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Debuts April 2024 — What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly
A Leader in the Movement for Prisoners’ Rights Shares Telling Insights in New Memoir Centering Solidarity and Resistance Dorsey Nunn shares his meteoric origin story, tracing how his time spent in...
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Debuts May 2024 — Unnatural Habitat
A Vivid, Novel Portrait of the Bizarre Ecosystem of Los Angeles Calls on Angelenos to Support the City’s Wildlife Craig Stanford reveals the interconnectedness of LA’s unlikely mosaic of plant and...
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Debuts May 2024 — California Snakes and How to Find Them
Herpetologist Shows Us a New Side of the West Coast’s Snakes in a Welcoming Guide A biology professor and animal rescuer reveals the hidden wonders of the Golden State’s legless denizens in California...
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Debuts July 2024 — The California Sky Watcher
Earth Scientist Demystifies California’s Diverse Weather Landscapes in a Richly Illustrated Guide The California Sky Watcher unpacks the inner workings of our atmosphere, revealing the patterns that...
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Debuts August 2024 — Heyday at Fifty
Heyday Debuts Anniversary Anthology Celebrating Half a Century of Publishing in 2024 Founded in 1974, the fiercely independent Bay Area-based publisher of California nature, arts and culture,...
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Debuts August 2024 — Redress (paperback release)
Leader of the Japanese American Reparations Movement Shares Inside Story of the Historic Campaign for Redress Former director of the longest standing Asian American civil rights group shares...
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Debuts September 2024 — State of Fire
Bestselling Author Obi Kaufmann Seeks to Shift Our Understanding of California’s Fires In this artful meditation, the beloved painter and eco-philosopher reassesses wildfire as a force for...
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Debuts October 2024 — Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything, Even If It’s a Lie
Political and Literary Omnivore Steve Wasserman Releases a New Memoir-in-Essays This exhilarating journey through the world of books penned by a “treasure of American letters” provokes and delights....
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Debuts October 2024 — Louder Than the Lies
Anti-Racist Educator Unpacks Asian American Racialization and Self-Determination in New Book A series of ideas and frameworks sets out to dispel white supremacist stigmas and stereotypes affecting...
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Debuts November 2024 — Bay Area Wildlife
Quirky Wildlife Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area Invites Readers to Connect with and Conserve Local Species This antidote to dry field guides from advocate Jeff Miller shares detailed portraits of...
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Debuts November 2024 — The Birds in the Oaks
A New Book on Oak-Allied Birds Celebrates Connections Between Tree Host and their Winged Tenants In The Birds in the Oaks columnist Jack Gedney profiles over 15 bird species and their co-evolution...
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Debuts September 2024 — California Against the Sea (paperback)
Pulitzer Finalist’s Prescient Exploration of Sea Level Rise Hailed as A Critical Guide to the Future In her celebrated and awards-winning book, Los Angeles Times environmental reporter Rosanna Xia...
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Debuts November 2024 — The Laws Field Guide to Sierra Birds (Updated Edition)
Beloved Naturalist and Illustrator John Muir Laws Debuts an Updated Edition of His Classic Birds Guide The Laws Field Guide to Sierra Birds features over 200 species with full-color illustrations to...
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Debuts November 2024 — Portrait in Red
New Memoir Recounts A Madcap, Globetrotting Romp to Discover the Secrets of a Discarded Painting Offbeat humor and countercultural sensibilities abound in this playful riff on art investigations from...
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Debuts June 2025 — Double Hyenas and Lazarus Birds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Book from Charles Hood, Double Hyenas and Lazarus Birds Explores the Pacific Ocean and the Wonders of Nature An adventurous, sometimes anxious, always surprising trip around...
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Debuts July 2025 — Rocks and Riches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Discover the Geological Wonders of California in Rocks and Riches: Exploring California’s Stunning Geology by Gary L. Prost Take a road trip through California’s fascinating...
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Debuts March 2025 — Birds of the California Delta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Discover the Birds of the California Delta in New Illustrated Guide written by Aaron N. K. Haiman and illustrated by Martha Espinoza New entry into Heyday’s beloved Birds of...
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Debuts April 2025 — California Lizards and How to Find Them
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Author Emily Taylor Brings the Wonders of California’s Lizards to Life in New Book California Lizards and How to Find Them Offers a Field Guide of the State’s Diverse Reptile...
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Debuts March 2025 — I Love Salmon and Lampreys
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For young readers, an inspiring story about a river, a successful Native-led movement for environmental justice, and the making of a scientist An adventurous, sometimes anxious,...
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Debuts June 2025 — The Enduring Wild
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Forgotten Lands Project Founder Advocates for Enhanced Conservation of Public Lands In a new book, Josh Jackson explores the overlooked wilderness of California’s public land and...
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