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The Circle Is Watching
How important is privacy in a world where we increasingly put ourselves on public view online? According to Dave Eggers’s cautionary novel The Circle, the sacrifice of privacy in a world where social...
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The Big Idea #12: John Freeman
I’m afraid to fly. Correction: I’m afraid to take off. Those seconds when the plane speeds down the runway and impossibly, unreasonably levitates into thin air terrify me. After that, I’m okay (okay,...
View ArticleHow to Write Wilderness
At The Millions, Mary Catherine Martin responds to the flaws she found in Dave Eggers’s representation of the Alaskan wilderness in his most recent novel, Heroes of the Frontier. She explains why...
View ArticleThis Week in Essays
Here at The Rumpus, this essay by Liz Latty on challenging the fairy tale myth of adoption is receiving a tremendous response from readers. Malloy Owen has written a mind-opening essay for The Point...
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Notable Twin Cities: 3/26–4/1
Sunday 3/26: Check out some rad writers on the topic of food: More Than a Single Story: Reclaiming Our Food. Carolyn Holbrook moderates panel of writers and community leaders as they discuss the...
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The Eternal Hunt for Relevance: Doree Shafrir Discusses Startup
Given the time lag between a book’s conception and publication, the odds of it ultimately seeming of the moment are pretty slim. Somehow, however, Doree Shafrir’s first novel, Startup, has found its...
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What to Read When Your Workplace Is Full of Drama
Yesterday morning, James Comey gave his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee, accusing the White House of “lies, plain and simple.” And that’s probably true, but since we don’t really know...
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Sound & Vision: Michael Hearst
Michael Hearst is a founding member of One Ring Zero, a unique band that uses the theremin, accordion, Claviola, and other unusual instruments and sounds to create music that’s all their own. On the...
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Notable San Francisco: 1/24–1/30
Wednesday 1/24: Perfectly Queer East Bay presents “New Year, New Books.” Free, 7 p.m., Octopus Literary Salon (Oakland). Todd Miller in conversation with José González about Miller’s book Storming the...
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Notable NYC: 2/10–2/16
Saturday 2/10: Sophia La Fraga, Richard Kennedy, Monica de la Torre, and Keijaun Thomas join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5. Sunday 2/11: Alanna Schubach, Paul Cohen, Paul Florez, Abigail...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 11/28–12/4
Wednesday 11/28: Tired of high childcare costs, harsh employment policies, no paid family leave, and no dependable working hours? Alissa Quart will be discussing Squeezed, her book of close-up...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 1/9–1/15
Wednesday 1/9: Gigi Pandian, bestselling author of the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries, will be reading from her newest book, The Accidental Alchemist. Book Passage Ferry Building in San Francisco...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 2/13–2/19
Wednesday 2/13: Reema Zaman will be reading from I Am Yours, her debut memoir that Cheryl Strayed called, “Tender, fierce, compassionate, and wise.” Green Apple Books on the Park in San Francisco at...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 4/3–4/9
Wednesday 4/3: Have lunch with last week’s Local Book Pick author! Meredith May will be reading from The Honey Bus at this literary luncheon. Orinda Books in Orinda at 11:30 a.m. ($20, tickets...
View ArticleNotable Los Angeles: 6/3–6/9
Monday 6/3: Amanda Stern discusses Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life, in conversation with Lisa Edelstein. 7:30 p.m. at The Last Bookstore. Tuesday 6/4: Jason Turbow discusses and signs...
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What to Read When You’re Grieving
For nearly two decades, I’ve claimed that reading grief memoirs was purely “research” for my own book. Only now, after finally publishing The Goodbye Diaries: A Mother-Daughter Memoir last month, can I...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 11/27–11/3
Thursday 11/28: Happy Thanksgiving from Notable SF! Friday 11/29: Tom Brokaw will be discussing (and signing) his new book, The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate. Book Passage Ferry...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 12/4–12/10
Wednesday 12/4: Dave Eggers will be reading from The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment. Book Passage Ferry Building in San Francisco at 6 p.m. Michael Frank will be discussing his new novel, What...
View ArticleNotable San Francisco: 3/4–3/10
Wednesday 3/4: One Book at a Time, an artist’s book collecting salon series especially for beginners, with Mary Austin, is at San Francisco Center for the Book at 6 p.m. Javad Djavahery is in...
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