Lit Archives - 48 hills

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Excellent reads that grabbed hold and shook us in 2021

Lou Fancher - January 4, 2022

Black food history, wildlife encounters, basketball heroes, and more transformed our thought patterns last year.

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How Kristina Wong’s ‘Auntie Sewing Squad’ sewed to the rescue in the pandemic

Emily Wilson - December 21, 2021

The comedian's book tells a story of grassroots radical care—and making hundreds of thousands of masks for essential workers

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Fabulosa’s fabulous holiday book gift guide

Alvin Orloff - December 15, 2021

Drag art, dinosaurs, indigenous resistance, witches of color, Old Chinatown maps, Cher's looks, more on new Castro bookshop's list.

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Review: Skating through Californian dystopia in José Vadi’s ‘Inter State’

Lou Fancher - December 10, 2021

High-tech takeovers, disappearing bars, and deep family history haunt this striking book of essays.

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On Twain’s birthday, remembering the writer’s anti-imperialism

Bruce Mirken - November 30, 2021

"I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.”

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How Chronicle Books has survived the pandemic’s wild ride

Lou Fancher - November 22, 2021

Expanding its offerings and diversifying its staff helps the SF publisher navigate bookselling's ups and downs.

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Poems for the big one: Kim Addonizio’s latest radiates ‘mortal life’

Lou Fancher - October 19, 2021

In 'Now We're Getting Somewhere,' the lauded local poet (and recent banjo enthusiast) sparks the political and personal.

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Steve Kerr biography shoots, scores—even after Warriors revoked author’s access

Lou Fancher - August 30, 2021

Scott Howard-Cooper offers tremendous imagery for NBA diehards and lit fans alike in 'Steve Kerr: A Life'

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In ‘Plexiglass,’ a poet illuminates voices of the incarcerated

Margo Perin - August 27, 2021

A new volume offers a critique of the criminal justice system through the lens of prison writing workshops

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Watch: ‘Girl Shock’ author Maria Konner on trans journey from ‘tech dude’ to fabulous

Marke B. - July 1, 2021

New memoir takes colorful and important trip through the life of one of our beloved nightlife 'fembassadors'

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