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Not Just a Book Report: Christie George’s ‘The Emergency Was Curiosity’
Author Christie George’s new book is a hand drawn line to the recent, misremembered past. It is an early...
Poetry in Motion: Petaluma Poetry Walk Celebrates 28 Years
On a September Sunday, downtown Petaluma transforms into something more than its already picturesque self.
Side streets, bookshops, cafes and...
The Bay Area Storytelling Festival Returns to Santa Rosa
In an age of AI-generated everything, live storytelling might seem quaint—until one is in the room.
That’s when the magic...
A Trilogy in Verse: ‘Plagios, Volume III’ Released By Local Translators
Translator and educator Nancy Morales didn’t expect a former student’s invitation to join a literary translation project to blossom...
Into the Light: Author Samantha Rose’s ‘Giving Up the Ghost’ Event at OCA
Grief leaves its mark in silence, in questions, and sometimes—in stories.
When Susan Swartz died by suicide in 2020, the...
Gabby La La’s Visual Memoir Captures Extraordinary in the Ordinary
For musician, artist and mother Gabby La La, art has always been a part of life.
Whether it was watching...
Barbara Baer’s New Novel Explores Bigotry
Forestville author Barbara Baer spent her early years traveling the world, and then writing about the people and places...












