Kris Newby spins a conspiratorial tale about Lyme disease in Bitten; Marcus Thompson II goes deep on Kevin Durant in KD; and Barbara Higbie presents music for healing and renewal.

Music by Victor Krummenacher, suspense from Eliot Peper, and 46 essays from women writers.

‘The Unpassing’ explores the complicated lives of Taiwanese immigrants living in Anchorage through the voice of a 10-year-old boy.

As many as 250 authors from the Bay and beyond will be in attendance, including poet and playwright Ishmael Reed, author Joyce Carol Oates, journalist Adam Hochschild, historian David Blight, and political commentator Robert Reich, for interviews, panels, and talks.

Its model is publishing works that resonate with its audiences’ desires.

Levitin explores masculinity, Hooper embellishes Dorothea Lange, and Forti debuts her first album.

The Bay Area author’s third novel — a work of historical fiction — relates to her own family history.

In the The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life, author and Bay Area journalist Katy Butler pools her infinitely practical and deeply human expertise to coach people on the end of their lives.

Fans of the Grateful Dead, natural foods, and rock ’n’ roll have music and books to dig into this month.

The UC associate professor’s first novel, ‘The Old Drift,’ echoes the styles of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Toni Morrison.