New Arrivals

Jann Eyrich lives in Sonoma County. Her eco-mystery, The Rotting Whale covers the exploits of a San Francisco building inspector.

Novato author Lea Aschkenas reads from her children's book, "Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle." It’s based on the true story of a little girl named Arletis who, on her 8th birthday, finds a message in a bottle on the beach near her home in rural Cuba. It came out on April 25, 2023.

Lily Iona MacKenzie lives in Richmond. Her poetry collection, California Dreaming. It's about life and the things she experience in the outer world.

Moazzam Sheikh lives in San Francisco. His book, A Footbridge to Hell Called Love, is about a person's search for love, dignity and acceptance.

Novato author Anita Gail Jones reads from her new novel, “The Peach Seed.“ It’s about how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed ripples through generations in one family. It came out on August 1, 2023.

Cloverdale author Vince Montague reads from his new book, "Cracked Pot." It is about a fragmented experience with trauma and loss and how he turns to clay and making pots to transform my pain into the making of art. It was published in February 2023.

Jane Kuo lives in San Carlos. Her book, Land of Broken Promises is about her experience growing up as an undocumented immigrant. It came out on June 6, 2023.

Claudia Hagadus Long lives in Calistoga. Her book, Our Lying Kin, is about stolen artifacts, some insurance fraud, a family scandal, and maybe a murder. It came out on February 28th, 2023.

Cecelia Rabess lives in San Francisco. Her novel Everything's Fine is about a young, progressive black woman who falls for a young conservative white guy. It came out June 6th, 2023.

Jilanne Hoffmann lives in San Francisco. Her children's picture book, A River of Dust is about how important North African dust is to the health of our planet.

Sarah Ladipo Manyika lives in San Francisco. Her book, "Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora," is a sharing of intimate conversations with distinguished thinkers of our time. It came out in January 2023.

Linda Joy Myers lives in Berkeley. Her book, The Forger of Marseille, came out July 11th, 2023.

Irena Smith lives in Palo Alto. Her book, The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays came out on April 18th, 2023.

Ann Jacobus lives in San Francisco. Her book, The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent, came out on March 7th, 2023.

Nina Schuyler lives in San Anselmo. Her novel, Afterword, is about a mathematician who uses artificial intelligence to bring back the voice of her dead husband.

Andrew Alden lives in Oakland. His book, "Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City," is about how his city's residents and rich geological history influence each other.

Christy Warren lives in Pleasant Hill. Her book Flash Point is about 25-year-career firefighter paramedic that faces her greatest challenge, being diagnosed with PTSD. It came out on June 20th, 2023.

Mark Ernest Pothier lives in San Francisco. His debut novel, Outer Sunset. It's about people coming together in the face of unimaginable loss with forgiveness and hope.

Ginny Kubitz Moyer lives on the Peninsula. Her book, The Seeing Garden, is a coming of age story set in 1910 about a 19 year old who comes to Oak View, a country estate in San Francisco.

Dominic Lim lives in Oakland. His book, All the Right Notes, came out June 6, 2023.

Alix Christie lives in San Francisco. Her book, The Shining Mountains, came out April 1st, 2023.

Rita Chang-Eppig lives in Oakland. Her book, Deep as the Sky Red as the Sea came out May 30th, 2023

David Brehmer lives in Richmond. His poetry collection, Life, Death, Love and Babies is a collection of poems delving into moments large and small from roughly ten years of his life published March 10th, 2023.

Eirinie Carson lives in Petaluma. Her book, The Dead Are Gods it is a love letter and a time capsule about a sudden death. It came out on April 11th, 2023.

Judy Wells lives in Berkeley. Her book, Night at the Musee d'Orsay, is a memoir of travel poems — both serious and humorous — that center on her appreciation of great art in European cities. It came out in January, 2023.