Walking with Lisa See: On Lisa See’s On Gold Mountain | December 2025

Out of the Archives: On Ilana Masad’s Beings | October 2025

Literature That Belongs to Us: On John Freeman’s California Rewritten | October 2025

Through the Lens of Solastalgia: On Manjula Martin’s The Last Fire Season | June 2025

Review of Rebecca Solnit’s No Straight Road Takes You There | June 2025

25 Books that Define California: The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle | March 2025

25 Books that Define California: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan | March 2025

25 Books that Define California: Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley | March 2025

25 Books that Define California: Fat City by Leonard Gardner | March 2025

25 Books that Define California: Mecca by Susan Straight | March 2025

Review of Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel | March 2025

The Consequences: Giving Voice to Ghosts | February 2025

Less is Earnest: Reading Andrew Sean Greer’s Less | February 2023

Review of Kathryn Ma’s The Chinese Groove | January 2023

Review of Manuel Muñoz’s The Consequences | November 2022

Review of Tess Gunty’s The Rabbit Hutch | August 2022

Review of Susan Straight’s Mecca | March 2022

Review of Judith Freeman’s MacArthur Park | October 2021

Review of Marisa Silver’s The Mysteries | May 2021

Review of William Deverell’s Kathy Fiscus | April 2021

Review of Carol Edgarian’s Vera | March 2021

Alta Asks: Talking with Roberto Lovato | January 2021

Alta Asks: Talking with Ben Ehrenreich | January 2021

Review of Seth Greenland’s A Kingdom of Tender Colors | October 2020

Gary Phillips’ Favorite Noir | September 2020

Naomi Hirahara’s Favorite Noir Story | September 2020

The Killer Inside Tod Goldberg | September 2020

Attica Locke Makes Her Movie Case | September 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Steve Erickson | September 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Sara Borjas | July 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Alex Espinoza | July 2020

Three Questions with Katie M. Flynn | July 2020

Three Questions with Brian Evenson | July 2020

Three Questions with Lawrence Wright | July 2020

Three Questions with Edan Lepucki | July 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with David L. Ulin | June 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Katie M. Flynn | June 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Tod Goldberg | June 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Rishi Reddi | June 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Edan Lepucki | May 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Matthew Zapruder | May 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Peter Orner | May 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Kimi Eisele | May 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Luis J. Rodriguez | May 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Susan Straight | April 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Tess Taylor | April 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Bonnie Tsui| April 2020

Review of Elizabeth Wetmore’s Valentine | April 2020

“Three Questions” Interview with Rishi Reddi | April 2020

“Three Questions” Interview with Luis J. Rodriguez | April 2020

“Three Questions” Interview with Robert Hass | April 2020

“Three Questions” Interview with Miranda July | April 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Vanessa Hua | March 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Ander Monson | January 2020

Alta Asks: Talking with Heidi Van Horn | January 2020

Review of Susan Straight’s In the Country of Women | October 2019

“Three Questions” Interview with Terry Tempest Williams | October 2019

“Three Questions” Interview with Matthew Zapruder | October 2019

“Three Questions” Interview with Roger Steffens | October 2019

“Three Questions” Interview with Kimi Eisele | October 2019

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