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Lasting lit: The enduring issues of ZYZZYVA

Lou Fancher - May 22, 2023

How does a 1985-born lit journal live on? Editors spill its secrets.

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‘Our Brave Foremothers’ brings the history of women of color to life for all

Marke B. - May 11, 2023

Rozella Kennedy's new book 'tells the stories of women who changed the world in loud and in quiet ways'

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From ‘Vagina Monologues’ to ‘Reckoning,’ V still fights for women’s voices and dreams

Lou Fancher - May 3, 2023

'We’re living in the karmic sludge of so much un-apologized-for behavior in the world,' says renowned activist, appearing at Bay Area Book Fest

Business + Tech

The ugly side of Silicon Valley

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2023

A new book puts the history of Stanford, Palo Alto, and the tech industry in a very critical, and very relevant, perspective.

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Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

Lou Fancher - May 1, 2023

'The festival’s not a flippant, celebrity event. Our authors have something significant to give,' says outgoing director Cherilyn Parsons

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Social psychologist Brian Lowery looks for the true you in ‘Selfless’

Lou Fancher - April 24, 2023

The Stanford professor's accessible and well-researched book makes a strong case for fluidity.

Music

Rejoice, Bay Area freak legend Sly Stone is putting out a memoir

John-Paul Shiver - March 29, 2023

The rock-funk star never stopped being part of the zeitgeist—just asked Moor Mother.

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A K-pop obsession twists into a surreal mission in ‘Y/N’

Angela Hui - March 17, 2023

Esther Yi's fascinating novel explores the lengths of devotion and delusion through fan fiction and music.

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On Polk Street and in the Tenderloin, a family of hustlers and priests

Marke B. - March 15, 2023

Joseph Plaster's new book 'Kids on the Street' looks at the history of queer sex work and kinship in San Francisco

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Black Power history told through a story of love and family in ‘Stayed on Freedom’

James Tracy - March 4, 2023

Dan Berger's book traces the journey of Zoharah Simmons and Michael Simmons—and challenges perceptions

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