A New York Times Editors’ Choice book from the author of the award-winning Tap Out – “a gritty, insightful debut” (Washington Post) – Edgar Kunz’s second poetry collection propels the reader across the shifting terrain of late-capitalist America.
My Vocabulary Did This to Me by Jack Spicer | East Bay Booksellers
An essential collection of a highly original American poetWinner of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Award for Poetry (2009)Winner of the American Book Award (2009)In 1965, when the poet Jack Spicer died at the age of forty, he left behind a trunkful of papers and manuscripts and a few copies of the seven small books he had seen to press.
Tradition and the Individual Talent
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
The Complete Works of Pat Parker by Pat Parker | East Bay Booksellers
The Complete Works of Pat Parker includes Parker’ s poetic masterwork, Movement in Black, as well as the poetry collection Jonestown & other madness, in addition to her published essays and other prose, along with two unpublished plays and a number of previously uncollected poems.
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
A book that redefines both family and narrative for the…
Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie | East Bay Booksellers
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, VOGUE, VULTURE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, AND ELECTRIC LITERATUREA NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE"Exquisite and wise.
Poetry Lover — Oakland Public Library
Poetry Lover — Soto, Gary — Twenty years ago, when Silver Mendez was the youthful author of two published books of poetry, he bragged that he was the first Chicano to write in complete sentences. His career has been going steadily downhill ever since. But a letter from Spain may change his luck. Silver is invited to Madrid to participate in a conference on Chicano literature. Now all he needs is money - for a plane ticket, a new passport, and a place to stay. And oh, yes - he needs to be able to send e-mail to Spain. Silver, a poet without a job, a home, or even a typewriter to his name, has his work cut out for him. His old friend Al Sanchez, a body and fender man who used to play drums in a rock band, is tapped out and angry because Silver never repaid Al's last loan. But even in the face of these imposing obstacles, Silver is determined not to miss this chance at the life a poet should live.
It’s go in horizontal by Leslie Scalapino | East Bay Booksellers
Internationally recognized as one of the most innovative writers in America today, Leslie Scalapino persistently challenges the boundaries of many forms in which she works—poetry, prose, plays, and more.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir
A gripping tale of personal revolution by a man who wen…
The H.D. Book by Robert Duncan | East Bay Booksellers
This magisterial work, long awaited and long the subject of passionate speculation, is an unprecedented exploration of modern poetry and poetics by one of America’s most acclaimed and influential postwar poets.
Over Easy by Mimi Pond | East Bay Booksellers
A fast-paced semi-memoir about diners, drugs, and California in the late 70sAfter being denied financial aid to cover her last year of art school, Margaret takes a waitressing job at local Oakland fixture: the Imperial Café.
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon | East Bay Booksellers
New York Times Bestseller“A genuinely moving story about race and class, parenting and marriage. . . Chabon is inarguably one of the greatest prose stylists of all time.
The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
journal publishing reform
reimagining science (by Ronen Tamari) — Semble
The Academy (by Rafael M Batista) — Semble
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Plan S
Zotero - InPeeR Ethi-quette (by Jay Patel) — Semble
Faster science, penalties in evaluation, and concerns on quality and impact: Researchers’ use and perceptions of preprints