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All Over Coffee by Paul Madonna

In February 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle began printing an enigmatic feature called "All Over Coffee." Almost immediately, letters of...
Hello, I'm Special: How Individuality Became the New Conformity

Hello, I'm Special: How Individuality... by Hal Niedzviecki

When being a rebel is sanctioned by society, what is left to rebel against?
The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors

The Peep Diaries: How We're... by Hal Niedzviecki

All About the Peep Diaries We have entered the age of "peep culture": a tell-all, show-all, know-all digital phenomenon that is...
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Where River Meets Ocean by devorah major

This collection of poetry begins with the poet's inaugural address as Laureate of San Francisco, a sparkling essay that shows...
Volcan: Poems from Central America

Volcan: Poems from Central America by Alejandro Murguia

“A contact bomb, a volcano ready to erupt” describes not only Central America in the 1980s but—in the conception of...
This War Called Love: Nine Stories

This War Called Love: Nine... by Alejandro Murguia

This War Called Love is the second collection of stories by American Book Award-winner Alejandro Murguia (Southern Front