Jann Wenner didn’t necessarily start out to make history. The Marin County–raised UC Berkeley dropout’s early career included stints as an NBC stringer covering the Free Speech Movement from the steps of Sproul Hall and Barry Goldwater’s 1964…
Enjoy a bit of magic, humor, intrigue and enlightenment this month. JULY 9 The Lies I Tell New York Times best-selling author Julie Clark commemorates her just-release…
In honor of Pride Month, we present a roundup of events with LGBTQ+ writers and subject matter. JUNE 5 Strong Professional strongman Rob Kearney and LGBTQ+ author an…
Jennifer Egan’s latest is a smart, funny take on technology. “Nothing is free!” Jennifer Egan warns in The Candy House, the long-awaited sequel to her Pulitzer Prize–w…
Gabriela Hasbun changes the lens on rodeos, race and representation. “How did the West get built?” asks San Francisco– based photographer Gabriela Hasbun, whose just-r…
This month’s literary festivus for the rest of us. May 7–8 The Bay Area Book Festival is back, live and in person, with a star-studded series of events including a con…
Vanessa Hua’s new novel traces the unlikely connection between a Chinese girl and the leader of her country. “I believe that fiction can really flourish where the offi…
