Blaise Zerega is Alta Journal’s editorial director.
Joan Didion held a mirror up to California life—and changed the way we write about it, managing editor Blaise Zerega writes.
A short story of desperation, suffering, and a longing for love.
The author’s debut novel, Right Back Where We Started From, is full of unapologetically ambitious women.
My quest to meet the famous poet 30 years ago.
Discover the fascinating spectacle of salmon on a mission.
This week’s California Book Club newsletter: Elaine Castillo, President Obama, and gratitude.
This week’s California Book Club newsletter offers important details for the Walter Mosley event on December 17.
Decoding the World takes on some of our most vexing problems and the emerging technologies that may solve them.
These four fiction selections are worthy additions to your nightstand.
Delve into the mystery of Sputnik, a $50,000 reward, and a possible government conspiracy.
As advertising brings in revenue, will listeners be left behind?
Hearables, wearables and magic pills are arriving to make it easier to exercise — or even to avoid it.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… what IS that thing? In 1896, it was the talk of Sacramento, and it remains a mystery to this day.
Your loved ones may be gone, but you can keep talking with them. Bots are the next best thing to having them there.
