Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Blurbs are everywhere you look By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | August 5, 2022 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’ By League of Women Voters of Piedmont | August 5, 2022 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 By Lou Fancher | August 2, 2022 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 By Olivia Green | Bay City News Foundation | July 26, 2022 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 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | July 22, 2022 New books from San Francisco Bay Area authors, listed by release date.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Jane the Virgin’ writer: From English learner to Hollywood By Anne Vasquez | EdSource | July 19, 2022 Legal troubles and California's community colleges helped author Rafael Agustin find his way forward.
Books Local Lit | July’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | July 5, 2022 'Black Women in Pop' at KQED's rooftop terrace; W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz in person; a tribute to the Sierra Nevada; and more.
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.