Jose Antonio Villaran lives in San Francisco and Davis. His book, Open Pit, came out in May, 2022.

Toby Brookes lives in Palo Alto. His book, All That She Brings, was published in April, 2022.

Oakland author Tanya Holland reads from her new book, "California Soul." It’s about how California influenced her culinary journey. It came out on October 25, 2022.

Bay Area author Lyzette Wanzer reads from her book, "Trauma Tresses and Truth." It's a collection of personal essays and poetry examining a perception, policing and the persecution of Afro-Latina and African-American women's natural hair in American society. It came out on November 8, 2022.

Oakland author Leslie Absher reads from her new book, "Spy Daughter, Queer Girl." It's about what it was like to grow up with the CIA dad in a house of secrets. It came out on October 11, 2022.

Patrick James Dunagan lives in San Francisco. His poetry book, "After the Banished," came out on May 1st, 2022.

San Francisco poet Caroline M. Mar reads from her new book "Dream of the Lake." It’s about the landscape of Lake Tahoe and Mar's experiences and ancestral connections there. It came out on May 31, 2022.

Berkeley author Ian Mitroff reads from his new book "The Socially Responsible Organization." It's about the dire threat that the fallacious arguments for not getting vaccinated pose to our collective health. It came out on May 25, 2022.

San Francisco author K.M. Soehnlein reads from his new book "Army of Lovers." It's about a young queer man who moves to New York City in the late eighties and joins the AIDS activist group Act Up. It came out on October 11, 2022.

Richmond author Scott Badler reads from his new book, "JFK and the Muckers of Choate." It's about John F Kennedy as a rebellious teenager at boarding school. It came out on May 29, 2022.