Los Angeles novelist Rachel Kushner (Telex from Cuba) makes the list of National Book Award nominees announced today. [via tev]
Michael Connelly has a new novel, The Brass Verdict.
Michael Pollan outlines a new food agenda for the next Farmer-in-Chief.
William Emery and Scott Squire share Edges of Bounty, about visiting Central Valley farmers, beekeepers, cheese makers, and fruit stand vendors.
This year’s Book Group Expo is October 25 and 26 in San Jose.
Rancho Cucamonga is reading The Maltese Falcon this month as its Big Read.
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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