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Local Lit | August’s top literary happenings, workshops, and meetups
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Oakland Public Library invites locals to share accounts of life in a pandemic; authors discuss their latest works; and moreArts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New books from Bay Area authors – August 2020
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This month's new books feature ghosts, a "dreamer", recipes and robots.Arts & Entertainment
Marcus Books, oldest Black-owned bookstore, adapts again
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Oakland bookstore works to keep up with surge in demand for books by Black writers -- and stay afloat as pandemic batters small businesses.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: Youth Voices
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With subjects ranging from current social issues to criminal mysteries, nine East Bay high school students share the wide variety of books they have been reading recently.Arts & Entertainment
Oakland native shares pain of brother’s death in debut memoir
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Valentine says writing her memoir taught her how to relate her brother's story to current conversations of defunding police and the school-to-prison pipeline.Arts & Entertainment
Looking back with author and former Black Panther, Judy Juanita
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Juanita's novel, "Virgin Soul", is a fascinating inside look of the early years of the Black Panther Party.Arts & Entertainment
New books from Bay Area authors – July 2020
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Bay City Books highlights four new books from Bay Area authors.Arts & Entertainment
California Book Awards
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The winners, whose works were published during 2019, will be announced July 24 by jury chair Peter Fish.Arts & Entertainment
