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San Francisco may be the epicenter of girlhood, but it also contains the shadows of inequality. Edgarian shines a light on both sides of her beloved home city, and she doesn’t shy away from confronting human existence in its various complexities.
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One thing was evident from the evening’s discussion. Regimes can be abandoned, nationalities jettisoned, but stories are impossible to leave behind.
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Ishiguro touched on everything from his personal writing habits to the fickle role of research when crafting a fictional world.
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Amid the weeds of a pandemic and limited resources, it’s exciting to watch the fruits of a young, creative mind continue to flower — here are some of the most memorable works.
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Throughout the event, Talbot expressed immense respect for the unhoused members of the audience — and it was clear the feeling was mutual.
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For guests new and old alike, there’s no denying the sense of magic in the event’s simple formula — and, as it turns out, it doesn’t need a physical space to work that magic, either.
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Eastwind Books of Berkeley hosted a virtual book talk to feature “Chinatown Pretty,” a book that is part of a larger project to share the style and stories of Chinatown’s senior residents.
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Comedian, actor and Berkeley-local Andy Samberg was the latest guest on “Reading Is Instrumental,” the virtual musical storytime series created by the Berkeley Public Library Foundation and the Berkeley Symphony.
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Hong Kingston and Kingston both brought animated facial expressions and hand gestures to the reading, which additionally enlivened the performance.
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Wong, the founder of the Disability Visibility Project and editor of the “ADA 30 in Color” series, said she had wanted to “recenter the work and the wisdom” of the disabled BIPOC community.
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