Blaise Zerega

Woman on the Golden Gate Bridge as if it is a hammock, reading The Joy Luck Club.

Woman with book cart full of California books and her pet German shorthaired pointer

New work for the the current issue of Alta Journal.
They made the bold move of selecting the 25 books that define California.
It is always an honor to work with John Goecke, @beezee.bsky.social and everyone at Alta.

EMERGENCY Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl! We're calling on you to help two bookstores that were flooded in recent storms, plus another bookstore that just reopened after a nasty fire

We're doing an *emergency* Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl on Saturday Jan. 11.

We'll visit Medicine For Nightmares and Adobe, which suffered massive flood damage recently.

Then we'll hit East Bay Booksellers, recovering from a fire. Plus Pegasus!

Details/RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/emergency-...

The Joy and Pathos of Caring for a Parent in ‘Goodbye, Vitamin’ Rachel Khong’s debut novel about caring for an elderly, demented parent excavates memories lost and recovered.

Lovely essay by John Freeman on "Goodbye, Vitamin" by Rachel Khong: "Given how many of us have been or will be caretakers of elderly parents, it’s shocking there aren’t more novels about the task." www.altaonline.com/california-b...

A packed house at @booksonthepark.bsky.social for @anitafelicelli.bsky.social's amazing story collection: "How We Know Our Time Travelers" from @wtawpress.bsky.social. In convo w/Nayomi Munaweera and hosted by @karjohnson.bsky.social. HIGHLY recommend this book!

The Best Independent Film You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of ‘Chameleon Street’ Gets a New Restoration and Another Chance

A few years ago I interviewed the director of one of my all-favorite films ever for Alta Journal but I was shadowbanned on the other app (I still am) so I don’t think it reached that many people.

Read below
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www.altaonline.com/culture/a382...

Fiction: ‘Answer’ A young man’s mad, burning love for a married woman is requited in this story from Dagoberto Gilb.

"Answer" in Alta Issue 11:
www.altaonline.com/culture/fict...

Fiction: ‘Prima’ An impromptu reunion reveals the passage of time and deep family ties.

"Prima" in Alta Issue 26: www.altaonline.com/culture/fict...

Alta Live: Author Dagoberto Gilb Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time

Today at 12:30 Pacific I have the honor of interviewing Dagoberto Gilb about his book New Testaments, published by @citylightsbooks.bsky.social Two of the stories appeared in Alta Journal (see comments). It's free and online -- not to be missed! www.altaonline.com/events/a6295...