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Author and artist of The California Field Atlas series. Order the books now at www.californiafieldatlas.com

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Oakland author and painter @coyotethunder provided watercolor images for his new book that reframes California’s environmental evolution by embracing “anthropic ecology.” Read more at the link in our IG stories, online at eastbayexpress.com or pick up this week’s print copy (last day for this issue)! 📖✨

Images courtesy of @heydaybooks

#eastbaylove #eastbayexpress #oaklandauthor #californialove

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We are so grateful to have had bestselling author of the California Field Atlas series @coyotethunder stop by the store this past weekend for a riveting conversation about his new book, California Inside Out. Not only do we highly recommend the book, which is full of insight, wisdom and Obi’s signature artwork, but we have limited signed copies available in the store now!

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📚 Meet Author Obi Kaufmann @coyotethunder

Obi Kaufmann is an award-winning author, artist, naturalist, and conservationist known for exploring California’s remarkable landscapes and ecosystems.

He is the author of the bestselling California Field Atlas series, blending science, hand-drawn maps, painting, and lyrical prose to reveal the connections between nature, history, and conservation.

A lifelong explorer of California’s wilderness, Kaufmann serves on the board of the California Wilderness Coalition and received the 2019 Mark Dubois River Protection Award.

📚 Meet Obi Kaufmann at the 2026 Twentynine Palms Book Festival!

November 13–15
📍 29pbf.com

#29plambookfestival #29PBF #AuthorSpotlight #MeetTheAuthor

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We were truly honored to host Obi Kaufmann on the pub date of California Inside Out!! He is an incredible artist, poet, and author. If you haven’t read his books, we’ve got you covered with lots of signed copies at the store! 🦉

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A Paddle and a Conversation with Obi Kaufmann🌞🛶

Join Kayak + Connect on Sunday, November 1st for a day of nature, art, and connection celebrating author and artist Obi Kaufmann and his new book. @coyotethunder

Begin with an optional guided paddle on Tomales Bay from 10AM to 1 PM, departing from Miller Boat Launch. Enjoy the wildlife, take in the coastal scenery, and explore with care for the waters we share.

Then join us at Straus Home Ranch from 2 to 4 PM for a one-hour talk with Obi, followed by a reception with healthy, plant based refreshments and time to connect.

Choose the full paddle, talk, and reception experience, or join us for the talk and reception only.

Sunday, November 1, 2026
Guided paddle: 10 AM to 1 PM at Miller Boat Launch
Talk and reception: 2 to 4 PM at Straus Home Ranch
22888 State Route 1, Marshall, CA

https://kayakandconnect.com/events/obi-kaufmann

#kayakandconnect #tomalesbay #bayareaevents #bayarea

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Happy pub day to our pal @coyotethunder ! He was our first ever in-store event and we're thrilled to have him back on Thursday December 3rd to hear all about the new book, California Inside Out, and be inspired anew!

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This month we’ll host an Oscar winner, a Monty Python member, a slew of best-sellers, legendary chefs, national treasures, fearless innovators, bold thinkers and timeless icons. We hope to see you out there for the unbelievable events we have lined up for October! Tickets and full event list available through the link in our bio.

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Desire Lines is one of @altajournal’s 15 New Books for October. “How do you become a mother in ways that you have never been mothered?”

Alta is a quarterly about California and the West. Its list, by Elizabeth Casillas and Katie Hulse, gathers “the works by authors on and of the West” that Alta is “most excited to see published this month,” and it calls mine “a bold debut memoir.”

Though I went to high school in Northern California, I am now of the West by way of Seattle. The book travels the other direction, tracing my matrilineage from Cuba to Spain.

Alta’s list runs in order of pub date. Mine is this Tuesday, October 6th, from @redhenpress in print and Brilliance Audio as an audiobook that I narrated.

Fourteen more October books:

Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy Revisited, by Tracy Daugherty (St. Martin’s Press @stmartinspress)
The Occidental Book of the Dead, by T. Geronimo Johnson (William Morrow @williammorrowbooks)
California Inside Out: Mapping an Ecology of Mind, by Obi Kaufmann @coyotethunder (Heyday Books @heydaybooks)
A Wall Is Also a Road, by Annalee Newitz @ghidorahnotweak (Tor Books @torbooks)
Off the Reservation, by Stephen Graham Jones (S&S/Saga Press @sagapressbooks)
Passengers, by Alexander Maksik (Europa Editions @europaeditions)
The Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West, by Kevin Waite (University of California Press @uc_press)
Needlemouth, by K-Ming Chang (Simon & Schuster @simonbooks @kmingchang)
Hanging and Burning, by Walter Mosley (Little, Brown and Company @littlebrown)
Sutra Americana, by Monona Wali (University of Wisconsin Press @uwiscpress)
Worlds Unfolding: Science on the Page, by Jennifer A. Watts, Daniel Lewis, Joel A. Klein, and Natalie Lawler (Princeton University Press @princetonupress)
They Told Me Back Home Would Be Beautiful: A Palestinian Memoir, by Elena Dudum @elena_dudum (Atria/One Signal Publishers @atriabooks)
Mightier Than the Sword, by Jim Ruland @jimvermin (Rare Bird Books @rarebirdlit)
Frank Capra, by Sam Wasson (Harper)
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I am grateful to @cassmannes of @pinestatepublicity for this connection.
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#desirelines #redhenpress #memoir #altajournal #writingcommunity

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Check out my new piece in the fall issue of @tahoequarterly about the upcoming @tahoelitfest
Oct 9-11

A CELEBRATION OF LITERATURE
Written by Priya Hutner and Photographed by Court Leve in Arts, Fall 2026

THE TAHOE LITERARY FESTIVAL BRINGS TOGETHER AUTHORS, POETS, PUBLISHERS, STORYTELLERS AND BOOK LOVERS FOR A FESTIVE WEEKEND OF INSPIRATION AND SUPPORT

The literary arts are flourishing at Lake Tahoe. Literary festivals, crawls, open mics, writing workshops and author events abound like never before, creating opportunities for readers and writers alike to connect, create and celebrate the written word.
At the heart of this vibrant community is the Tahoe Literary Festival, which is quickly establishing itself as the region’s premier literary event. Held on the beautiful North Shore of Lake Tahoe from October 9–11, the multi-genre festival features authors, poets, songwriters and industry experts offering panels, author conversations, generative workshops and craft talks.
The third annual event promises to be bigger than ever as momentum continues to build around this fast-growing literary festival.

Read full story:
https://tahoequarterly.com/fall-2026/a-celebration-of-literature

#tahoequarterly #tahoelitfest #courtleve #author #tahoecity

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