Lou Fancher, Author at 48 hills

Lit

September 12, 2022

New biography of groundbreaking California journalist Elsie Robinson's life is a remarkable investigative achievement

Arts + Culture

August 14, 2022

Humor and honesty abound as the book's heroine documents her health battle.

Music

August 9, 2022

She'll always be remembered for her music and beauty, but Olivia Newton-John also welcomed questions about grief and loss

Onstage

July 18, 2022

David Mendizábal brings costume and choreography background to story of two entangled DREAMers at Berkeley Rep

Arts + Culture

July 14, 2022

Cones, goblets, cups, bars, sundaes—or even sandwiched between two donuts: Here are our picks of the licks

Arts + Culture

July 5, 2022

Exhibit shows off works by "master tinkerers"—and provides plenty of chances for visitors to roll up their sleeves.

Lit

June 14, 2022

It may be packaged as a dive into doggy world, but the Bay Area author's second book is all about accepting limits.

Lit

June 9, 2022

Author Karen Joy Fowler renders the story of John Wilkes' family as that of our country itself.

Onstage

June 1, 2022

Jordan Baker speaks to the rigor involved in portraying the true-life tale of a chaplain counselor's five-month abduction.

News + Politics

May 22, 2022

Dr. Ndola Prata: 'When laws get highly punitive, the poor are affected'