s top tips for book lovers
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Grace Lin, W. Kamau Bell, Naomi Klein, and others read from new releases and poetry, covering topics like AI, school reform, Chinese food, climber Royal Robbins and more.Arts & Entertainment
‘The Riders’ richly details Oakland policing’s checkered past
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Bay Area-based investigative reporters Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham examine the foundations and reverberations of corruption in the Oakland Police Department.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: ‘Why We Need to Be Wild’
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Wild as a way of living, plus new releases from local authors.Books
Why there’s more to the science of reading than phonics
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Many significant obstacles lie ahead before a transformation in American reading instruction is likely to take root, literacy experts say.Books
Local Lit | August’s top tips for book lovers
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A contemporary view of Shakespeare; Oakland Library's storytelling workshop; local notables Alice Waters, Yael Goldstein-Love, and more.Arts & Entertainment
Authors around the Bay offer an August bounty of events
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A list of notable August happenings around the region, with an emphasis on local authors.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New books in July from local authors – July 2023
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Plus an interview with Ilana DeBare on her gritty fiction debut set in Hell.Books
