Books
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Berkeley Publisher Goes Indie, Again
Business / Books Anneli Rufus — Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Berkeley-based publishing house Stone Bridge Press, which specializes in books about Japan and Asian culture, is about to be locally owned and independent again as Peter Goodman, who founded SBP in 1989 and ran it independently until selling the company in 2005, has reacquired 100 percent of its shares from its Japanese owner.
Friday, December 18, 2009
San Francisco Intervenes in Oakland A’s Battle
Politics / Sports / Books Robert Gammon — Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:53 AM
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera hinted yesterday that he might file suit to stop the Oakland A’s planned move to San Jose, according to the Chron and the Mercury News. In a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Herrera argued that an A’s move would harm the San Francisco Giants financially, and thus would harm the City of San Francisco. The letter and apparent lawsuit threat are sure to further complicate the A's plans.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Black Oak Books Is Back
Business / Books Anneli Rufus — Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Fans of that Gourmet Ghetto standby, Black Oak Books, will be glad to learn that fewer than six months after its abrupt closure, it will re-open this week. But if they loved lingering over its shelves while digesting a meal from nearby Saul's or the Cheeseboard or Chez Panisse, they might be less than glad to learn that Black Oak is opening in a new location far across town.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Local Chef Mixes Science With Food
Books / Business / Food / Science & Technology Anneli Rufus — Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Nicknamed "Eco-Chef" thanks to his Master's degree in ecology from San Francisco State University, scientist-turned-gourmand Aaron French has helmed the kitchen at Albany's Sunny Side Café since it opened five years ago -- and now he's also head chef at Downtown Berkeley's new Sunny Side, which opened last month.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Anthony Bourdain Disses Alice Waters
Books / Food Anneli Rufus — Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Trendy chef Anthony Bourdain dissed trendy chef Alice Waters -- and trendy chef David Chang defended her during a recent talk that Chang and Bourdain gave at the NYC Wine & Food Festival.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
SPD's Itty Bitty (But Cool) Bestseller List
Books Anneli Rufus — Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Berkeley-based Small Press Distribution, the nation's only distributor dedicated exclusively to independently published literature, has just released its latest bestseller list.
Friday, September 25, 2009
"Google Books" Case won't be Settled Yet
Books / Business / Crime / Fashion / Media Megan Geuss — Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:29 PM
In October 2008 Google reached a settlement proposal with a group of authors and publishers who sued the internet giant for freely distributing up to 3 short passages from over ten million different books from various libraries. Now, a New York Judge postponed an October 7 hearing, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Judge cited that the plaintiffs would probably make substantial amendments to the settlement proposed by Google, and changes could not possibly be made to the 300 page document in the short amount of time until October 7.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Did Big Oil Swiftboat Van Jones?
Books / Business / Environment / Media / People / Politics / Science & Technology / Transportation Robert Gammon — Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 2:55 PM
A group of global-warming deniers funded and run by a big oil interests is taking credit for the resignation of President Obama's green jobs advisor Van Jones. In a column on the Fox News website, Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity, a group that claims that climate change is a hoax, called the downfall of Jones "one of the most significant things I've ever had the honor of being involved in." Americans for Prosperity is reportedly funded by the ultra-conservative oil baron Charles G. Koch, who also is the chairman of the organization. The group's primary mission is to derail Obama's climate-change initiative, also known as "cap-and-trade."
Friday, July 31, 2009
Best Selling Berkeley Author Takes Sides on Downtown Signature Drive
Books / People / Politics Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Ayelet Waldman, Berkeley's own New York Times best selling author, reportedly took time out from her summer vacation to weigh in on the denser downtown controversy.
