Berkeley author Michael Pollan: “I’m not that old.” Photo: Ken Light Berkeley author Michael Pollan: “I’m not that old.” Photo: Ken Light By Karen Laws Michael Pollan, taking the stage at the 31st Annual Northern California Book Awards on Sunday June 10, accepted the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement with two caveats: first, he’s not that old. […]
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Legendary Beat Poet David Meltzer up for an award
David Meltzer: “Nobody can riff like him” David Meltzer: “Nobody can riff like him” By Karen Laws When Joyce Jenkins, the editor of Poetry Flash magazine, wants to describe poet David Meltzer, she uses language evoking his love of jazz music and association with the San Francisco Beat and Berkeley Renaissance poetry movements: “He’s a colorful cat,” she […]
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Adam Hochschild on flour power as strategy for activists
Adam Hochschild would like to remind us that Berkeley has the fourth largest library in the country By Karen Laws The denizens of other cities can snicker all they like, but Berkeley historian Adam Hochschild has no problem with Berkeley’s foreign policy. “If the citizens of Berkeley were in charge, our country would be better off,” he […]
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Berkeley economist offers perspective on financial crisis
Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley professor, is up for a 2012 Northern California Book Award By Karen Laws “It’s important not to forget what happened in 2008 and remain angry,” says Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics and political science at UC Berkeley. One of ten East Bay authors who will be honored at the Northern California Book […]
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Accolades for Edie Meidav and other East Bay authors
Edie Meidav, author of Lola, California, which is nominated for a Northern California Book Award By Karen Laws The East Bay Literary scene is heating up. Never before in the 31-year history of the Northern California Book Awards have the Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement, plus ten nominations for book awards, all been given to East Bay writers. […]
