New Arrivals

By KALWArts Books

New Arrivals episodes

March 11, 2021 Ron Nyren Novel About A Family Rebuilding After The 1906 Earthquake
El Cerrito author Ron Nyren reads from his new novel, "The Book of Lost Light." It's about Joseph Kylander, his obsessive father, and his impulsive older cousin Karelia, after their lives are upended by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
3 min
March 10, 2021 Valerie Miner Short Stories Takes Readers Across Seas During Lockdown
San Francisco author Valerie Miner reads from her new collection of stories, "Bread and Salt." The stories are set in India, France, Tunisia, Indonesia, Turkey, Italy.
2 min
March 05, 2021 James Nestor Explores How Humans Lost Their Ability To Breathe
San Francisco author James Nestor reads from his book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art." It’s about how humans, as a species, have lost the ability to breathe properly.
3 min
March 03, 2021 Brad Balukjian Explores What Happens To Baseball Legends After The Spotlight Fades
Oakland author Brad Balukjian reads from his new book "The Wax Pack : On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife." It’s about a 11,341-mile road trip to find every player in a pack of 1986 baseball cards.
2 min
March 03, 2021 Brad Balukjian Explores What Happens To Baseball Legends After The Spotlight Fades
Oakland author Brad Balukjian reads from his new book "The Wax Pack : On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife." It’s about a 11,341-mile road trip to find every player in a pack of 1986 baseball cards.
2 min
February 26, 2021 Katherine Seligman Explores The Edge Of The Haight
San Francisco author Katherine Seligman reads from her new novel "At The Edge of the Haight." It’s about a girl who lives in Golden Gate Park.
2 min
February 18, 2021 Berkeley Noir Tackles Crime, Corruption, And Redemption
Alameda author Jerry Thompson reads from the introduction of "Berkeley Noir," a collection of stories he co-edited with crime novelist Owen Hill.
3 min
February 18, 2021 Berkeley Noir Tackles Crime, Corruption, And Redemption
Alameda author Jerry Thompson reads from the introduction of "Berkeley Noir," a collection of stories he co-edited with crime novelist Owen Hill.
3 min
February 17, 2021 Roberto Lovato Memoir Explores Love And Terror In The US And El Salvador
San Francisco author Roberto Lovato reads from his memoir "Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas." It's about his journey to understand the tenderness that survived the terror of Salvadoran and U.S. history.
3 min
February 12, 2021 Dallas Woodburn Love Story Is Set In Hawaii
Fremont author Dallas Woodburn reads from her young adult novel "The Best Week That Never Happened." It’s a love story set in Hawaii.
2 min

About New Arrivals

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When Bay Area book tours and launch parties were canceled due to the coronavirus, KALW producer Lisa Morehouse decided to bring author readings to you in this socially-distanced book tour. We loved…