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Tribal chairman and celebrated storyteller Greg Sarris invites us into intimate and contemplative scenes from his own life in 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮. Described as “jewellike” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this memoir-in-essays is a gently powerful guide in the art of belonging. Now available in audiobook.
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Tribal chairman and celebrated storyteller Greg Sarris invites us into intimate and contemplative scenes from his own life in 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮. Described as “jewellike” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this memoir-in-essays is a gently powerful guide in the art of belonging. Now available in audiobook.
Collecting over twenty-five essays written by more than fifteen California Indian authors, 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙒𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 surveys myriad ways that California’s Indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of genocide and settler colonialism today. Now available in audiobook.
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Collecting over twenty-five essays written by more than fifteen California Indian authors, 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙒𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 surveys myriad ways that California’s Indigenous communities are resisting the legacies of genocide and settler colonialism today. Now available in audiobook.
How are Native and Japanese American communities marking a shameful part of American history? Satsuki Ina, author of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡, shows us how to build solidarity from a national tragedy.
Solidarity as Public Memory — Solidarity Is
How are Native and Japanese American communities marking a shameful part of American history? Our guest, Satsuki Ina, shows us how to build solidarity from a national tragedy.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
How are Native and Japanese American communities marking a shameful part of American history? Satsuki Ina, author of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡, shows us how to build solidarity from a national tragedy.
𝙄 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙨 is a story of Native resilience based on author Brook M. Thompson’s childhood along the Klamath River in Northern California and the intergenerational fight led by tribal activists that resulted in the largest dam removal project in world history.
Books That Honor Indigenous Peoples and Nations
Explore October’s top book picks honoring Indigenous Peoples and Nations, featuring inspiring stories for children, preteens and teens.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
𝙄 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙨 is a story of Native resilience based on author Brook M. Thompson’s childhood along the Klamath River in Northern California and the intergenerational fight led by tribal activists that resulted in the largest dam removal project in world history.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Run, don't walk, to add these books to your shelf.
Thespian-turned-lepidopterist Liam O'Brien shares his passion for butterflies with @kpfa.org:
Avenal Landfill Fire & Butterflies of the Bay Area | KPFA
Avenal Landfill Fire & Liam O'Brien's new HeyDay Publication book, "Butterflies of the Bay Area (and Slightly Beyond) out on September 30th.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thespian-turned-lepidopterist Liam O'Brien shares his passion for butterflies with @kpfa.org:
Part love letter, part field guide, 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 is an ode to the creatures, currents, weather that you might encounter or be curious about walking along the sand or paddling a surfboard a distance from this world-famous San Francisco shoreline.
Eddy Rubin book an illustrated nature guide to Ocean Beach
The book is partly a love letter and partly a field guide to the creatures, currents, weather that you might encounter or be curious about walking along the sand or paddling a surfboard a distance…
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October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Part love letter, part field guide, 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 is an ode to the creatures, currents, weather that you might encounter or be curious about walking along the sand or paddling a surfboard a distance from this world-famous San Francisco shoreline.
Heather Partington Scott, a critic and teacher, argues that when students read essential California books, they develop a sense of authority and belonging.
Literature That Belongs to Us
In this newsletter, drawing on John Freeman’s vision in California Rewritten, a critic and teacher argues that when students read essential California books, they develop a sense of authority and…
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October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Heather Partington Scott, a critic and teacher, argues that when students read essential California books, they develop a sense of authority and belonging.
Satsuki Ina was born behind barbed wire, one of roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Today, as immigrant families are again separated and detained, Ina’s memoir 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡 chronicles her family’s journey.
Satsuki Ina on echoes of Japanese incarceration
Satsuki Ina was born behind barbed wire at Tule Lake, where she became one of roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Her
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October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Satsuki Ina was born behind barbed wire, one of roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Today, as immigrant families are again separated and detained, Ina’s memoir 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡 chronicles her family’s journey.
Liam O’Brien started his career as a professional actor. At a pivotal time in his life, he traded the spotlight for the quiet, meticulous study of winged beauty, stepping into the world of lepidoptery and publishing the richly illustrated new book 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 (𝙎𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮) 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙.
#121: Metamorphosis: The Actor Who Became a Butterfly Scientist – Liam O’Brien
Liam O’Brien’s metamorphosis from stage actor to butterfly artist and scientist is nothing short of extraordinary. He trades the spotlight for the delicate study of lepidoptery, discove…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Liam O’Brien started his career as a professional actor. At a pivotal time in his life, he traded the spotlight for the quiet, meticulous study of winged beauty, stepping into the world of lepidoptery and publishing the richly illustrated new book 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 (𝙎𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮) 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙.
From family letters to poetry and journalism, 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 author John Freeman traces the origins of his writing life and the call to share extraordinary journeys through words.
Why John Freeman Still Believes in the Power of Story
From family letters to poetry and journalism, John Freeman traces the origins of his writing life and the call to share extraordinary journeys through words.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
From family letters to poetry and journalism, 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 author John Freeman traces the origins of his writing life and the call to share extraordinary journeys through words.
Can the nation's best conservation tools survive? Josh Jackson, author of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙, explores what's at stake as our wild lands face threat of siege and sell-off.
What we stand to lose if national monuments fall - High Country News
National monuments across the West face unprecedented threats, making public voices and vigilance more crucial than ever.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Can the nation's best conservation tools survive? Josh Jackson, author of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙, explores what's at stake as our wild lands face threat of siege and sell-off.
Heyday Harvest award recipients Alexis Madrigal and Alice Waters discuss the school lunch revolution on @kqedforum.bsky.social. The pair will also feature in conversation at the 19th Annual Heyday Harvest this Sunday.
Alice Waters on Why We Need a ‘School Lunch Revolution’ | KQED
As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. extolls the importance of healthy food for kids while the administration slashes funding for the programs that provide it, we talk with Alice Waters about…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Heyday Harvest award recipients Alexis Madrigal and Alice Waters discuss the school lunch revolution on @kqedforum.bsky.social. The pair will also feature in conversation at the 19th Annual Heyday Harvest this Sunday.
"John Freeman's new book of essays serves as a handy field guide to the Golden State’s current literary landscape—covering almost 50 books from living writers that capture the California experience, complete with an appendix listing 99 other quintessentially California titles."
New essay collection explores what it means to be a Californian, one book at a time
John Freeman's "California Rewritten" is a collection of essays on significant books by living writers on the experience of living in California. Freeman comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz to talk about…
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October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"John Freeman's new book of essays serves as a handy field guide to the Golden State’s current literary landscape—covering almost 50 books from living writers that capture the California experience, complete with an appendix listing 99 other quintessentially California titles."
Gary Prost's new book 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 is about his journey across California from the Marin headlands to the wine country, from the gold fields to Death Valley, to learn about the geology of this amazing state.
Gary Prost book explores California’s geology
Gary Prost's new book is about his journey across the state from the Marin headlands to the wine country, from the gold fields to Death Valley, to learn about the geology of this amazing state.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Gary Prost's new book 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 is about his journey across California from the Marin headlands to the wine country, from the gold fields to Death Valley, to learn about the geology of this amazing state.
In 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 John Freeman dives deep into our modern literary landscape—and will be joined by Elaine Castillo, Tommy Orange, Rebecca Solnit, Maxine Hong Kingston, and others as part of his Northern California book tour.
What’s there, here: on Golden State writers in ‘California Rewritten’
What’s there, here: on Golden State writers in ‘California Rewritten’—author John Freeman dives deep into our modern literary landscape.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 John Freeman dives deep into our modern literary landscape—and will be joined by Elaine Castillo, Tommy Orange, Rebecca Solnit, Maxine Hong Kingston, and others as part of his Northern California book tour.
"We are gathered under our First Amendment right. And so we are here to gather today in prayer, in celebration and recognition of Indigenous peoples here locally and around the world."
Tribal communities celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on Alcatraz amid government shutdown
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, tribal members and allies held a Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz for Indigenous People's Day
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October 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"We are gathered under our First Amendment right. And so we are here to gather today in prayer, in celebration and recognition of Indigenous peoples here locally and around the world."
Join us this Sunday for the 19th Annual Heyday Harvest: This year’s program will honor Heyday award recipients Alice Waters and Alexis Madrigal, plus special guests Susan D. Anderson, John Freeman, Dorothy Lazard, Eugene Rodriguez, and Greg Sarris. Get your tickets here:
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October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Join us this Sunday for the 19th Annual Heyday Harvest: This year’s program will honor Heyday award recipients Alice Waters and Alexis Madrigal, plus special guests Susan D. Anderson, John Freeman, Dorothy Lazard, Eugene Rodriguez, and Greg Sarris. Get your tickets here:
"What’s most compelling about the work gathered here is what it has to say about the present and the future of California’s restless and insurgent literature," writes @altajournal.bsky.social, "At the book’s heart is the necessary notion that literature is dynamic, living, that it changes as we do."
This Book Rewrites California One Essay at a Time
David L. Ulin reflects on John Freeman’s California Rewritten, a collection of essays that not only revisits California Book Club favorites but also reimagines the Golden State’s future through its…
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October 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"What’s most compelling about the work gathered here is what it has to say about the present and the future of California’s restless and insurgent literature," writes @altajournal.bsky.social, "At the book’s heart is the necessary notion that literature is dynamic, living, that it changes as we do."
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙𝙨 provides resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird? In what way is it beautiful? Why does it matter? The crowd at the suet feeder will never look quite the same again. Now available in audiobook.
October 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙𝙨 provides resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird? In what way is it beautiful? Why does it matter? The crowd at the suet feeder will never look quite the same again. Now available in audiobook.
"This comprehensive and gorgeous book is so full of reverence for the prettier flying insects in our midst, so lacking in pretension, and so easy to understand, it’ll inspire even the most fervent city-dwellers to get outside and find the little buggers."
A New Book About Butterflies Sprinkles Magic Around the Bay
A Broadway actor who pivoted into butterfly research, Liam O’Brien enhances the beauty of the Bay Area with this wonderful, accessible guide.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"This comprehensive and gorgeous book is so full of reverence for the prettier flying insects in our midst, so lacking in pretension, and so easy to understand, it’ll inspire even the most fervent city-dwellers to get outside and find the little buggers."
This book is a love letter to Ocean Beach—a place of natural wonder, a refuge from urban life, and a reminder of our place in the larger ecosystem. buff.ly/ojBgQgn
September 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This book is a love letter to Ocean Beach—a place of natural wonder, a refuge from urban life, and a reminder of our place in the larger ecosystem. buff.ly/ojBgQgn
"What’s most compelling about the work gathered here is what it has to say about the present and the future of California’s restless and insurgent literature," writes @altajournal.bsky.social, "At the book’s heart is the necessary notion that literature is dynamic, living, that it changes as we do."
This Book Rewrites California One Essay at a Time
David L. Ulin reflects on John Freeman’s California Rewritten, a collection of essays that not only revisits California Book Club favorites but also reimagines the Golden State’s future through its…
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September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"What’s most compelling about the work gathered here is what it has to say about the present and the future of California’s restless and insurgent literature," writes @altajournal.bsky.social, "At the book’s heart is the necessary notion that literature is dynamic, living, that it changes as we do."
Herbalist Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering traditional knowledge of curanderismo, and in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙭 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙩 she offers readers the tools to begin their own healing—for themselves, for their relationship with the earth, and for the people. Now available in audiobook.
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Herbalist Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering traditional knowledge of curanderismo, and in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙭 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙩 she offers readers the tools to begin their own healing—for themselves, for their relationship with the earth, and for the people. Now available in audiobook.
“It’s more than 80 years since our incarceration and the effects of it are still impacting my community,” says Satsuki Ina, who shares the story of her family's unconstitutional incarceration during WWII in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡. “To imprison children, in particular, is inhumane and damaging.”
Trump’s Ice raids recall a painful past for these Americans: ‘I see myself in those children’
Survivors of previous eras of xenophobia say the harms done have lasted generations – and what’s happening now threatens to do the same
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September 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“It’s more than 80 years since our incarceration and the effects of it are still impacting my community,” says Satsuki Ina, who shares the story of her family's unconstitutional incarceration during WWII in 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡. “To imprison children, in particular, is inhumane and damaging.”