In her new book, ‘The New Adolescence,’ Christine Carter zooms in on adolescent discomfort, anxiety, social media and video game fixation, drinking and drugs, exposure to pornography, money management, and more.

A former Los Angeles Times Book Review editor, Steve Wasserman returns to his roots in Berkeley to leave his mark on independent California publishing.

Gene Yang’s ‘Dragon Hoops’ vividly captures a storied O’Dowd basketball season in graphic novel form.

The cofounder of oral storytelling program StoryCraft, Michelle Darby, thinks everybody has stories to tell.

You might want to brush up on Dante, Twain, and Old Testament tales to get the most out of the feminist humorist’s latest memoir and essay collection.

One book upends fires and one rethinks democracy while a new CD puts a kink in common sense.

A little noir in Berkeley, tunes from Oakland, and mostly water sports in SF.

The Oakland poet, editor, and publisher views publishing poetry as a community service.

The books lays the foundation for a sweeping investigation of history, politics, class, physics, time, memory, dreams, ghosts, and parent-child relationships.

An Oakland author shows gratitude for the city she loves.