Lucy Jane Bledsoe presents Tell the Rest, in conversation with Achy Obejas
PLEASE NOTE: All of our virtual events are listed in Eastern Time (ET). Berkeley Noir co-editors Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill are joined by contributors Aya de Leon and Thomas Burchfield in this virtual event hosted by the Berkeley Public Library. This event is free to attend and will be hosted on Zoom; please visit […]
Editors Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill and contributors (TBD) present Berkeley Noir at Books Inc.
Join Adam Smyer for the hometown launch of Knucklehead.
J.L. Powers will read from, discuss, and sign copies of Broken Circle. Buy a book to reserve your seat. Call the store at 510.704.8222.
This special Saturday night event brings together ten acclaimed authors to explore the concept of “radical hope,” a guiding principle of the Bay Area Book Festival this year and the title of a new anthology conceived by Oakland writer Carolina de Robertis shortly after the latest Presidential election. She asked award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, […]
What are the essential ingredients in a captivating thriller? What kinds of characters do you need, and how do you build suspense, anticipation, and dread? Four bestselling thriller authors will reveal the trade secrets of the craft. Lescroart’s newest book, ‘Fatal,’ is “a psychological thriller in bed with a homicide investigation.” Danish writer Rydahl’s hero […]
For decades Cuba has been an American obsession, a political flashpoint, and a forbidden paradise of run-down charm, aromatic rum, cigars, and long hot nights filled with music. After Fidel Castro’s Revolution in 1959, the U.S. and Cuba became estranged. Tens of thousands fled, and Americans were shut out. The Cuban economy crumbled. Then came […]