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Friday, August 22, 2025

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Lit

How to be butch (or not)

Clark Henley's scandalous, witty, ultimately heartbreaking 1982 gay classic 'The Butch Manual' rides again.

Steal this future

We don't need to let the Big Tech oligarchs and creepy cyber-libertarians decide what city—and what kind of society—we want to live in.

Scissor Sisters’ Babydaddy grows into a new ‘Nostalgia’

From EndUp dance floor to pop fame, musician Scott Hoffman now delves into the world of graphic novels.

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Eighth edition of sprawling showcase featured tiny tomes, big names, 150+ booths, Karl Marx booty shorts.

Britney blackout: Author Jeff Weiss relives the ’00s pop culture cataclysm

Music journalist's gonzo new book 'Waiting for Britney Spears' dives into the tabloid-strewn wreck of the schlocky decade.

Bay Area journalist heads down bumpy road to recovery in ‘Lying Drunk’

But Tony Hicks wants to be clear—this is no self-help book.

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

Author John Birdsall dishes about his new history of LGBTQ+ food writers and chefs, and how queer cookery can meet the moment.

For Marin author, testing positive for hereditary disease led to a mission

In book 'Last Nerve,' Marin's Mindy Uhrlaub takes on the monster of familial ALS.

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology

'Copaganda' should be required reading for anyone concerned about police, jails, and lies—and that includes journalists

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Two-time Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl shares her most valuable ‘Lessons’

Playwright's essays relay wisdom imparted by professional role models, writer's block, and a gerbil.

Rebecca Solnit proposes we take the long way home

Feminist thought leader's 'No Straight Road Takes You There' takes a measured approach in unhinged times.

Lil Miss Hot Mess: the queen who wouldn’t stop reading

Her new children's book teaches about the power of the rainbow—any wonder that the fascists are big mad?

Bay Area Book Festival turns to the power of the page

Organization's new leader avises on how to navigate kids' events, panels, a block party, local lit sales, writer's workshops, and so much more.

‘The Pacific Circuit’ chronicles tech vs. global democracy—without ever leaving Oakland

Alexis Madrigal finds hope in The Town's generations of anti-imperialist activism.

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Passing the mic to the ‘Acid Queen’

Susannah Cahalan's biography of Rosemary Woodruff Leary tells of a woman for whom LSD infamy came at a price.

A must-read book on George Moscone and SF politics in the 1970s

'Three Years Our Mayor' does an excellent job describing the key role the late mayor played in shaping the city—a role often forgotten

‘A Greek Tragedy’ reveals the painful story of the human crisis of migration

One day, one shipwreck, one small island, hundreds dead—and multiple big lessons for society

Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

For Trans Day of Visibility, a meditation on the electric manifestations of trans power.

Enigmatic Parisian art led L. John Harris into ‘Portrait in Red’ obsession

Berkeley author's seven-year search for a painting's origins becomes a mental travelogue of sight and taste.

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