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.
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.