Cover: Fall Leaves
New books by North Bay authors.

Payne & Suffering: The twisted world of author C. D. Payne.

Gone Fishing: Remembering poet and novelist Richard Brautigan.

News: Current Events
The annual Russian River Appreciation Festival goes with the flow.

Usual Suspects: Rep. Lynn Woolsey picks up a humanitarian award.

Comforts of Home: The art of DIY winemaking.

Sparks Is Flying: New gourmet vegan restaurant is quite a dish.

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

Ramblin' Man: New documentary focuses on folk troubadour Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

Marital Misery: Woes of wifehood come vividly to life in Israeli film 'Kadosh.'

Nude Girls! New Barenaked Ladies CD is for adults only.

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.

Lincoln's Drinkin': Cyber toon 'Hard Drinkin' Lincoln' spoofs Honest Abe.

Dance Fever: Keeping time with the 21st Century Dance Collaboration.