Litquake, San Francisco’s freewheeling storytelling festival, opens on Friday. The San Francisco Chronicle previews.
Michael Pollan is the Diesel Books choice for “Author of the Month.”
Kevin Roderick shares a slice of Sunday’s West Hollywood Book Fair on video.
Ayelet Waldman wraps up her Books for Barack campaign, $68,000 later.
Susan Paterno triumphs against Santa Barbara News Press publisher Wendy McCaw — after two long years in court.
Lisa Alvarez roams the Orange County book scene at The Mark on The Wall.
Carolyn Kellogg remembers Paul Newman through books.
Traci Vogel explores using literary characters to teach emotional intelligence. At Edutopia.
Bill Plaschke is dreaming of a California World Series. Me too!
Meet the authors of the California Authors Directory. Visit the directory to discover writers like Andrew Sean Greer, a San Francisco novelist whose latest book, 
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