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ISSUE 34
The Vegans Bought a Cattle Ranch
After building a plant-based-restaurant empire, the brood behind Café Gratitude has bet on meat—and MAHA ideals.
25 min
Alta Journal ’s California Bestsellers List (July 30, 2026)
This week’s bestselling titles include Whistler by Ann Patchett, Strangers by Belle Burden, and Too L.A. by Eve Babitz and Lili Anolik.
Family Portraits
A look inside Alta Journal’s Issue 36.
5 minLatest from the California Book Club
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Lo Bonito
In Los Angeles, an undocumented mother confronts cancer and deportation fears through labor, faith, and grace.
Bearing Witness
She photographed the Black Panthers, the Alcatraz occupation, and the farmworker movement. At 84, Ilka Hartmann is still developing film—and still a radical.
18 minTHE MONDAY BOOK REVIEW
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Writer’s Room: Native Forms of Knowledge
6 minTHE WEEKLY ALTA NEWSLETTER
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Highway 89 Revisited
A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.
31 minThe Latest
Maggie’s Farm
8 min
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #7 Issue 36
15 New Books for August
California Bestsellers List (July 30, 2026)
The Best Sushi in Los Angeles is Grab-and-Go
8 min
Desert Testament
6 min
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #6 Issue 36
‘The Man Who Could Move Clouds’
2 min
‘The Color of Law’
2 min
‘Nature Poem’
2 min
California Bestsellers List (July 23, 2026)
5 min
The Tragedy of Miranda’s Rescue
9 min