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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection

There's never been a better time to celebrate the history of queer stories for kiddos!

Best of the Bay Lou Fancher - October 13, 2026

Michael Pollan would prefer we don’t offload our human mess onto AI

Berkeley's famed consciousness hunter patrols the edges in 'A World Appears'—and finds things are more complex than we think.

Lit Lou Fancher - October 7, 2026

Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.

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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Six Feet Apart Productions

Vibrant storytelling organization launched online during the pandemic and has since spread its tales into live spaces and new frontiers.

Best of the Bay Dorothy O'Donnell - September 29, 2026

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Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Ina Coolbrith Park

Dorothy O'Donnell - September 14, 2026

Tranquil Russian Hill oasis boasts a literary pedigree, gorgeous panoramic views, and flocks of brightly feathered squawkers.

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Fall Books Preview: Leaf through these 10 terrific tomes

Lou Fancher - September 13, 2026

Hot new reads from the likes of Chloe Benjamin, Frederick Nolan, Natalie Baszile—and Dolly in her own words, published right here in the Bay.

Culture

Viz Valley DIY joint Bric-A-Brac blends peculiar creations with punk attitude

Dhruv Baronia - September 1, 2026

Now a year old, the arts space hosts underground bands, esoteric films, synth workshops, and 'a bunch of bullshit thrown together.'

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Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

Lou Fancher - August 24, 2026

Local literary hero and trained artist's latest novel dives into a wide-ranging love story that shows a more mature side.

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She touched roses: From Book of Love to ‘Plants That Heal’ with Susan Ottaviano

Joshua Rotter - August 20, 2026

As synth-pop queen prepares band debut's 40th anniversary tour, she pops into Omnivore Books with some natural wisdom.

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Kiev, 1911: the Bund, revolution, and a sparkling work of historical fiction

Tim Redmond - August 18, 2026

'Radiant as the Stars' tells of a young woman who returns from the US to fight in the Russian Revolution—and it's based on a real story

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Subversive spirit matches Victorian romantic intrigue in Ayelet Waldman’s latest

Lou Fancher - August 7, 2026

Berkeley author knocked off from award-winning TV work to finish 'a failed novel I tried to write a decade ago.'

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‘The Last Human Bear’ came to Jack Kerouac Alley

Tom Molanphy - August 2, 2026

Author and Native American tribal chairman Greg Sarris discussed his first novel in 30 years, immersed in 1930s Pomo history.

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Devouring the indomitable spirit of Bambi Lake

Brendan McHugh - July 28, 2026

Posthumous poetry collection from often abrasive, endlessly creative trans punk icon celebrates a life led 'too soon.'

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Andrew Sean Greer: ‘Everything’s terrifying to me—even buying a stick of gum’

Lou Fancher - July 19, 2026

When it comes to writing, the Pulitzer-winning author of hilarious new 'Villa Coco' knows to feel the fear and do it anyway.

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Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

Tim Redmond - July 14, 2026

Booms, busts, tech, evictions, Burning Man... We talk to 'City on the Edge' author Jonathan Weber about our contentious moment.

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New novel ‘Midnight, at the War’ grapples with journalistic truth after 9/11

Lou Fancher - June 23, 2026

Devi S. Laskar's latest sweeps its reporter-protagonist across the world and deep into thorny, resonant questions.

Movies

We love you, Mamie Van Doren

Joshua Rotter - June 12, 2026

95-year-old Hollywood legend's new memoir 'You Thought I Was Dead' gushes with celebrities, sex, champagne—and survival.

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An Oakland union researcher wrote a book. Her characters brought class into it

James Tracy - June 10, 2026

New novel 'Muñeca' by Cynthia Gómez delivers Gothic fiction suffused with queerness and rebellion.

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Reproductive injustice in 1960s San Francisco exposed in Kate Schatz’s debut novel

Lou Fancher - May 18, 2026

Horrendous recent Supreme Court decision and a very personal connection spurred tale of teenager facing pregnancy.

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Lit

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Collection

Michael Pollan would prefer we don’t offload our human mess onto AI

Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Six Feet Apart Productions

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Ina Coolbrith Park

Fall Books Preview: Leaf through these 10 terrific tomes

Viz Valley DIY joint Bric-A-Brac blends peculiar creations with punk attitude

Deep lessons from art and life in Dave Eggers’ ‘Contrapposto’

She touched roses: From Book of Love to ‘Plants That Heal’ with Susan Ottaviano

Kiev, 1911: the Bund, revolution, and a sparkling work of historical fiction

Subversive spirit matches Victorian romantic intrigue in Ayelet Waldman’s latest

‘The Last Human Bear’ came to Jack Kerouac Alley

Devouring the indomitable spirit of Bambi Lake

Andrew Sean Greer: ‘Everything’s terrifying to me—even buying a stick of gum’

Exploring SF’s recent history: New book looks at 1990 to 2024

New novel ‘Midnight, at the War’ grapples with journalistic truth after 9/11

We love you, Mamie Van Doren

An Oakland union researcher wrote a book. Her characters brought class into it

Reproductive injustice in 1960s San Francisco exposed in Kate Schatz’s debut novel

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