Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – July 2021 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | July 12, 2021 New books by local authors cover a common theme in many manifestations with stories of salvaging self, family, and society.
Arts & Entertainment Keenan Norris’ new novel imagines an East Bay dystopia By Amelia Williams | Bay City News Foundation | July 8, 2021 "The Confession of Copeland Cane" is the poet, essayist, author, and San Jose State University professor Keenan Norris's latest novel.
Around Town Local Lit | July’s top literary happenings By Lou Fancher | July 6, 2021 This month's roundup includes Michael Pollan; podcaster/author Jennifer Jewell on western gardens; and features a Piedmonter-owned bookshop.
Around Town Share your shelf | Piedmonters tell us about the books that mean something to them By David E. Thigpen | July 2, 2021 From Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and The Little Prince to South of Forgiveness, reader Suzie Skugstad muses on books that have sustained her over the years.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – June 2021 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | June 14, 2021 Slow food, enigmatic fictional worlds, and teens coming of age feature in this month's releases by Bay Area authors.
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | June’s top literary happenings By Lou Fancher | June 1, 2021 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate; Lin Manuel's home "In the Heights;" Piedmont-based poet Matthew Zapruder in conversation with Emily Rapp Black and more
Arts & Entertainment Making ‘Contact’ with San Francisco short story author Ethel Rohan By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | May 27, 2021 Rohan's fourth full-length book focuses on characters who experience and are transformed by disruption, pain, and loss.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Stream recent, vintage innovative films via indie theaters By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | May 26, 2021 A seminal romantic drama, a riveting study of the emotional demands of authoritarianism, and a scrappy historic indie feature are this week's selection of films to stream or watch at venues in person.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area authors among nominees for venerable California awards By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | May 24, 2021 Winners of the Commonwealth Club's California Books Award's gold and silver medals, awarded in six categories, will be announced in July.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: New Books from Bay Area Authors – May 2021 By Meg Waite Clayton | Bay City News Foundation | May 6, 2021 New books, and new in paperback, from San Francisco Bay Area authors, listed by release date.