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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.

Dance

Which witches? Choreographer Liz Lerman’s coven is here to dance

Lou Fancher - October 25, 2022

"Wicked Bodies" at YBCA conjures magic from a diverse cast, in reaction to the crude depictions of the past

Arts + Culture

Ready to get started? In new book, W. Kamau Bell asks us to ‘Do The Work’

Alan Chazaro - October 23, 2022

At Gateway High with co-author Kate Schatz, the comedian introduced his anti-racism activity kit that challenges readers to step up

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‘Am I a bad gay?’: Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Less’ sequel digs deep with sharp laughs

Lou Fancher - October 13, 2022

In 'Less is Lost,' the Pulitzer winner sends his 'moderately accomplished novelist' protagonist on a more intimate journey

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Bootleg bliss: ‘After All is Said and Done’ is a holy book for Deadheads

John-Paul Shiver - September 26, 2022

Master collector of Grateful Dead fan recordings Mark A. Rodriguez has created a random, righteous anthology.

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