Nancy Au’s debut collection is rich with scents, sounds, imaginative leaps, and unexpected angles of vision. These seventeen stories present the challenges facing characters whose…
Alexandra Naughton hosted a release party for Be About It #8 at Cassandra Dallett‘s house in Oakland on May 24 14. Readings by: Jason Schenheit Joel…
The Edge of Maybe is a wonderful portrait of East Bay culture that examines what happens when outsiders pierce the tenuous bubbles of lifestyle and family,…
(Evan Karp) This article does not have a lead sentence. Within even new forms there are forms long-clichéd. How many people does it take to…
(Nicole McFeely) Featured Event: Saturday, August 6th– Cabaret Cabernet Bands, poets, burlesque—get all of that and more at this week’s featured event, Cabaret Cabernet, hosted by…
(Evan Karp) I lived in Fruitvale for 11 of last year’s months and worked in Berkeley for most of that time, and had a pretty…