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Introducing Alta’s California Book Club

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jessica hagedorn, gangster of love

THIS MONTH’S BOOK: APRIL 18

‘The Gangster of Love’

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Riding the Wave of ‘The Gangster of Love’

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The Satin Sisters and Afro-Asian Intimacies in the

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Deliciously Creamy Tequila ‘Booktail’ for ‘The Gan

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‘Only Because It’s Forbidden’

Everything You Need to Know

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Our Partners

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Selection Panel

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‘Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems’ and ‘The Practice of the Wild’

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javier zamora, solito

‘Solito’

PAST BOOK SELECTIONS

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‘The Other Americans’

dave eggers, the every

‘The Every’

dj waldie, holy land

‘Holy Land’

carribean fragoza, eat the mouth that feeds you

‘Eat the Mouth That Feeds You’

deborah a miranda, bad indians

‘Bad Indians’

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CALIFORNIA BOOK CLUB NEWSLETTER

Announcing the Special Guest for Jessica Hagedorn

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Meet Asterism

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Fallen in the Night

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Technicolor Groove

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Excerpt: ‘The Gangster of Love’

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Why You Should Read This: ‘Solito’

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For Other Chepitos Around the World

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Why You Should Read This: ‘Riprap,’ ‘Practice’

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Why I Write: Turn Off the Calculating Mind!

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Why You Should Read This: ‘The Gangster of Love’

jessica hagedorn, gangster of love, writer, novelist

Blood, Exile, Longing, Obstinate Memory

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Event Recap: Laila Lalami’s ‘The Other Americans’

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Accidents of the Heart