New Arrivals

Sheryl Kaskowitz's latest book is about a secret government folk music program that was part of FDR New Deal during the Great Depression.

Alison Throckmorton lives in Menlo Park. Her book, "The Good Enough Guide to Better Living," is a humorous guide to making the most out of your home by doing the least amount possible.

Caroline Paul lives in San Francisco. Her book "Tough Broad" is about the science and psychology of aging for women and our place in the outdoors as we do so.

Grace Loh Prasad finds her way back to Taiwanese identity and heritage in her memoir. It also explores the primacy of language and being able to access a sense of belonging.

Andrew Garrett's book is about the collaborations between academic researchers and California indigenous people to record their stories and languages.

San Francisco author Mary Ladd reads from her book, The Long COVID Reader: Writing and Poetry from 45 Long Haulers. It's a collection of poetry that helps the long Covid community get their voices and experiences heard.

Sommer Schafer reads from her book, "The Women." It's a collection of 17 short stories about 17 different women, each faced with a fantastical challenge.

Chas Halpern reads from his book "The Physics of Relationships." The book is an intimate story of three women — two older and one younger — who have been brought together through circumstance.

Alvin Orloff reads from his novel, "Vulgarian Rhapsody.” It follows the misadventures of Harris, San Francisco's most annoying gay barfly and drag queen after he's thrown out of his rent controlled apartment by his long suffering roommate.

Adam Mansbach reads from his book "The Golem of Brooklyn." It's about a Brooklyn art teacher who steals a large quantity of clay from his school, gets extremely stoned, and manages to bring his creation to life.

Maya Ealey reads from her book "The Anti-Racist Vocab Guide." It's an illustrated visual glossary that provides high level definitions of terms and historical events to aid in understanding race and the black experience in America.

Stephanie Wildman reads from her book "Breath By Breath." It's about an older brother helping his twin siblings fall asleep by taking them on an adventure through their bodies.

Lisa Hamilton's reads from her book "The Hungry Season." It is an intimate biography of a remarkable woman named Imua, whose life has been colored by unimaginable loss, but who's met that loss with defiance and resilience.

San Rafael author Maxine Rose Schur, reads from her book "A Tale of Bread and Thread." It's about the very worst baker in the world, Mr. Bumble Crumb and his wife, who is the very worst seamstress in the world. It came out December 2023.

Oakland author Ilana DeBare reads from her new book, "Shaken Loose." It's about a young Bay Area woman named Annie who dies and goes to hell. It came out in July, 2023.

Joanne Greene reads from her book "By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go." It's about resilience, and her journey back to wholeness after being hit by a car as a pedestrian. It came out June 20th, 2023.

San Francisco author Roberto Lovato reads from his memoir "Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas." It's about his journey to understand the tenderness that survived the terror of Salvadoran and U.S. history.

San Francisco author Katie Flynn's new novel, "The Companions," which came out in March, is set in the near future, with California under quarantine.

San Francisco author Katherine Seligman reads from her new novel "At The Edge of the Haight." It’s about a girl who lives in Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco author James Nestor reads from his book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art." It’s about how humans, as a species, have lost the ability to breathe properly.

Mill Valley author Heather Young reads from her novel "The Distant Dead." It's about a murder in the Nevada desert.

San Francisco-based author Zara Stone reads from her book, "The Future of Science is Female." It's about projects that women in STEM are working on.

Molly Giles reads from her book "Home For Unwed Husbands." It's about a grown woman with a good education and a decent job who still feels she has to accommodate all the men in her life. It came out on August 1.

Cameron Park author Beverly Parayno reads from her new book, “Wildflowers.” It’s about the strength, the struggles, and the resiliency of Filipinas. It came out on May 27.

Ann Kappes is the director of art partnerships at Creativity Explored. The organization’s new book, "Art is Art" was published in recognition of 40 years of art making by disabled artists.