Shanthi Sekaran lives in Berkeley. Her book for juvenile readers, The Samosa Rebellion, came out in September of 2021.

Dr. Anna Lembke lives in Palo Alto. Her book, Dopamine Nation, came out in August of 2021.

Rachel Michelberg lives in Los Altos Hills. Her book, Crash: How I Became a Reluctant Caregiver, came out in April 2021.

San Francisco author Beth Winegarner reads from her new zine, "A Riff of One’s Own." It's about gender, queerness, and hysteria in glam metal. It came out in April 2021.

It’s about the extraordinary power that just a little journaling and some very cute stickers can have on how you feel about your body. There are also short essays that are sort of a mix between a pep talk and a sparkly little truffle of wisdom.

Heather Chavez lives in Santa Rosa. Her book, Blood Will Tell, came out in April 26th, 2022.

Gabriela Hasbun lives in San Francisco. Her book, "The New Black West," came out at the end of April, 2022.

Toni Mirosevich lives in Pacifica. Her book of linked stories, "Spell Heaven" came out on April 26th, 2022.

East Bay author Vaness Hua reads from her new book, "Forbidden City." It’s about Chairman Mao’s teenage protege and lover who becomes a poster child for the cultural revolution. It came out in April 2022.

Oakland author Mitchell Schwarzer reads from his new book, "Hella Town." It examines Oakland's built environment from the 1890s to the early 21st century. It came out in September, 2021.