Notes & Links: 'Homegoing'
We kicked off our 2021 book discussions with Yaa Gyasi's award-winning debut novel Homegoing. In addition to discussing this...
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Dec 14, 20202 min read
Notes & Links: 'Open Veins of Latin America'
We wrapped up our 2020 discussions by diving into Eduardo Galeano's seminal work, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the...
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Nov 29, 20201 min read
Notes & Links: 'This Is Not Propaganda'
Our November book pick was particularly timely, coming at a time of post-presidential election reflection in the US and continuing...
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Oct 25, 20202 min read
Notes & Links: 'Life with Picasso'
Our October discussion centered on Life with Picasso, the 1964 (and still resonant) memoir of artist Francoise Gilot. While most of our...
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Aug 25, 20201 min read
Notes on 'Ramona' by Helen Hunt Jackson
On August 16, we discussed poet, novelist, and activist Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. Set in California in the early days of...
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Jul 30, 20201 min read
Notes on 'The Uninhabitable Earth'
Extra special thanks to everyone who took part in this past Sunday's discussion of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warning by David...
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Jul 26, 20201 min read
Announcing Our August Through December Books
Thank you to everyone who nominated books for our summer ballot and cast votes for their top selections! We have a diverse selection of...
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Jun 18, 20202 min read
Notes from Our May Discussion - 'The Good Immigrant'
We set our schedule months in advance, yet sometimes the timing of a book and current events coincide. When this happens, we have the...
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
Links and Notes from 4/26 - 'Walk Through Walls'
Today we held our first shelter-at-home virtual book discussion--and we had quite a book for it! We gathered online and by phone to...
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
Bay Area Book Festival UNBOUND Launches May 1
Good news for book festival fans! The Bay Area Book Festival had to cancel its planned in-person festival, yet the organizers have...
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Mar 19, 20202 min read
Resources For Our Shelter in Place
How our schedule is changing due to the coronavirus, and some resources for sheltering in place.
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