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Something remarkable is happening in the Bay Area. Women in the Bay Area have taken the helm of presses, festivals, and community organizations, leading a vibrant post-pandemic revival of a literary community that continues to grow. Read more bit.ly/3FeRPgK

The California Book Club’s March pick is Headshot — Rita Bullwinkel’s electrifying novel about eight young female boxers in the Daughters of America tournament. Join us Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT for a free, live conversation with Bullwinkel! bit.ly/3Fog8c6

A half century apart, pioneering climbers Royal Robbins and Alex Honnold redefined the best way to go up the 2,900-foot face of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Read more: bit.ly/4iE54pk 📸 Chris Noble/Tom Frost/Aurora Photos

This Women's History Month, check out: 📖 1974, Francine Prose 📖 The Tree Doctor, Marie Mutsuki Mockett 📖 Tehrangeles, porochista khakpour she/her پوروچیستا خاکپور 📖 Exhibit, R. O. Kwon 권오경 📖 What Lies Between Us, Nayomi Munaweera 📖 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See 📖 Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler

Cybertrucks seem to be here to stay. I guess we'll just have to cope with that. Read advice for putting up with these ugly cars from Stacey Grenrock Woods and Gustavo Arellano: bit.ly/4iyTADy

In the ashes of the Eaton Fire. Claire Schwartz leads a community effort to recover keepsake images and return them to their owners. Read more about her work to give something back to a community that has lost so much: bit.ly/41NmF7B 📸 Eaton Fire Found Photos

Lindsay Merbaum has crafted a nonalcoholic "booktail" inspired by Headshot, Rita Bullwinkel’s novel and the California Book Club’s March selection. Make and sip while you read! bit.ly/43LYr06 #CaliforniaBookClub #HeadshotNovel #Booktails

From Spy Magazine takedowns to VANITY FAIR’s Hollywood reign, Graydon Carter helped define the golden age of magazines. Now, in a digital-first world, what remains of that era? 📖 Read more: bit.ly/3XTkYnW #MediaHistory #Journalism #GraydonCarter

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, and let’s be honest—California will find a way to make it its own. 🍀☀️ Whether you’re hitting up the SF parade or just ordering an extra round at Tom Bergin’s, how are you celebrating?

Thank you so much for spreading the word! We are very excited for next week’s release.

#AWP25 is around the corner! Catch Alta Journal at Booth #1223 & join us for panels on: 📖 Long Live Octavia Butler! (March 27, 10:35-11:50 AM) 📖 The Art of the Uncanny (March 27, 12:10-1:25 PM) 📖 Novelists on Noir (March 27, 1:45-3 PM) 🍸 Plus, don’t miss our Happy Hour

The countdown is on—Alta Journal’s next issue drops next week! The 25 Books That Define California—from East of Eden to The Joy Luck Club—are here. ✨ Preorder now for $15—FREE shipping! 📖 Get your copy before it’s gone: bit.ly/4hmxF1G #CaliforniaBooks #AltaJournal

Had the pleasure of writing about Hollywood Shuffle in 2023 for Alta Journal 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 altaonline.com/dispatches/a44…

Spring glow-up gone unnoticed? Brutal. 🎨 by Bill DeMain. #Altatude #AltaJournal #Cartoon #humor

Many thanks to @altajournal for supporting this piece! #truecrime #pnwlife #oregon "Soon, violence crept up from the edges..." Read more about how a charismatic cult leader and his flock took an Oregon county by storm: bit.ly/42lQH3J"

Thrilled to see THE IMAGINED LIFE listed among the 13 books Alta Journal is excited about for April! altaonline.com/books/g6421115…

"I came to understand that behind the struggle between bears and people in Lake Tahoe lay a deeper struggle between people and other people, over bears." Jordan Fisher Smith for Alta Journal: longreads.com/2025/04/09/the…

Tuesday 4/15 Kepler's Books , Menlo Park, celebrating (and debating?) Alta Journal’s new issue 👀 keplers.org/upcoming-event…

Thank you Alta Journal and Kepler's Books for a great event focused on the greatest novels about California. We started with Steinbeck and ended with May-Lee Chai's Useful Phrases for Immigrants May-lee Chai Thank you José Vadi Rachel Kushner and Charlie Jane Anders

The fierce folks of Alta Journal staffing tent 111 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books! Visit and grab a copy of this great literary journal. L.A. Times Books LA Times Festival of Books #LATFOB