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Elizabeth Brundage's Stranger in a Strange Noirnew

The New York author turns the genre on its head.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 07-28-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

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Oscar Hijuelos Sings Songs of Himselfnew

Cuban Pulitzer Prize-winner tries his hand at memoir.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 06-20-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Cuba, Oscar Hijuelos

'Wicked Bugs' Gets Under Your Skinnew

Amy Stewart's new book covers the creepiest of crawlers.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 06-10-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Amy Stewart, Wicked Bugs

David Berkeley Does Berkeleynew

Bay Area musician and author tells tales of Corsica on Fourth Street.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 06-02-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Books Inc., David Berkeley

Judith Adamson Gets into the Hive Mindnew

Oakland, Calif. author celebrates backyard beekeeping.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 05-23-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: bees, beekeeping, Judith Adamson

Susi Wyss Gets Civilizednew

Her new collection of short stories examines the ties that bind five different women.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 05-16-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Nathan Larson's Post-Apocalyptic Noirnew

The composer, musician, and new author delves into Dewey Decimal.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 05-10-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Nathan Larson, Nina Revoyr, Shudder to Think

Daniel Clowes' Oakland Is for Damaged Loversnew

His comics let romance take center stage -- sort of.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 04-21-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Daniel Clowes, graphic novels, Mister Wonderful

Joyce Carol Oates' Journey of Grief and Gardeningnew

The legendary American novelist tells a tale of heartbreaking loss.

East Bay Express | Stefanie Kalem | 04-18-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Joyce Carol Oates, Mrs. Dalloway's

Henry Rollins Ages Against the Machinenew

Henry Rollins has no problem filling two hours with talk. Taking nary a sip of water, he motored through a sold-out seated show at The Independent in San Francisco Saturday night.

East Bay Express | George Chen | 04-14-2011 | Books

Lamenting Lithuania with Ruta Sepetysnew

Inspired by her own father's childhood experiences, Sepetys' debut novel Between Shades of Gray tells the tale of a Lithuanian teen deported over the Arctic Circle to Siberia in 1941.

East Bay Express | Anneli Rufus | 04-11-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Remembering the Reagan Assassination Attempt with Del Quentin Wilbernew

Drawing on never-before-seen documents, exclusive interviews, and well-guarded recordings, Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan tells the story its own author once yearned to read.

East Bay Express | Anneli Rufus | 04-07-2011 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Del Quentin Wilber