San Francisco author and ferry deckhand Lou Cook reads from her book "Murkey’s: A Rabbit Noir." It's set on the city's docks.

East Palo Alto author Tonga Victoria reads from her new book, "The Hyphen American." It's the first in a young adult trilogy that revolves around the question: what happens when the fate of the earth and its inhabitants falls on the shoulders of a 21st century American girl?

San Francisco author Jaimal Yogis reads from his new children’s book "Mop Rides the Waves of Change." It’s the second book in a series about Mop, a volatile but lovable surfer kid who’s learning to navigate the waves of emotions like the waves of the ocean.

San Francisco author Stefan Salinas reads from his new cartoon "Grief and Anger." In this excerpt, he describes the images and reads from the book.

San Francisco Author Matthew Clark Davison reads from his novel "Doubting Thomas." The book examines the fallout of a false accusation that ended Thomas’s job as a teacher and he’s flashing back to just after he’s graduated from UC Berkeley.

Petaluma author Joy Lanzendorfer reads from her new novel "Right Back Where We Started From." It’s about a woman who will do anything to get back what her family lost, except face the truth of who she really is.

Oakland author Elizabeth Gonzalez James reads from her new book "Mona at Sea." In the first chapter Mona joins a support group for job seekers.

San Leandro author Bob Calhoun reads from his new book "The Murders that Made Us." It covers 170 years of San Francisco history as told through its most heinous crimes.

San Francisco author Ethel Rohan reads from her new short story collection "In The Event of Contact." It chronicles how characters are affected by physical connection, or the lack of it.

San Francisco author Andreas Karelas reads from his new book, "Climate Courage." It’s about solving the climate crisis and bridging the political divide in America at the same time.