New Arrivals

By KALWArts Books

New Arrivals episodes

July 16, 2024 Suburban angst and magic cross paths in a cul-de-sac in Elizabeth Stix story collection
Eizabeth Stix's book is a collection of linked stories full of quirky, lonely characters all seeking connection but who can’t help getting in their own way.
3 min
July 11, 2024 Peter Coyote applies fundamental teachings of the Buddah to modern life
We hear a reading from local actor and Zen Buddhist priest, Peter Coyote. It's about Japanese gift wrapping around Buddhist teachings.
3 min
July 09, 2024 Queer relationships, family history at center of Madeleine Cravens poetry collection
Madeleine Cravens poetry collection is about queer relationships and family history set in New York City.
3 min
July 02, 2024 Minnie Phan and Viet Thanh Nguyen publish picture book/graphic novel hybrid
Minnie Phan lives in Oakland. Her new book Simone is a collaboration with Viet Thanh Nguyen. It's about wildfires and Vietnamese families' experience with climate change.
3 min
June 28, 2024 Mara Kardas-Nelson book excavates the history of microfinance loans
Mara Kardas-Nelson reads from her book about the history of small anti-poverty loans, how those came to dominate international development, and what that means for poor borrowers around the world.
3 min
June 25, 2024 Fire rips through Sierra Nevada town in Daniel Gumbiner novel
Oakland author Daniel Gumbiner reads from his new book, "Fire in the Canyon." It's about what happens to a family in the Sierra Nevada foothills after a wildfire moves through their town.
2 min
June 04, 2024 Dorsey Nunn book chronicles the fight for rights of incarcerated people
East Menlo Park author Dorsey Nunn reads from his new book "What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly." He wrote it in collaboration with journalist Lee Romney. It's about the fight for the full restoration of civil and human rights of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people
3 min
May 28, 2024 Elizabeth Reed Aden pens medical thriller
Berkeley author Elizabeth Reed Aden reads from her new book, "The Goldilocks Genome."
3 min
May 21, 2024 Storytellers share histories in Greg Sarris's 'The Forgetters'
Greg Sarris lives in Sonoma County. His collection of stories, The Forgetters, came out on April 16th, 2024.
3 min
May 14, 2024 Satsuki Ina memoir explores her family’s wrongful WWII incarceration
Satsuki Ina lives in Albany. Her book, The Poet and the Silk Girl came out on March 26th, 2024.
3 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…