Switch to the
mobile version
of this page.
East Bay Express
Home
Search
Your Profile
News
Arts & Culture
Movies
Food & Drink
Music
Blogs
Calendar
Locations
Special Reports
Best Of
EBX Web Services
Classifieds
Browse Search
Article Search
Event Search
Location Search
Movie Search
Best Of Search
Member Search
Video Search
Search By Cover
eBlast Search
eDeals Search
Browse Your Profile
Login
Create Account
Browse News
News Home
Seven Days
Full Disclosure
Eco Watch
Legalization Nation
Raising the Bar
Letters
Special Reports
Submit a Letter
Story Archives
Browse Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture Home
Art
Books
Theater
Events
Culture Spy
Submit an Event
Arts Listings
Story Archives
Browse Movies
Movies Home
Times & Tickets
Movie Theaters
Story Archives
Browse Food & Drink
Food & Drink Home
Restaurant Reviews
Last Call
Restaurant Guide
What the Fork
Nightclubs & Bars
Food & Wine Listings
Story Archives
Browse Music
Music Home
Pics & Video
CD Reviews
Local Licks
Submit an Event
Music Listings
Nightclubs & Bars
Story Archives
Browse Blogs
Blogs Home
What the Fork
Seven Days
Culture Spy
Legalization Nation
Blog Archives
Browse Locations
Art Galleries
Movie Theaters
Museums
Nightclubs & Bars
Restaurant Guide
Wineries
Browse Calendar
All Listings
Staff Picks
Music Listings
Events & Attractions
Museums & Galleries
Theater & Dance Listings
Lectures & Lit Listings
Food & Wine Listings
Other Listings
Submit an Event
Browse Special Reports
Special Reports Home
Bars and Clubs 2011
Bars and Clubs 2012
Holiday Guide 2011
Holiday Guide 2012
Insider's Guide 2011
Insider's Guide 2012
Summer Guide 2011
Summer Guide 2012
Taste, Spring 2012
Taste, Fall 2012
Year in Review 2011
Year in Review 2012
Browse Best Of
Best Of Home
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Best Of Search
Browse Classifieds
Personals
Post an Ad
Adult
Bulletin Board
Buy/Sell/Trade
Community
Employment
Mind/Body/Spirit
Music Xchange
Rentals
Real Estate
Services
Username
/
View Profile
/
Edit Profile
/
Log Out
Log in
/
Create Account
You searched for:
[X]
Arts & Culture
[X]
Books
Start over
Search for…
Browse by Issue
Narrow Search
Category
Body & Soul
Aquarium Age
Books
Comedy
Culture
[X]
Close Window
All Categories
Best of the East Bay
Arts & Culture
Best Of Extras
Categories We Didn't Think Of
Celebrity Favorites
Color My World
Essays
Food & Drink
Goods & Services
Intro
Local Color
People & Places
Readers Say The Darndest Things
Readers' Poll Winners
Restaurants & Bars
Sports & Leisure
Arts & Culture
Aquarium Age
Body & Soul
Books
Comedy
Culture
Culture Spy
Dance
Events
Gaming
Savage Love
Sex
Sports & Outdoors
Theater
Video
Visual Art
Movies
Aisle Seat
Movie Review
One-Night Stands
Video
Videos & DVDs
Food & Drink
Bad Table
Food News
Kitchen Sink
Last Call
Restaurant Review
Restaurants & Bars
The Kitchen Sink
Video
What the Fork
Wineau
Music
CD Reviews
Close 2 tha Edge
Ear Bud
Local Licks
Music
Starved
Video
Comics
Bad Habits
I Like Eating
Partially Clips
Slow Wave
Blogs
Culture Spy
Legalization Nation
Seven Days
What the Fork
News
Apprehension
Bad Citizen
Columns
Corrections
Eco Watch
Eco Watch — Web Only
Editor's Note
Editorial Cartoon
Election 2012
Endorsements
Feature
Full Disclosure
Guest Essays
Ideopolis
Legalization Nation
Letters
News
Opinion
People & Places
Publisher's Note
Raising the Bar
Seven Days
This Modern World
Video
Your Image Here
Opinion
Opinion
Special Sections
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses
Educations & Careers
Fall Arts
Holiday Guide
Insider's Guide
Parody
Resolution Guide
Small Business Monthly
Summer Guide
Taste
The Bike Issue
The Pets Issue
The Sex Issue
UC Berkeley Student Guide
Urban Home and Garden
Year in Review
Small Business Monthly
Business Event
Business Profile
Buy Curious
Feature
Retail News
Small Business Q&A
The Entrepreneurial Lawyer
Town Business
Zenterprise Finance
Marketing
Advertising
eLerts
...more »
Author
Select an author
Ellen Cushing
Azeen Ghorayshi
Alison Peters
Year
Select a year
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Show only
Slideshow
Slideshow
Video
Video
Audio
Audio
Image
Image
Staff Pick
Staff Pick
Other Searches
Events
Location Guide
Dining Guide
Insider
Shopping
Bar
Movie Times
Issues
Comments
Members
Videos
Images
Sorting by Most Shared
Date
Number of Comments
Top Viewed
Alphabetical by Headline
Showing:
Books
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (4)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Jan 19, 2011
Amy Chua Meets Her Match in Aimee Allison
The "Tiger Mother" is set to speak in Berkeley this week.
by Ellen Cushing
Tags:
Books
,
Amy Chua
,
KPFA
,
Aimee Allison
,
books
,
Hillside Club
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Nov 23, 2011
Faster, Parkway Guy! Write! Write!
Will "The Thrill" Viharo reveals his secret identity: Will "The Quill."
by Stefanie Kalem
Tags:
Books
,
Will Viharo
,
pulp fiction
,
Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
,
Parkway Theater
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Jun 29, 2011
The Great Escapist
Comic-shop spinoff keeps it in the family.
by Stefanie Kalem
Tags:
Books
,
Fantastic Comics
,
Escapist Comics
,
Comic Relief
,
Rory Root
,
Dark Carnival
,
Jack Rems
,
Jay Sheckley
,
Jim Friel
,
Michael Chabon
,
The Escapist
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Oct 26, 2011
Ten Years of Mondays
East Bay annual Monday Night celebrates a decade.
by Stefanie Kalem
Tags:
Books
,
Rebecca Stonehill
,
Steffi Drewes
,
Ishle Yi Park
,
Suicide Kings
,
Rupert Estanislao
,
Amber DiPietra
,
Wendy O-Matik
,
Monday Night
,
Della Watson
,
Mission Cleaners Books
,
Christine Choi
,
Annam Manthiram
,
Patrick Duggan
,
Jessica Wickens
,
Diesel, A Bookstore
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Apr 27, 2011
Shedunit: Mysterious Women at the Oakland Main Library
Three of the Bay Area's best female mystery writers get together.
by Stefanie Kalem
Tags:
Books
,
Janet Dawson
,
Ann Parker
,
Camille Minichino
,
mystery novels
,
Oakland Main Library
,
Oakland Public Library, Main Branch
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (13)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Mar 16, 2011
Trekking the Med With Joel Stratte-McClure
A memoirist walks around the Mediterranean Sea.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Joel Stratte-McClure
,
trekking
,
Mediterranean Sea
,
Books Inc.
,
Books Inc. Berkeley
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Sep 15, 2010
Watching Rome Burn with Steven Saylor
Berkeley novelist invokes ancient persecutions and transgenderism under the emperors.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Books Inc. Berkeley
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (2)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Dec 29, 2010
Solving Equations, Solving Crimes with Camille Minichino
The East Bay author pours her own math-and-physics expertise into her mystery novels.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
mystery novels
,
Camille Minichino
,
Castro Valley Library
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Aug 25, 2010
Really Eating with Pim Techamuanvivit
Local author and food blogger joins dozens more at Eat Real Lit Fest.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Beth Liseck
,
Novella Carpenter
,
Eat Real Fest
,
Jack London Square
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Sep 8, 2010
Being Undead with Linda Watanabe McFerrin
The Oakland author's new novel is a Japanese zombie tale.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
zombies
,
Stone Bridge Press
,
Linda Watanabe McFerrin
,
Books Inc.
,
Books Inc. Berkeley
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Dec 7, 2011
Alternative, Indeed
The East Bay Alternative Press Book Fair is a celebration of DIY culture and a substitute for standard holiday shopping.
by Ellen Cushing
Tags:
Books
,
Tomas Moniz
,
Rad Dad
,
East Bay Alternative Press Book Fair
,
Berkeley City College
,
Brooke Appler
,
James the Stanton
,
Gnartoons
,
Kane Lynch
,
Sophie Yanow
,
MariNaomi
,
Mystic World Press
,
Endless Canvas
,
Suck It Mussolini Comix
,
Sixteen Rivers Press
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Nov 16, 2011
Philip K. Dick's Exegesis
New book is a trip inside the mind of the acclaimed science-fiction novelist.
by Stefanie Kalem
Tags:
Books
,
Philip K. Dick
,
science fiction
,
Pamela Jackson
,
Jonathan Lethem
,
Isa Dick Hackett
,
Laura Leslie
,
Moe's Books
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (1)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Jul 7, 2010
With and Without
Poverty comes in many forms, says Frances Lefkowitz.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Books Inc.
,
poverty
,
Frances Lefkowitz
,
Books Inc. Alameda
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (2)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Sep 29, 2010
Being Atypical with Patrick Cotter
He says living Irish poets are more dangerous than dead ones.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
poetry
,
Moe's Books
,
Patrick Cotter
,
Ireland
,
Moe’s Books
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Nov 10, 2010
Crocheting Cupcakes with Twinkie Chan
The San Francisco crafter crochets food.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
cupcakes
,
crochet
,
Books Inc. Berkeley
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Jun 30, 2010
The Missing Wife
Oaklander and
Chronicle
crime reporter Henry K. Lee pens a book about Nina Reiser's 2006 murder.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Hans Reiser
,
Nina Reiser
,
A Great Good Place for Books
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Oct 27, 2010
Waking the Dead With Karen Zimmerman
The local ghost-hunter investigates East Bay haunts.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
ghosts
,
Pardee Home Museum
,
Karen Zimmerman
,
Halloween
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Nov 3, 2010
Missing the Revolution with Jeff Greenwald
The local author charts Nepal's turbulent recent history, and his own.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Nepal
,
Jeff Greenwald
,
Diesel
,
Diesel, A Bookstore
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Jun 1, 2011
Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin's Gourmet for the People
Local cooks-turned-authors believe even the lazy should eat well.
by Stefanie Kalem
Tags:
Books
,
Robin Donovan
,
Juliana Gallin
,
food
,
Diesel, A Bookstore
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Books
, Jun 2, 2010
Dan Clowes' Midlife-Crisis Masterpiece
In
Wilson
, the Oscar-nominated Oakland graphic novelist examines life, loneliness, and Oakland.
by Anneli Rufus
Tags:
Books
,
Dan Clowes
,
Diesel
,
Diesel, A Bookstore
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
next »
Most Popular Stories
Viewed
Shared
Commented
Videos
Unveiling a Secret City
A new film by Spencer McCall offers a peek inside the bygone alternate-reality project the Jejune Institute.
The East Bay Poetry Summit Brings Poetry Out of Bookstores and Into People's Homes
A weekend of poetry parties at various East Bay residences.
Swarm Gallery's Farewell Exhibition Shows Fresh Perspectives
Fictional/Familiar
subverts conventional perspectives in the representation of space.
Dress Up
Plus butt plugs, porn mags, and DSGs.
Festival of Form
This enjoyably crowded, twelve-artist sculpture exhibition highlights a nature-focused sensibility.
A Two-Wheeled Taco Pursuit
This Cinco de Mayo, bike around Oakland in search of its best taco spots.
Internet Cat Videos Go Public
The first-ever Oakland Internet Cat Video Festival celebrates our weird obsession with quirky felines.
A Noir Set in Berkeley?
Playwright Dan Harder marries the 1930s crime genre and contemporary Berkeley to greatly entertaining effect.
Festival of Form
This enjoyably crowded, twelve-artist sculpture exhibition highlights a nature-focused sensibility.
Dress Up
Plus butt plugs, porn mags, and DSGs.
Unveiling a Secret City
A new film by Spencer McCall offers a peek inside the bygone alternate-reality project the Jejune Institute.
Comments (3)
Festival of Form
This enjoyably crowded, twelve-artist sculpture exhibition highlights a nature-focused sensibility.
Comments (0)
Dress Up
Plus butt plugs, porn mags, and DSGs.
Comments (0)
A Two-Wheeled Taco Pursuit
This Cinco de Mayo, bike around Oakland in search of its best taco spots.
Comments (0)
Telling, Not Showing
With 'Cooked', Michael Pollan gets in the kitchen — with mixed success.
Comments (0)
The Colbert Report on 'Marijuana Makes You Skinny' Research
The Great Gatsby
West Egg salad.
Bert Stern: Original Mad Man
Mad about the girls.
Protesting City Workers Turn to YouTube
What We Like: Yu Darvish GIF, a Two-Pound Joint, George Jones
Recent Issues
May 15, 2013
May 8, 2013
May 1, 2013
Apr 24, 2013
Apr 17, 2013
Apr 10, 2013
Best of the East Bay
2012
Intro
Readers' Poll Winners
Arts & Culture
Goods & Services
People & Places
Restaurants & Bars
Sports & Leisure
Categories We Didn't Think Of
Readers Say The Darndest Things
OTHER YEARS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
About Us
|
Advertise
|
National Advertising
|
Jobs
|
Newsletters & eLerts
|
Privacy Policy
|
Terms of Use
|
Report a Problem
|
RSS
|
Contact Us
|
Site Map
|
Your Profile
|
Check Out Food, Music and Arts in Other Cities