New Arrivals
KALW
When Bay Area book tours and launch parties were canceled due to the coronavirus, KALW producer Lisa Morehouse decided to bring author readings to you in this socially-distanced book tour. We loved the idea so much, we're going to keep the book party going with this pocket-sized book tour.Want to tell us about a book that's being published soon by a local author? Write us at new.arrivals@kalw.org.New Arrivals airs on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesdays at 7:19 a.m. and 3:48 p.m.
Location:
United States
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KALW
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When Bay Area book tours and launch parties were canceled due to the coronavirus, KALW producer Lisa Morehouse decided to bring author readings to you in this socially-distanced book tour. We loved the idea so much, we're going to keep the book party going with this pocket-sized book tour.Want to tell us about a book that's being published soon by a local author? Write us at new.arrivals@kalw.org.New Arrivals airs on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesdays at 7:19 a.m. and 3:48 p.m.
Language:
English
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https://www.kalw.org
Episodes
Satsuki Ina memoir explores her family’s wrongful WWII incarceration
5/14/2024
Satsuki Ina lives in Albany. Her book, The Poet and the Silk Girl came out on March 26th, 2024.
Duration:00:02:47
Bridget Quinn writes biography of revolutionary woman artist
5/7/2024
Bridget Quinn lives in Occidental. Her book is "Portrait of a Woman." It's a story about reclaiming a woman's life and work from the ashes of revolution.
Duration:00:02:00
Natasha Triplett book celebrates Juneteenth
4/30/2024
Natasha Triplett's book celebrates Junteenth with the reader through a community parade, a family bbq, and finally a recounting the importance of the holiday.
Duration:00:02:04
Jude Berman writes book of speculative fiction
4/23/2024
Jude Berman's book is about saving democracy and it draws on the wisdom of the Mahābhārata to help us figure that out.
Duration:00:02:04
Sheryl Kaskowitz book details secret government folk music program
4/16/2024
Sheryl Kaskowitz's latest book is about a secret government folk music program that was part of FDR New Deal during the Great Depression.
Duration:00:02:04
Alison Throckmorton pens guide of humorous household tips
4/9/2024
Alison Throckmorton lives in Menlo Park. Her book, "The Good Enough Guide to Better Living," is a humorous guide to making the most out of your home by doing the least amount possible.
Duration:00:02:05
Caroline Paul book explores women, aging, and the outdoors
4/2/2024
Caroline Paul lives in San Francisco. Her book "Tough Broad" is about the science and psychology of aging for women and our place in the outdoors as we do so.
Duration:00:02:04
Grace Loh Prasad finds her way back to Taiwanese identity in memoir
3/26/2024
Grace Loh Prasad finds her way back to Taiwanese identity and heritage in her memoir. It also explores the primacy of language and being able to access a sense of belonging.
Duration:00:02:04
Andrew Garrett writes about efforts to record stories and languages of California indigenous people
3/19/2024
Andrew Garrett's book is about the collaborations between academic researchers and California indigenous people to record their stories and languages.
Duration:00:01:48
Mary Ladd edits collection about long Covid
3/5/2024
San Francisco author Mary Ladd reads from her book, The Long COVID Reader: Writing and Poetry from 45 Long Haulers. It's a collection of poetry that helps the long Covid community get their voices and experiences heard.
Duration:00:02:04
Surrealist short story collection from Sommer Schafer
2/27/2024
Sommer Schafer reads from her book, "The Women." It's a collection of 17 short stories about 17 different women, each faced with a fantastical challenge.
Duration:00:02:00
Chas Halpern novel features three women brought together through circumstance
2/20/2024
Chas Halpern reads from his book "The Physics of Relationships." The book is an intimate story of three women — two older and one younger — who have been brought together through circumstance.
Duration:00:02:04
Alvin Orloff novel looks back at a changing San Francisco of the 90s
2/13/2024
Alvin Orloff reads from his novel, "Vulgarian Rhapsody.” It follows the misadventures of Harris, San Francisco's most annoying gay barfly and drag queen after he's thrown out of his rent controlled apartment by his long suffering roommate.
Duration:00:02:04
Adam Mansbach pens romp through history — with a golem come to life
2/6/2024
Adam Mansbach reads from his book "The Golem of Brooklyn." It's about a Brooklyn art teacher who steals a large quantity of clay from his school, gets extremely stoned, and manages to bring his creation to life.
Duration:00:02:04
Maya Ealey writes The Anti-Racist Vocab Guide
1/30/2024
Maya Ealey reads from her book "The Anti-Racist Vocab Guide." It's an illustrated visual glossary that provides high level definitions of terms and historical events to aid in understanding race and the black experience in America.
Duration:00:02:04
Stephanie Wildman writes book for kids
1/23/2024
Stephanie Wildman reads from her book "Breath By Breath." It's about an older brother helping his twin siblings fall asleep by taking them on an adventure through their bodies.
Duration:00:02:04
Lisa Hamilton book profiles Central Valley rice farmer
1/16/2024
Lisa Hamilton's reads from her book "The Hungry Season." It is an intimate biography of a remarkable woman named Imua, whose life has been colored by unimaginable loss, but who's met that loss with defiance and resilience.
Duration:00:02:04
Maxine Rose Schur picture book features worst baker, worst seamstress in the world
12/7/2023
San Rafael author Maxine Rose Schur, reads from her book "A Tale of Bread and Thread." It's about the very worst baker in the world, Mr. Bumble Crumb and his wife, who is the very worst seamstress in the world. It came out December 2023.
Duration:00:02:04
Ilana DeBare novel is set in the Bay Area … and Hell
12/5/2023
Oakland author Ilana DeBare reads from her new book, "Shaken Loose." It's about a young Bay Area woman named Annie who dies and goes to hell. It came out in July, 2023.
Duration:00:02:04
Joanne Greene pens memoir after car accident
11/30/2023
Joanne Greene reads from her book "By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go." It's about resilience, and her journey back to wholeness after being hit by a car as a pedestrian. It came out June 20th, 2023.
Duration:00:02:04