Arts & Entertainment Book ponders the power of teenage girls amid China’s Cultural Revolution By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | July 1, 2022 Vanessa Hua's "Forbidden City" is her second novel.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – June 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | June 9, 2022 Six new books from local authors that explore friendship, family trauma, and ghosts.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Netflix’s ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ renews an old debate By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | June 4, 2022 When books are turned into cinema and TV, there is immeasurable room for debate on which version is the best.
Arts & Entertainment The woman who writes the ‘Girls Who’ books on greening the world By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News Foundation | May 27, 2022 Diana Kapp's “Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet” came out in April this year.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Bay Area Stand-Up Comedy’ paints a big, diverse picture of San Francisco’s funniest By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | May 16, 2022 Nina Ghiselli (G for the stage) and OJ Patterson are two Bay Area natives, comedians and now -- co-authors.
Arts & Entertainment Noted author Jesmyn Ward to give keynote during final Mills College commencement By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | May 12, 2022 Ward is the only woman and person of color to win the National Book Award for fiction two times.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – May 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | May 9, 2022 Fictional and real communities are sources of joy and grief in this month's selection -- plus, a children's story about pizza-eating space cats.
Arts & Entertainment Best of the fest: 5 picks at the Bay Area Book Festival By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | May 6, 2022 This weekend's festival in Berkeley includes a Booker Prize winner, a "cli-fi" panel, and a conversation about birds and bird life.
Arts & Entertainment 18 ways to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | May 5, 2022 In the Bay Area and beyond, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have endured a lot this year. Here are some ways to celebrate and support AAPI heritage.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Book Fest returns to Berkeley with a stellar lineup By Ugur Dursun | Bay City News Foundation | May 3, 2022 This year's festival will be live and streamed online, with nearly 100 programs for children, teens, and adults.