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Litquake returns in October with fully in-person schedule
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Highlights include “Kidquake” on Oct. 7 with kidlit author presentations and workshops for K-5 students and teachers.Arts & Entertainment
Review: Devi S. Laskar’s challenging novel ‘Circa’ captures the ’70s-’80s Indian American immigrant experience
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“Circa” narrates the family life of Heera Sanyal, an Indian American teen living in Raleigh, North Carolina, who only sees how different she is from everyone else.Arts & Entertainment
Hooked on Books: Blurbs are everywhere you look
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Plus, Colson Whitehead in conversation with Adam Serwer, and Jesmyn Ward wins another fiction prize.Around Town
League of Women Voters hosts discussion of ‘Laboratories of Autocracy’
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Tune in on Aug 16 for a Zoom discussion of David Pepper's book about how and where the fight for democracy needs to happen.Arts & Entertainment
Local Lit | August’s top tips for book lovers
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In-person and online events this month feature a range of local luminaries and new voices.Arts & Entertainment
Judy Juanita’s newest book explores the changing Black experience in Oakland
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The short story collection “The High Price of Freeways” is co-winner of the Tartt First Fiction Award.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – July 2022
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New books from San Francisco Bay Area authors, listed by release date.Arts & Entertainment
‘Jane the Virgin’ writer: From English learner to Hollywood
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Legal troubles and California's community colleges helped author Rafael Agustin find his way forward.Books