Nonfiction
Staff Lists
Inspired Reads with your New Library Card
Pick up one of our limited edition library cards and pair it with our book selections inspired by African American in the Arts in Oakland.
Brontez Purnell Reads His New Memoir in Verse at Rockridge
If you were wondering whether attending a book talk is worth it, this is your sign. Yes, it is!
Behind the Book: Interview with Author Meikko Sheiree
We all love a good book but what does it take to publish one? Oakland author, Meikko, talks about her writing and publishing journey.
Inspired Reads with your New Library Card
Pick up one of our limited edition library cards and pair it with our book selections inspired by African American in the Arts in Oakland.
Brontez Purnell Reads His New Memoir in Verse at Rockridge
If you were wondering whether attending a book talk is worth it, this is your sign. Yes, it is!
Behind the Book: Interview with Author Meikko Sheiree
We all love a good book but what does it take to publish one? Oakland author, Meikko, talks about her writing and publishing journey.
Nonfiction Staff Picks
Staff Lists
Midwinter Magic
Book inspirations about a slower, softer life, deeply rooted in nature, guided by traditional skills and ancestral wisdom.
Marvelous Mushrooms
Did you know mushrooms can double in size every 24 hours? Did you know they are wonderful and weird and amazing?
We Won't Go Back: Women Who Changed the World
Because we might need some extra inspiration right now.
Midwinter Magic
Book inspirations about a slower, softer life, deeply rooted in nature, guided by traditional skills and ancestral wisdom.
Marvelous Mushrooms
Did you know mushrooms can double in size every 24 hours? Did you know they are wonderful and weird and amazing?
We Won't Go Back: Women Who Changed the World
Because we might need some extra inspiration right now.
