Cover: Lit.
North Bay authors offer an eclectic array of new books.

Downtown Drama: Theater groups vie to create new performing arts space in downtown Santa Rosa.

Kenneth Cleaver: The Consumer Correspondent tackles the American eggplant crisis.

Open Mic: Free Verse.

Geek Girl: Craig's dead, baby, and nothing is real anymore.

Feng Shui Kitchen: Pairs reopens in Napa with Zen-like style.

The Wide-Eyed Gourmet: Finding ties in the taste of another culture.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Full of Bull: Livestock doc examines cow theory of 'Someone Like You.'.

Munich Standoff: Olympic catastrophe recalled in 'One Day in September.'

Dear 'Diary': Bridget Jones gets uneven film treatment.

Great Scott: Two new discs spotlight jazz singer.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

SFJAZZ Spring Season: Five weekends of concerts and films showcasing different jazz instruments and styles.

Tizzy over Izzies: Awards honor dizzying array of dance talent--but judging dance is controversial.

Beat the Devil: Poet Diane di Prima published her life story at a corporate press--but she did it her way.

Intimate Art: Intimate moments with Poet Laureate Robert Hass.

Word Play: 'Halls of Fame' essayist John D'Agata goes on tour.