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Feb 6, 2013

These People Take Books (Very) Seriously

As a veteran typographer, printer, and publisher, Peter Koch has a particular fondness for books. He used to travel the world with fellow artisanal...
Jan 16, 2013

Staving Off a Midlife Crisis With the Ghost of Marc Chagall

Phoebe seems to have everything going for her: She's a painter who creates art on wine bottle labels for a living, and she owns...
Jan 2, 2013

Circle of Life

Nayomi Munaweera had almost given up on her novel. After abandoning her career as a visual artist to concentrate on writing, she spent five...
Dec 5, 2012

The Plot Thickens

Rhys Bowen's latest could turn you into a superfan of the mystery novel. The Twelve Clues of Christmas, the sixth and latest installment in...
Nov 28, 2012

James Freeman Reveals Blue Bottle Coffee’s Secrets to a Perfect Brew

As a clarinet player, James Freeman was able to scrape together a modest living by touring the country. "But the moments of inspiration were...
Nov 21, 2012

What We Read in 2012

Bay Area independent bookstores are like island oases catering to the specific tastes of their neighborhoods. So it's no wonder that, of their top...
Nov 21, 2012

The Books We Loved in 2012

This was a great year for books, especially those by authors from and writing about the Bay Area. Our top-ten books list this year...
Nov 21, 2012

The Mystery in ‘Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore’

A newly unemployed website designer walks into a 24-hour used bookstore in San Francisco, drawn as much by the books as the quaint "Help...
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