Books & Lit
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September Calendar: Celebrating The Written Word
Variants (and variations) on a theme: Literary readings continue, some in person, many virtual, all interesting. Sports, politics, technology and…
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Literature: Native Sons
Anthony Veasna So, Jaime Cortez and Keenan Norris offer needed perspectives on a society gone wrong. Three new books by…
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Literature: Surf Tales With A Twist
A new anthology makes waves by combining beach culture and crime. Suspense and surf culture go together — not like…
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Literature: Golden States
Sanjena Sathian’s talents shine in a glowing fiction debut. Literary wunderkind Sanjena Sathian’s new novel, Gold Diggers, explores how a…
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August Calendar: Celebrating The Written Word
The literary life marches on, as local booksellers continue to host their popular online events and begin opening their doors…
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Literature: A Tricky Profession
Crimes and punishment go hand in hand for Nikki Griffin in S.A. Lelchuk’s latest mystery. “I know, as a writer,…
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July Calendar: Celebrating The Written Word
The literary beat of readings goes on, albeit still largely (at the moment) confined to groups of writers and readers…
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Literature: Identity Crisis
Mira Sethi crosses fictional — and professional — borders in a new story collection. “As a non-Western writer, I think…
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Literature: Coming Home
An American abroad returns to San Francisco in Diane Johnson’s tart, smart, new novel. “I see myself as a Midwestern/Bay…
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Literature: A Novel Take On Familiar Figures
Marin County–based author Jasmin Darznik explores an underreported side of San Francisco’s artistic history in her timely new novel, The…
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