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Civil Rights leader Ben Jealous on new book: ‘The insanity of racism diminishes all’

Lou Fancher - February 27, 2023

In 'Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing,' the former NAACP head gets personal

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From whence comes wonder? Dacher Keltner and Michael Pollan opine on ‘Awe’

Lou Fancher - January 29, 2023

Keltner's new book examines the often-surprising sources of self-dissolving moments.

Movies

‘No Straight Lines’ told the hidden history of queer comics—now it’s a movie

Marke B. - January 19, 2023

A doc of Justin Hall's groundbreaking book, which took LGBTQ cartoonists seriously, is coming to PBS

Labor

All about most people: Illuminating the history of the California labor movement

James Tracy - January 9, 2023

'From Mission to Microchip' author Fred B. Glass talks about how his City College course makes the long struggle relevant today

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11+ books that stuck with us in 2022 (and a good part come from the East Bay)

Lou Fancher - January 2, 2023

Leila Mottley, Hua Hsu, Ibram X. Kendi, Ericka Huggins, even an appearance by Barack Obama on this year's list

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Hua Hsu’s ‘Stay True’ views a deep and tragic friendship with scathing honesty

Lou Fancher - December 11, 2022

In the face of senseless death, the author spins out his love for an unlikely companion at UC Berkeley

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Obama in Charleston: ‘Grace’ delves into White House response to horrific hate crime

Lou Fancher - December 2, 2022

White House Chief Speechwriter Cody Keenan reflects on pressures and transcendence of '10 Days in the Battle for America'

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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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