#California

10 California History Books

Find amazing California history books that delve into the many dynamic facets of the Golden State's history in this list, starting with The Other California: Land, Identity, and Politics on the Mexican Borderlands by Verónica Castillo-Muñoz.

Over the Bay Bridge: Haunted Oakland Spots Perfect for Graphic Novels

In ghost stories to graphic novels, we head west to Oakland, California. A city in the middle of a reinvention, it has a ton of history, a lot of it spooky.

Books for Your Inner Flower Child

We've got books for hippies from the 60s-70s, and current reads about shirking convention in search of a radical, counter-cultural lifestyle.

California Dreamin’: 7 YA Novels Set in Los Angeles

Pick up one of these excellent young adult novels about the City of Angels today!

Library Privatization Passes Despite Public Outcry

Escondido citizens unsuccessfully fought a city council vote for library privatization, a movement that takes libraries out of community hands.

100 Must-Read California Books

100 must-read books set in and/or about California

Literary Tourism: The Huntington Library in Los Angeles, CA

Defining The End of the World As We Know It: Apocalyptic vs. Dystopia vs. Spec Fic

Why Do We Love the Apocalypse?

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