‘Jade Legacy’ is heart-stopping pinnacle of urban fantasy
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“Jade Legacy” is, without question, one of the foremost novels in modern adult fantasy. It is nothing short of ambitious, electrifying and touching.
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Lily King’s ‘Five Tuesdays in Winter’ stuns with captivating short story collection
Lily King’s debut short story collection intertwines monotony with the profound through 10 slice-of-life narratives that intricately capture themes of love, loss and addiction.
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‘The Storm of Echoes’ is mystifying dive into metaphysical and beyond
Beyond bewildering but piquing curiosity nonetheless, “The Storm of Echoes” is nothing short of a fever dream.
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Kylie Lee Baker’s haunting debut ‘The Keeper of Night’ brings death to life
While the first few chapters are like a whirlwind, packed with fast-moving plot details that the reader must sort out, the rest of the book smoothly travels through Ren’s journey across Japan — there is never a dull moment.
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Sally Rooney’s ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’: On loving, making art on the brink of societal rupture
The novel excels in the way it shifts focus from the individual and onto the relationship.
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UC Berkeley student Fawziyah Laguide talks debut poetry collection ‘The Letter ‘P’: Power, Passion and Purpose’
“It’s a collection about human beings and the struggle of being human even though we have only been human for 20 years or 18 years,” Laguide said in an interview with The Daily Californian.
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Shizue Seigel talks Bay Area’s diversity of perspectives featured in new anthology ‘Essential Truths’
Seigel feels that it’s important for people to know that more than half of the Bay Area is composed of people of color and that it’s crucial for BIPOC to get the opportunity to share their stories.
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Angie Thomas talks ‘The Hate U Give’ prequel, Black Lives Matter on Washington Post Live
In her half-hour discussion with Capehart, Thomas explained her mission to humanize and normalize Black masculinity with “Concrete Rose.”
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‘The Listening Path’ is celebrated at Bay Area Book Festival booktalk with Julia Cameron, Judy Collins
Along with paying acute attention to sound, Cameron continued to emphasize the significance of a method popularized in her early work — morning and evening pages.
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Halsey’s ‘I Would Leave Me if I Could’ is scrappy, beautiful playback
Composed of just over 80 poems, “I Would Leave Me if I Could” is a literary mosaic congruent with the intention, content and style of her music.
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