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The queen and I
In "Cleopatra," Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stacy Schiff dispels myths about the queen with delicious detail.
40 years of Doonesbury
Gary Trudeau celebrates a milestone with the release of "40: A Doonesbury Retrospective," a collection of more than a thousand of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strips.
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A good book is a gift that keeps on giving.
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A different perspective on war
Reporter Anna Badkhen's "Peace Meals" is a travelogue through dangerous war zones, as told through the dinners shared with the people she met along the way.
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Making peace with past
Rosanne Cash, who visited S.F. to read from her memoir, says "Composed" took on new urgency after her brain surgery.
Serra in action
Reflecting on the work of a larger-than-life persona can be tricky, as Paulette Frankl learned when she started "Lust for Justice."
Comics suit him
James Sime mixed comic joy with comfortable seating when he opened Isotope, S.F.'s first comic book lounge, almost 10 years ago.
Smith's 'Just Kids' wins
The rock star wins a National Book Award, as does Jaimy Gordon, Kathryn Erskine, others.
Bringing age-old wisdom west
Kazuaki Tanahashi has published an English translation of "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye" by the 13th century monk Dogen Zenji.
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