Arts & Entertainment Novels about real people lend depth, complexity to their histories By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | March 5, 2024 New historical fiction has Frances Perkins, the U.S. secretary of labor under Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as its protagonist.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Tough Broad’ tells stories of ‘super fun, badass women’ By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | March 4, 2024 Outdoor challenges make older women happier and more resilient, writes Caroline Paul.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for book lovers in March By Lou Fancher | March 1, 2024 Eclectic offerings include outdoor adventure, zine-making, literary soundscapes, pizza, and more
Arts & Entertainment New books from Bay Area authors in February By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | February 20, 2024 New books, from Bay Area and Northern California authors, listed by release date.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area books: new novels and natural disaster non-fiction By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | February 2, 2024 A sampling of book events around the Bay Area this month, with a focus on East Bay connections.
Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | February’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | February 2, 2024 Featuring: "Lunar New Year Love Story", new library card designs, the author formerly known as Eve Ensler, and more.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: ‘Outside Voices’ and other new local books By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | January 22, 2024 Joan Gelfand's memoir details life in Berkeley during the 1970s.
Bay Area California needs to do more to ensure teachers can teach kids to read, national study says By Diana Lambert | EdSource | January 16, 2024 Nearly every state could do more to support literacy instruction, according to the report.
Around Town Piedmont Avenue Library community outreach event on Jan. 23 By Reader Submission | Anna Ishida | January 5, 2024 A brand new library is being designed and community input is needed to help shape it.
Books Local Lit | January’s top tips for book lovers By Lou Fancher | January 2, 2024 Dacher Keltner, Caroline Ixta, Adam Plantinga, and Katie Peterson are among the local writers making appearances this month. Also: explore OPL events and Berkeley's Magnes Collection.