Esther Erman reads from her new book, "Rebecca of Salerno." It's about rogue crusaders a Jewish female physician, and a murder.

Marin County author Mylo Schaff reads from her new book "Blown into Now." It's about finding your way back from deep grief. It came out on July 16, 2022.

San Francisco author Thomas McKenna reads from his new book "Moro Warrior." It's the true story of Muhammad Adeel, an extraordinary young Philippine Muslim, who became a guerrilla officer in one of the most remarkable and least known resistance movements of World War Two.

Monica Wesolowska lives in Berkeley. Her children's picture book, Elbert in the Air, came out on February 21, 2023.

Heather Bourbeau lives in Berkeley. Her co-author Anne Casey is from Ireland but lives in Sydney, Australia. Their book of poems, "Some Days the Bird," came out in December, 2022.

Susanne Pari lives in Atherton. Her book, "In the Time of Our History," came out January 3, 2023.

Leticia Del Toro lives in Lafayette. Her book, "All We Are Told Not To Touch," came out in January, 2023.

Susan Griffin is a prolific and award-winning author who lives in Berkeley. Her new book, Out of Silence, Sound. Out of Nothing, Something came out on January 17, 2023.

Melanie Abrams lives in Oakland, and Larry Smith lives in Berkeley. Their book, The Joy of Cannabis, came out on January 10, 2023.

George McCalman lives in San Francisco. His book, "Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen," came out on September 27, 2022.