Q & A with “High Spirits” author J. K. Dineen
When author/San Francisco aficionado Gary Kamiya describes a book as “a righteous pour from the top shelf,” that’s a very good sign you should add it to your bookshelf. High Spirits: The Legacy Bars of...
View ArticleQ & A with “Game Changers” authors Steve Swatt, Susie Swatt, Jeff Raimundo,...
“Californians like to walk on the political wild side.” That’s how Bruce Cain introduces Game Changers in his foreword to the 2014 California Historical Society Book Award winner, and his observation...
View ArticleSteve Wasserman Named Publisher/Executive Director of Heyday
The board of directors of Heyday, after an extensive search, is pleased to announce that Steve Wasserman has been named publisher and executive director of Heyday. He will succeed Malcolm Margolin,...
View ArticleQ & A with “The Flavors of Home” author Margit Roos-Collins
The Flavors of Home is more than a forager’s guidebook. It’s a call to adventure, a lyrical case for getting to know your home landscapes better, and a celebration of savor. As author Margit...
View ArticleHeyday seeks a Director of Development
Heyday is an independent, nonprofit publisher and unique cultural institution whose mission is to promote awareness and celebrate California’s many cultures, landscapes, and ideas. Through beautifully...
View ArticleQ & A with John Muir Laws
The Washington Post called John Muir (Jack) Laws “a modern Audubon” for his astonishing and inspiring work as a naturalist and artist. He’s responsible for The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada,...
View ArticleNarda Zacchino Named Executive Editor of Heyday
Berkeley, CA. (October 4) – Heyday is pleased to announce that Narda Zacchino, former top editor at the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle, has been appointed executive editor by Steve...
View ArticleHeyday on Page 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle
This holiday weekend, a feature on Heyday and Steve Wasserman ran on page A1 of the San Francisco Chronicle. If you missed it the first time around, or just want to reread, please click over to the...
View ArticleQ & A with Gary Noy, author of “Gold Rush Stories”
Since our last interview with Gary Noy, he’s presented Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots, and Rogues to dozens of audiences and picked up the Gold Medal for Best Regional Nonfiction...
View ArticleQ & A with Obi Kaufmann, author and illustrator of “The California Field Atlas”
The California Field Atlas is the magnum opus of Oakland-based author, painter, and naturalist Obi Kaufmann. Growing up in the East Bay as the son of an astrophysicist and a psychologist, Kaufmann...
View ArticlePike, Ursula
Ursula Pike Credit: Stephanie Macias GibsonUrsula Pike is a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her work won the 2019 Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest in...
View ArticleLaSalle, Mick
Mick LaSalle Mick LaSalle is the film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. In the late 1990s he was the on-air film critic for the ABC-TV affiliate in San Francisco, KGO. He is the author of three...
View ArticleHansen, Keith
Keith Hansen Keith Hansen is a professional bird illustrator whose images have been featured in Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status, and Distribution; Discovering Sierra Birds;...
View ArticleBeedy, Edward C.
Edward C. Beedy Edward C. Beedy, who has a PhD in zoology, has authored numerous technical publications and articles about Sierra birds. He is the co-author of Birds of the Sierra Nevada and...
View ArticleDonkin, Adam
Adam Donkin Adam Donkin designs apps for major tech companies in Silicon Valley. He is co-founder of Flock LLC., where he creates mobile app experiences that encourage people to fall in love with...
View ArticleGonzalez, Nayl
Nayl Gonzalez Nayl Gonzalez is a first-generation college graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a degree in Forestry and Natural Resources. Her love of living things is expressed...
View ArticleAlvarez, Lisa
Lisa Alvarez Lisa Alvarez is a professor of English at Irvine Valley College. Her poetry and prose has appeared in numerous literary journals. Alvarez coedited Writer’s Workshop in a Book: The...
View ArticleJohnson, Robert E.
Robert E. Johnson Robert (Bob) E. Johnson has lived in Berkeley for over 30 years. For the past twenty years, Bob has led group walking tours for groups such as Greenbelt Alliance (of which he is a...
View ArticleByron, Janet L.
Janet L. Byron Janet L. Byron has lived in Berkeley, California, for more than half her life. Malcolm Margolin’s East Bay Out was the first walking guide she purchased, and it introduced her to the...
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