Lit Archives - 48 hills

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‘Portrait of a Woman’ tells of unlikely champ for 18th century art equality

Lou Fancher - April 23, 2024

Bay Area-based author Bridget Quinn explains why she visited one of her subject's paintings 'every day for years.'

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A love of baseball doesn’t quite come ‘Out of Left Field’ for this queer youth

Daniel Bromfield - April 10, 2024

Local author Jonah Newman's semi-autobiographical graphic novel tells a tale of self-discovery on the diamond.

Movies

Barry Jenkins: ‘I just ran full speed’ toward epic ‘Underground Railroad’ adaptation

Pam Grady - March 13, 2024

Barry Jenkins was four or five years old the first time he heard about the Underground Railroad, the19th-century network that helped escaped slaves make...

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The Ethical Slut turns 80: A talk with poly fairy grandmother Dossie Easton

Caitlin Donohue - March 11, 2024

She co-wrote the book on living and loving openly. Here, she speaks to us about her decades of experience.

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Indie booksellers in trouble? BincTank to the rescue

Lou Fancher - March 11, 2024

A program that grew out of Borders now helps BIPOC-owned bookstores stay open and thrive through its grants.

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‘Advocate Educator’s Handbook’ a frontline guide to protecting trans, non-binary kids

Bruce Mirken - February 25, 2024

Rest in power, Nex Benedict. New book empowers adults so young people can thrive.

LGBTQ

A Republican candidate just burned my book for queer teens. Feels kind of scary!

Marke B. - February 9, 2024

Viral video shows a MAGA Missouri Secretary of State candidate torching my guide for LGBTQ young people. Time to fight back.

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Reading List: 10 books that recently shook us up

Lou Fancher - February 9, 2024

The most unforgettable stories come from disruptive tomes. Featuring: Anne Enright, mimi tempestt, Jesmyn Ward, more.

Labor

The hidden political history of SF’s 1906 earthquake and fire—and what it means today

Marc Norton - February 1, 2024

Social class, race, and labor played a huge role in what happened—and how the city recovered.

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San Jose hardcore legend Eugene Robinson is a Bay institution. A new memoir tells his tale

Danny Acosta - January 22, 2024

The journalist and Oxbow singer refuses to hold back.

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