Lit Archives - 48 hills

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In ‘Tell Us When to Go,’ friendship riven by Web 2.0’s gentrification and fantasy

Jeremy Mann - November 20, 2022

Emil DeAndreis’ novel tells the story of two former baseball teammates navigating the city's growing divide

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At Mission bookstore Medicine for Nightmares, the remedy for struggle is familia

Alan Chazaro - November 11, 2022

'A lotus blossoming in mud': Rare POC-owned bookstore rows against the tides of late capitalism with poetry, music, art

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Building an architect: Novelist imagines the Bay Area youth of Julia Morgan

Emily Wilson - November 8, 2022

In 'Drawing Outside the Lines,' Susan J. Austin sketches a foundation for the mind behind Hearst Castle.

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Which witches? Choreographer Liz Lerman’s coven is here to dance

Lou Fancher - October 25, 2022

"Wicked Bodies" at YBCA conjures magic from a diverse cast, in reaction to the crude depictions of the past

Arts + Culture

Ready to get started? In new book, W. Kamau Bell asks us to ‘Do The Work’

Alan Chazaro - October 23, 2022

At Gateway High with co-author Kate Schatz, the comedian introduced his anti-racism activity kit that challenges readers to step up

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‘Am I a bad gay?’: Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Less’ sequel digs deep with sharp laughs

Lou Fancher - October 13, 2022

In 'Less is Lost,' the Pulitzer winner sends his 'moderately accomplished novelist' protagonist on a more intimate journey

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Bootleg bliss: ‘After All is Said and Done’ is a holy book for Deadheads

John-Paul Shiver - September 26, 2022

Master collector of Grateful Dead fan recordings Mark A. Rodriguez has created a random, righteous anthology.

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Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ memoir plants a supernatural family tree

Lou Fancher - September 16, 2022

'The Man Who Could Move Clouds' follows the Colombian author's journey to understand the mysteries of the past.

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How a feminist faced the world 100 years ago

Lou Fancher - September 12, 2022

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

Arts + Culture

Author Kate Bowler’s cancer memoir “No Cure” is—terrifically witty?

Lou Fancher - August 14, 2022

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

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