About the AuthorFounded in 1931 during the depths of America’s Great Depression, the Commonwealth Club’s California Book Awards celebrated its 90th anniversary this year. The purpose of the awards is to highlight the work of California authors – a praiseworthy goal at a time when the publishing industry (then … READ FULL POST
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“Meticulously researched and inspiring... A reminder that our political gestures and small wins accumulate and create ripple effects in ways we cannot often measure...”A New York Times Editors' ChoiceBackground image, Chinatown After Dark, by Willard E. Worden, Courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library—Anisse Gross, San Francisco Chronicle -
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“Lost Kingdom is a riveting saga about Big Sugar flexing its imperialist muscle in Hawaii. It's impossible not to be impressed with the breadth of Siler's fine scholarship. A real gem of a book."—Douglas BrinkleyBackground image, Enoch Wood Perry´s Manoa Valley, courtesy of the Bishop Museum (cropped for use on this website) -
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“Call it Greek tragedy or Shakespearean drama, Biblical strife, Freudian acting out or even soap opera. You wouldn’t be exaggerating, and you wouldn’t be wrong….”—Eric Asimov, The New York Times