Sunday in San Francisco: Dirty Words: Litquake’s Tribute to Smut, “a giddy homage to titillation and obscenity … a fundraiser starring a who’s who of Bay Area writers.” Details.
Congratulations to Heyday Books founder Malcolm Margolin on his San Francisco Foundation’s Community Leadership Award. From the Heyday newsletter: “The Helen Crocker Russell Award recognizes individuals and [...]
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Notebook: Smut, honors, anger, hope and business
Remembering California authors
Sue Alexander, author 25 children’s books and a founding member of the Los Angeles-based Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, died on July 3. She was 74. Read more about her life and work at the Los Angeles Times.
Jules Tygel, historian of baseball and culture, died earlier this month in San Francisco. He was [...]
Notebook: Smut, honors, anger, hope and business
Remembering California authors
Sue Alexander, author 25 children’s books and a founding member of the Los Angeles-based Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, died on July 3. She was 74. Read more about her life and work at the Los Angeles Times.
Jules Tygel, historian of baseball and culture, died earlier this month in San Francisco. He was [...]



Meet the authors of the California Authors Directory. Visit the directory to discover writers like Christina Meldrum, a Bay Area attorney whose book Madapple was just released this month. “In debut novelist Christina Meldrum's mesmerizing literary mystery,
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