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Blood from a Stone

by Donna Leon

“Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon, the expatriate American with the Venetian heart.” —Paul Skenazy, Washington Post…

Uniform Justice

by Donna Leon

“Leon is probably the best mystery writer you’ve never heard of. . . . She uses the relatively small and crime-free canvas of Venice for riffs about Italian life, sexual…

Grove at Home: January 24-30

…been called “gripping” (Chicago Tribune) and “brilliantly written and meticulously researched” (San Francisco Chronicle), and praised for “combin[ing] the accessibility of a popular history with the highest standards of a…

Grove at Home: July 19—25

…artist Marion Scemama edited the footage of that interview into “Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: A Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989-1991.” It’s a powerful document of an artist reckoning with…

Grove at Home: February 28-March 6

…the unavailability of squid) Yesterday, we shared book critic Ron Charles’s appearance on “CBS This Morning” last weekend, where he sang the praises of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Committed, on…

Grove at Home: October 4—10

…identity and home that are common themes in immigrant novels”; the San Francisco Chronicle said it was “both poignant and amusing.” In this 2012 video shot for Big Think, Khakpour…

Stonewall at 50: Suggested readings for Pride!

…adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father to his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of the AIDS crisis. Bookforum writes, “An elegy…

Pride Month Reads

…aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. A profound and winning story by the man Michael…

Reading in Honor of World Refugee Day

…the adopted homeland and the country of birth. From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two gay men in San Francisco,…

Celebrating Women’s History Month

…twilight years and about feeling seen no matter how old you are — is one damn well worth listening to.”—San Francisco Chronicle   Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Winner…