Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Tale of marine leviathan, a chapter at a time By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | September 30, 2022 A 24-hour marathon reading of "Moby Dick" will take place in late October.
Bay Area Book bans on pace to set new record, new data shows By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | September 20, 2022 Library professionals documented 1,651 titles that were targeted in the first eight months of 2022.
Bay Area Cities and towns across California only get the libraries they can afford By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | September 20, 2022 Local elected officials decide how to fund libraries.
Arts & Entertainment Lydia Conklin talks about their first short story collection By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | September 20, 2022 The stories in "Rainbow Rainbow" center on queer joy and communities.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – September 2022 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | September 15, 2022 Vivid social histories, powerful fiction, wondrous children's stories, and more.
Arts & Entertainment The backstory behind Oakland Public Library’s new photo blog and exhibition By Megan Keene | Oakland Public Library | September 13, 2022 Ticket stubs, photos, recipes, and more tell stories of those who once read the books.
Arts & Entertainment Acclaimed debut shows how vulnerable Black girls are By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | September 9, 2022 'Nightcrawling' is a New York Times bestseller, an Oprah’s Book Club pick, and part of the 2022 Booker Prize Longlist.
Books Local Lit | September’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | September 6, 2022 A contemporary Lear at CalShakes; NorCal Book Awards; Jasmine Guillory's latest; book bans; and more
art ‘Punk rock finds you’: Destroy Art cofounder on Fallout SF By Lydia Sviatoslavsky, Bay City News Foundation | September 1, 2022 The partnership represents nearly 100 artists.
Bay Area State Supt. Thurmond to restart literacy task force, aims for ‘comprehensive’ approach By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 1, 2022 Announcement accompanies the release of a free, engaging dual-language resource for families in California.