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Jane Vandenburgh

Jane Vandenburgh is a native of Berkeley whose novels include Failure to Zigzag and The Physics of Sunset. Her books of memoir and personal nonfiction include The Wrong Dog Dream, A Pocket History of Sex in the 20th Century, and Burial Practices, forthcoming in 2026.

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Fiction: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Land of Children’

Jane Vandenburgh tells the story of a Catholic school tucked on the shores of Silicon Valley.