Now in paperback! This charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley proves that even the city’s avian residents are a little
Searching for Birds
An interactive story about the birds that capture our curiosity, told through data, visuals and illustrations
Where the Birds Sing Bass — Oakland Public Library
Where the Birds Sing Bass — Lockett, Reginald — Poetry. "WHERE THE BIRDS SING BASS may be the best book of poetry in 1995. The voice is hip, urban, observant, and nostalgic. Reginald Lockett brings the world home, and in the process tells us about folks who don't make the news" -Ishmael Reed.
What Kind of Bird Can't Fly by Dorsey Nunn | East Bay Booksellers
A decade behind bars spurs fifty powerful years of political and legal battles for freedom and human rights."Whoever wants to assuage their doubts that radical change is possible—from the level of the individual to that of law, culture, and society—should make time to read Dorsey Nunn's extraordinary memoir.
Introducing the Oakland Review of Books Syllabus
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TheThunderbird.ca
The Thunderbird is the student publication of the Graduate School of Journalism at University of British Columbia. Its mission is to showcase the work of students at the journalism school.
Embracing the complexity of plant–bird interactions to understand species’ roles within ecosystems
The context-dependent fate of seeds, shaped by birds that can act as both antagonists and mutualists, reveals a hidden variability of functions and seed dispersal mechanisms, underscoring the need for stronger empirical evidence to accurately understand seed dispersal ecology.
Hawkins-Weeks Photography
A blog about photography, featuring landscape, nature, abstract and macro subjects, plus articles on art, music and books (oh, and coffee!)
joão (@johnfields091.bsky.social)
Lisboa/Portugal Books, comics, records/music, films, games (interests, not activities). Mostly random thoughts in short form here, and in long(ish)-form on my blog. https://sobreiromecanico.tumblr.com/ (Photo: Eurasian Eagle Owl by Paul Bankowitsch)
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as the poetry collection Jonestown & other madness, in addition to her published essays and other prose, along with two unpublished plays and a number of previously uncollected poems.
What if our cities were designed for wildlife as well as people?
New research argues urban planning must recognise animals, plants and ecosystems as fellow inhabitants of our cities.
The Peraltas — Oakland Public Library
The Peraltas — Fibel, Pearl Randolph
Authorship, division of labour, material and digital form; thoughts on Samuel A. Moore's Publishing Beyond the Market
On Christmas day, we had a quiet time this year. One of the things I did was to read Moore, Samuel A., Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons (University of Michigan Press, 2025). This is a most enjoyable book that outlines a project and worldview that I know Sam has been cultivating and refining for many years. I should stress that I am not writing a “review” here. I would be conflicted anyway as I am thanked in the acknowledgements. But it did, like all good books, make me think and I wanted to jot down some thoughts. These thoughts are not necessarily novel – sometimes Sam even explores some of them in the book – but I thought it would be enjoyable to express them nonetheless.
The Color of Power — Oakland Public Library
The Color of Power — Douzet, Frédérick — <p></p><p> <i>The Color of Power </i>is a fascinating examination of the changing politics of race in Oakland, California. Oakland has been at the forefront of California’s multicultural changes for decades. Since the 1960s, the city has been a shining example of a fruitful liberal black-and-white political partnership and the successful incorporation of black politicians into the political landscape. But over the past forty years, the balance of power has changed as a consequence of dramatic demographic trends and economic circumstances. The city’s formerly dominant biracial political machine has been challenged by the demands of new multiracial interests.</p><p></p><p>The city, once governed by a succession of black mayors and majority black city councils, must now accommodate rapidly growing Asian and Latino communities. While the black-led coalition still relies on white progressive support, this alliance has weakened due to a shift in the progressives’ agenda and the voting habits of the black community, the rise of a Hispanic-Asian coalition, and a strong demographic decline of the African American population. With similar demographic changes taking place across the nation, Oakland’s experience provides insight in to the multiracial future of other American cities.</p><p></p><p> <i>The Color of Power</i> investigates Oakland’s contemporary racial politics with a detailed study of conflicts over issues like education, elections and political representation, and crime. Trained as a journalist, a political scientist, and a geographer, the author provides a unique perspective supported by numerous maps and extensive interviews.</p><p>Winner of awards from the French Society of Geography and the French National Academy of Sciences</p><br/>Trained as a journalist, a political scientist, and a geographer, the author provides a unique perspective supported by numerous maps and extensive interviews.<p>Winner of awards from the French Society of Geography and the French National Academy of Sciences</p>