Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Book Festival set to return in downtown Berkeley By Angela Hill | Bay City News Foundation | May 3, 2019 Featuring discussion groups, keynote speakers, musical performances, an outdoor fair, and literary exhibitors in a wide array of genres.
Around Town “Just Mercy”: Readmont book discussions this week By Beth Black | April 29, 2019 All are welcome to join the conversation about the author's experience defending death penalty cases. Community discussion is May 1, 7-8 pm in the PHS Library.
Around Town Kelly Corrigan welcomed at Claremont Speaker Series By Hilary Cooper | February 10, 2019 The best-selling author was the featured speaker at a private event.
Around Town 2019 READMONT book announced: “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson By Kathryn Levenson | PHS Librarian | January 11, 2019 The author writes movingly about justice, mercy, and death penalty cases he encountered as a young Harvard law grad.
Books Book Review | Factfulness By Nick Levinson | December 7, 2018 Author Hans Rosling explains how 10 instincts keep us from seeing the world factually and how to overcome these natural biases.
Books Book Review | The Coddling of the American Mind By Michael Connors | November 28, 2018 An important book about the fragility and tribalism that threatens the health of our children and the wellbeing of our society.