Prose

 

By Ken LaZebnik

 

An insider’s look at Hollywood, artfully integrated with the historical photos of Leigh Weiner, among others. Learn More…

 
 

 

This short story collection from award-winning California author Daniel Coshnear includes 12 stories about occupation, featuring ordinary heroes. A thoughtful mood is reinforced with 16 full color images from Oakland artist Squeak Carnwath. Learn More…

 

A selection from Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London, inventively brought back to life through works by Northern Californian contemporary artist William T. Wiley. Learn More…

 

 

Bierce’s satirical masterpiece, The Devil’s Dictionary, began as entries in his various San Francisco newspaper columns of the 1870s and 1880s. The definitions were first published in book form as The Cynic’s Word Book in 1908. An expanded version was published in 1911 as The Devil’s Dictionary, a title Bierce much preferred. Learn More…

 

Movements by Chester Arnolds, 1994

Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War Stories are widely considered to be the finest fiction to come out of that war. Bierce’s stories pull no punches. Some commentators have described these tales as antiwar stories. In addition to his Civil War fiction, this book includes Bierce’s poignant memoir “What I Saw at Shiloh.” Paintings by Sonoma realist master, Chester Arnold, add a vivid dimension to this collection. Learn More…