Paul Wilner
Paul Wilner is a longtime journalist, poet, and critic who lives in Monterey County. He is the former editor of the San Francisco Examiner Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle Style section and managing editor of the Hollywood Reporter. His work has been published in the Paris Review, New York Times, ZYZZYVA magazine, Barnes and Noble Review, Los Angeles Times and many other publications.
Upcoming Releases: Moderation and Cozy Dystopias
Books to look forward to—for the beach and your nightstand.
A Different Drummer
In Drums and Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon, Joel Selvin explores a complicated life.
Working Girls
Jane Smiley’s A Dangerous Business is a 19th-century mystery.
Long Strange Trip
William Brewer’s The Red Arrow is a wild ride.
The Good Doctor
In Going to Trinidad, Martin J. Smith offers a portrait of gender-confirmation pioneer Dr. Stanley Biber.
A Parable of Paradox
In The Arrest, Jonathan Lethem imagines a world in the throes of apocalypse.
William T. Vollmann Is Not a Voyeur
The author’s latest novel returns to the lower depths of San Francisco.
Father’s Little Dividend
In his new collection of poems, Father’s Day, Matthew Zapruder explores the complications of parenthood…and everything.
Onward, Christian’s Soldiers
Phantoms, a new novel from Christian Kiefer, exorcises past crimes and confronts current issues against the backdrop of two wars.
Not Everything Turns to Gold
Lydia Kiesling’s dazzling debut, The Golden State, explores the often forsaken areas of rural California
All About Eve
With the re-release of "Black Swans: Stories" Los Angeles author and artist Eve Babitz is reestablished as a major West Coast literary icon.