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It’s a rough time to be proud of the US. In ‘Fight Like Hell,’ Kim Kelly finds a way

Caitlin Donohue - June 28, 2022

The labor reporter's first book is a historical journey showing workers that they've always forged their own path forward

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Lessons from a fearful fido: Meredith May’s ‘Loving Edie’

Lou Fancher - June 14, 2022

It may be packaged as a dive into doggy world, but the Bay Area author's second book is all about accepting limits.

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‘Booth’ makes most of its historical fiction in tale of assassin and his kin

Lou Fancher - June 9, 2022

Author Karen Joy Fowler renders the story of John Wilkes' family as that of our country itself.

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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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