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Nursing poems while fighting police terror: Asantewaa Boykin’s ‘Love, Lyric, and Liberation’

Emily Wilson - May 4, 2022

The Oakland-Sacramento writer, activist, and emergency room nurse debuts a collection of urgent, 'hungry' poems.

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Passion for degraded materials: a conversational bibliography of Dodie Bellamy

Johnny Ray Huston - May 3, 2022

From 'Feminine Hijinx' to 'Bee Reaved,' the quintessential SF writer talks art, life, 'Frozen,' E.T., and grief through her published works.

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What sparks creativity? ‘Inspired’ inspects the tinder and the flame

Lou Fancher - April 19, 2022

Pulitzer-winning author Matt Richtel examines the journey creative people take to arrive at 'a-ha!'—with some surprises along the way.

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Local conference looks to shake up publishing, with a focus on access and equity

Emily Wilson - April 18, 2022

Publishers Professional Network gathering celebrates vibrancy of the book business while invoking a better future

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Fighting dystopia with essential voices: ‘Black Literature vs. The Climate Emergency’

Emily Wilson - April 2, 2022

Aya de León brings together writers and activists for a lively online conference that focuses on the possible and combats invisibility

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John Killacky’s ‘Because Art’ is an evergreen call for creative survival

Lou Fancher - March 24, 2022

It may be an expert “autopsy” on the arts industry, but the multi-hyphenate's latest book also inspires hope for the next generation of hub-makers and risk-takers.

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‘Wit had social currency’: Nate Lippens ghosts through the AIDS generation in ‘My Dead Book’

Johnny Ray Huston - March 15, 2022

Serial killers, homophobia, poverty, drugs—and also love, art, connection, and humor in author's debut novel.

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How Bay Area graffiti led me to a life of writing

Alan Chazaro - February 23, 2022

From writing on walls to writing in books—and the value of seeing others publicly dream

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Read, honey: The fierce adventures of faux queen Fauxnique (in book form!)

Joshua Rotter - February 16, 2022

One of the first women to embrace drag culture, the powerhouse performer has finally set down her wild exploits.

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Meet Jetpack Jones and his loud-smoking Baylien antihero Hyphy Murph

Alan Chazaro - February 10, 2022

The underground comic series satirizes and celebrates mid-'00s culture—through the eyes of a blazing extraterrestrial.

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