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Feb 1, 2023
A Bud Bible
New coffee table book has something for everyone
Recently I had the pleasure of reading a lovely little book called The Joy of Cannabis. I have to admit, although a life-long adult cannabis user who has written tens...
Jan 25, 2023
The Science of Wonder
Dr. Dacher Keltner’s latest book delves into the awful and the awesome
When witnessing transcendent awe anywhere in the world, the most common utterances people emit are “ooooh,” “aaah” and the ubiquitous “whoa.” Studies in China, Japan, South...
Jan 11, 2023
Grace and Grit
Obama’s chief White House speechwriter and post-presidential collaborator gives an insider’s view in latest book
During the fractious campaign months leading up to the mid-term elections in November 2022, I found myself reaching repeatedly for safe havens. Like...
Nov 9, 2022
Honor Them With More Than a Parade
‘Our Veterans’ digs deep into vets’ challenges
Friday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day this year. There will be parades. Politicians will make speeches “honoring the sacrifices” of the men and women who serve or have served in the...
Oct 5, 2022
Piercing the Book Bubble: Litquake celebrates 23 years of bringing literature to the people
If Litquake 2022 were weaponry, it would be a bow and arrows. Instead, Litquake is the Bay Area’s beloved annual literary festival that this year sprawls over 16 days with 93 events and over 350 authors and...
Sep 14, 2022
Leaving Miami: Jonathan Escoffery’s ‘If I Survive You’ follows a family seeking identity that...
With his new collection of interlinked short stories, Oakland author Jonathan Escoffery dissects the ironies of race, identity and family for Jamaican immigrants living in South Florida.
Through the eyes of two brothers on divergent career and social...
Mar 2, 2022
Seeking Self: Jay Caspian Kang tackles the pull of white assimilation for second- and...
In a phone conversation, Berkeley-based writer Jay Caspian Kang speaks his truth in a multiplicity of voices—and reveals he may forever be a man in search of a singular identity.
We’re talking about Kang’s most recent book, The...