Sacramento author Shelley Blanton-Stroud reads from her new book, "Tomboy." It's a coming-of-age story set in 1939 about this ambitious Okie girl who does what she has to do to turn herself into a San Francisco gossip columnist. It came out on June 28, 2022. (And, just a note, this reading includes a descriptive sex scene.)

Oakland author Meron Hadero reads from her new book, "A Downhome Meal For These Difficult Times." It’s a short story collection focusing on the experiences of immigrants and refugees and those on the verge of displacement. It came out on June 28, 2022.

San Francisco author Judith Berlowitz reads from her new book, "Home So Far Away." It’s a fictional diary of her distant relative from Germany who volunteered in the Spanish Civil War. It came out on June 21, 2022.

Marin author Barbara Graham reads from her book, "What Jonah Knew." It’s a psychological thriller about the unbreakable bonds between mothers and sons, even when it seems that all is lost, and the bond is severed beyond repair.

San Francisco author Kirstin Chen reads from her new book "Counterfeit." It's about two women who band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise, shattering the model minority myth along the way. It came out on June 7, 2022.

Oakland author Alec Scott reads from his debut novel, "Until It Shimmers." It’s about a young Canadian who moves from Toronto to London for some jobs that’ll help him figure out what he wants to do with his life. It came out on June 24, 2022.

Masha Rumer lives in San Jose. Her book, Parenting With An Accent, came out in November of 2021.

San Francisco author Jodi Klein reads from her new book "First Date Stories." It’s a collection of true and memorable tales of debut dates from women in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s.

Loren Rhoads lives in San Francisco. Her book, This Morbid Life, came out in August of 2021.

Fremont author Evelyn LaTorre reads from her book, "Love in Any Language." It’s about the joys and challenges of loving and parenting and living with a man who she met when she was in the Peace Corps.