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Arts & Entertainment
June 2024 author events: Griffin Dunne, Percival Everett, Maggie Nelson, Daniel Handler, Walter Mosley, and more
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Events kick off this weekend as writers of new mysteries, fantasies and thrillers speak about their books around the Bay Area this month.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: New fiction, non-fiction from Bay Area authors – May 2024
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New work by authors Daniel Handler, R.O. Kwon; Tom Steyer, Carvell Wallace; and a new perspective on the life of John Muir.Arts & Entertainment
May 2024 Bay Area author events: Joan Baez, Ruth Reichl, David Sedaris and more
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Notable authors on tap all month.Books
Local Lit | May’s top tips for book lovers
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Satisfy your literary leanings this month with Brian Copeland, Elissa Strauss and Carvell Wallace.Around Town
Piedmont Avenue Library holds final community input session on May 1
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Help shape the future of the new Piedmont Avenue Library; dinner will be provided for the in-person event.Books
Why knowledge matters for literacy: A conversation with Natalie Wexler
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Science of reading expert explains why teaching kids background knowledge, from science to history, is vital if you want them to become deep readers.Arts & Entertainment
A secretive family history unearthed in ‘Staggering Mystery’
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Author Sylvia Brownrigg appears at 7 p.m. April 24 at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley.Books
Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California classrooms dies
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A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the face of teachers union opposition.Books
