Critics & Writers - Book Reviews - Author Interviews

Sleep Tight
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Dan Chaon speaks to us about the value of looking at the dark side.
The Book was Better....
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A new Nicholas Sparks book has been transfered to the screen. See how The Lucky One did originally with the critics.
Pulitzer is Announced
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A surprising announcement from the Pulitzer Committee.
Debut Memoir
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There's a new literary girl in town. Jenny Lawson becomes lit's new it girl with her new (mostly true) memoir.
The Diesel
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An urban California aesthetic, Oakland's Diesel Books is our bookstore of the month.

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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal

by JEANETTE WINTERSON

Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. She has written some of the most admired books of the past few decades, including her internationally bestselling first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents that is now often required reading in contemporary fiction.Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a memoir about a life’s work to find happiness.

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At Critics and Writers we want to help independent bookstores thrive. Each month we highlight one of our favorite.

Diesel Books
433 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

Known throughout Oakland for providing excellent book events and service from booksellers who actually know a lot about books, Diesel books has become an icon in the Oakland community.

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