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Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran

'The best trait an organizer can have is to listen, and to listen closely to what the people want,' she told us.

LGBTQ Caitlin Donohue - October 14, 2025

First-ever Robert Crumb biography zaps with iconoclast’s free speech and wild pen

Author Dan Nadel gained intimate access to living legend and comic book peers for 'A Cartoonist's Life.'

Lit Joel Schechter - October 11, 2025

Two decades in, you still can’t break Broke-Ass Stuart

Beloved SF chronicler and bon vivant releases new book 'The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death & Dive Bars.'

Lit Joshua Rotter - October 6, 2025

Join 48 Hills’ Marke B and author Sarah Schulman at Litquake!

Join us Sun/12 at Counterpulse for a free Tenderloin workshop on 'The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity.'

Lit Marke B. - October 6, 2025

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Writer Michael Luo is ready for the happy ending

Emily Wilson - September 18, 2025

'Strangers in the Land' author shares what his deeply researched book on Chinese immigration history has in common with 'KPop Demon Hunters.'

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Litquake 2025’s lineup is here, and it’s stacked like the Bodleian

Marke B. - September 10, 2025

Sprawling literary fest takes over the city with spicy readings and events in October—here are some of our first round picks.

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City Lights poetry editor revisits the lion of Surrealism, André Breton

Nicole Gluckstern - September 8, 2025

Interview with Garrett Caples on reissuing Philip Lamantia—and how Breton contributed to the fall of the Haitian government.

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How to be butch (or not)

Marke B. - July 29, 2025

Clark Henley's scandalous, witty, ultimately heartbreaking 1982 gay classic 'The Butch Manual' rides again.

Business + Tech

Steal this future

Annalee Newitz - July 24, 2025

We don't need to let the Big Tech oligarchs and creepy cyber-libertarians decide what city—and what kind of society—we want to live in.

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Scissor Sisters’ Babydaddy grows into a new ‘Nostalgia’

Joshua Rotter - July 17, 2025

From EndUp dance floor to pop fame, musician Scott Hoffman now delves into the world of graphic novels.

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Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Marke B. - July 14, 2025

Eighth edition of sprawling showcase featured tiny tomes, big names, 150+ booths, Karl Marx booty shorts.

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Britney blackout: Author Jeff Weiss relives the ’00s pop culture cataclysm

Daniel Bromfield - July 11, 2025

Music journalist's gonzo new book 'Waiting for Britney Spears' dives into the tabloid-strewn wreck of the schlocky decade.

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Bay Area journalist heads down bumpy road to recovery in ‘Lying Drunk’

Lou Fancher - June 28, 2025

But Tony Hicks wants to be clear—this is no self-help book.

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‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

Marke B. - June 19, 2025

Author John Birdsall dishes about his new history of LGBTQ+ food writers and chefs, and how queer cookery can meet the moment.

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For Marin author, testing positive for hereditary disease led to a mission

Dorothy O'Donnell - June 18, 2025

In book 'Last Nerve,' Marin's Mindy Uhrlaub takes on the monster of familial ALS.

Crime

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology

Tim Redmond - June 17, 2025

'Copaganda' should be required reading for anyone concerned about police, jails, and lies—and that includes journalists

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Two-time Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl shares her most valuable ‘Lessons’

Lou Fancher - June 1, 2025

Playwright's essays relay wisdom imparted by professional role models, writer's block, and a gerbil.

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Rebecca Solnit proposes we take the long way home

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2025

Feminist thought leader's 'No Straight Road Takes You There' takes a measured approach in unhinged times.

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Lil Miss Hot Mess: the queen who wouldn’t stop reading

Caitlin Donohue - May 20, 2025

Her new children's book teaches about the power of the rainbow—any wonder that the fascists are big mad?

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Lit

Trans trailblazer Miss Major has passed: Read our 2023 interview with the Stonewall veteran

First-ever Robert Crumb biography zaps with iconoclast’s free speech and wild pen

Two decades in, you still can’t break Broke-Ass Stuart

Join 48 Hills’ Marke B and author Sarah Schulman at Litquake!

Writer Michael Luo is ready for the happy ending

Litquake 2025’s lineup is here, and it’s stacked like the Bodleian

City Lights poetry editor revisits the lion of Surrealism, André Breton

How to be butch (or not)

Steal this future

Scissor Sisters’ Babydaddy grows into a new ‘Nostalgia’

Live Shots: SF Art Book Fair was rad and packed

Britney blackout: Author Jeff Weiss relives the ’00s pop culture cataclysm

Bay Area journalist heads down bumpy road to recovery in ‘Lying Drunk’

‘Queer Food’—or, the cruel enigma of the spinach soufflé

For Marin author, testing positive for hereditary disease led to a mission

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology

Two-time Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl shares her most valuable ‘Lessons’

Rebecca Solnit proposes we take the long way home

Lil Miss Hot Mess: the queen who wouldn’t stop reading

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