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How California Revolutionized Foodnew
In her new book, Inside the California Food Revolution, author and chef Joyce Goldstein recounts how local chefs and artisans sparked a nationwide food movement.
East Bay Express |
Cynthia Salaysay |
10-16-2013 |
Books
Bikes to Books: A literary bike tournew
San Francisco is famous for many things, one of which is its vast literary legacy, a legacy that stretches back to its earliest days. On October 2, 1988, 12 small streets scattered throughout the city were renamed for famous authors and artists who had lived in San Francisco, as proposed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
25 years later, we’ve devised a bike tour and interactive, multi-layered map connecting all 12 streets and authors, from Jack London to Jack Kerouac, South Park to North Beach. The tour itself is admittedly not for the faint of heart nor gear—these streets were not named because of their proximity to bike lanes— and there’s plenty of traffic to dodge, hills, one-way streets, and even a set of stairs to climb, but it’s still a diverting and unique way to celebrate both the literary and the adventurous spirit of San Francisco. Takes between two and three hours from start to finish, and lands you right in front of two very important literary landmarks: City Lights Bookstore and Vesuvio Café!
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern and Burrito Justice |
10-06-2013 |
Original Work
The Bluest Eyes and Obama's legacynew
Toni Morrison's fiction shows there might be more to Washington dysfunction that straight politics.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
09-30-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
The Fiction Issue: The Earth Will Swallow Younew
An embarrassment of literary riches. That's how Alissa Nutting characterized Cleveland's writing scene. And it's true. There are riches for everyone if you know where to look and are curious enough to take a peek.
Cleveland Scene |
Mary Doria Russell, Kevin P. Keating, Thrity Umrigar, James Renner, Dan Chaon, Daniel Wessler Riordan, Alissa Nutting, Chris Drabick and Megan Erwin |
09-26-2013 |
Fiction
A Dry Heatnew
Gary Nabhan's new book looks at what we're going to eat as our planet's temperature rises
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-12-2013 |
Books
An Excerpt From Simple Dreamsnew
From her new memoir, Linda Ronstadt's look at her musical life in Tucson and what took her to L.A.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ronstadt |
09-12-2013 |
Books
Charles McNair finally returns with 'Pickett's Charge'new
Charles McNair reflects on the road to release of his second book, a novel 20 years in the making.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Relyea |
09-11-2013 |
Books
An Excerpt From "Son of a Gun"new
Soon after we learned that our mother was dead, my brother and I went to a bar. We'd already worked the phones. Josh had called our grandparents, who'd been divorced for forty years but both still lived in Philadelphia...
Tucson Weekly |
Justin St. Germain |
09-03-2013 |
Excerpts
Ballad of a Broken Worldnew
Justin St. Germain's memoir, Son of a Gun, is a striking debut by a former Tucsonan.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
08-19-2013 |
Books
Tags: Justin St. Germain
How to Destroy a Citynew
Two books try to upend familiar systems; one succeeds.
The Stranger |
Paul Constant |
08-15-2013 |
Books
Kissing Oscar Wildenew
Jade Sylvan is an award-winning poet, author, performance artist, yoga teacher, and bon vivant based in Cambridge. Or as she puts it: “Troubadour, Eschatologist, Bum.” Her latest book, Kissing Oscar Wilde: A Love Story in the City of Light is out October 3—here’s a sneak peek at the first few chapters.
Dig Boston |
Jade Sylvan |
08-14-2013 |
Excerpts
Seasons of Migration: Arab Spring Perspectivenew
From the grave, literary icon Tayeb Salih deftly elucidates the underlying social forces propelling the Arab Spring conflicts.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
08-08-2013 |
Fiction
An Elusive Utopia By The Seanew
The traditional happening places for the arts in Los Angeles are two–and it’s been this way since the ’20s and earlier. One is Echo Park near downtown and the other is Venice by the sea. But Venice has captured more of the romance, perhaps because its history has been rich and porous enough there’s this terrible tendency to want to sum it all up, to say what exactly it means.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
08-01-2013 |
Nonfiction
Opportunity, Montaananew
A review of Brad Tyer's new nonfiction book offering a look at the modern environmentalist.
Boise Weekly |
Jo Deurbrouck |
07-24-2013 |
Books
Why Chuck Klosterman Can't Hate Rock Bands Anymorenew
There was a time when pop culture critic Chuck Klosterman relished the late-night argument about obscure musical minutiae, but at some point in his life those conversations stopped interesting him. Now, his interests lie elsewhere.
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo |
07-18-2013 |
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