John McMurtrie
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Independent book editor. Sr. editor @zyzzyvamag, edit for @mcsweeneys. Bylines @nytimes @latimes. Curator https://t.co/xrvpueCBFW. Ex-S.F. Chronicle book editor
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— From “Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza,” a searing collection by Mosab Abu Toha that City Lights Books published last year. Abu Toha was born in a refugee camp in Gaza.
Paul Yamazaki has worked at the legendary #CityLights bookstore in San Francisco for 53 years. The childhood Dodgers fan likens himself to the team’s late longtime manager: “I’m the Tommy Lasorda of City Lights.' Read his incredible life story: lat.ms/44GveAw
I have the honor of breaking the news for the Los Angeles Times that Paul Yamazaki, beloved book buyer of City Lights Books, will receive the Literarian Award from National Book Foundation. Paul is so deserving of this award, and it was a joy to write this profile of him. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The view from the little-known Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island Ferry, which travels between downtown San Francisco and Treasure Island — for all of $5 a ride. #BestOfDowntownSF