Bonnie Tsui
Bonnie Tsui is the author of Why We Swim, a Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times bestseller that also was named a best book of the season by the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Outside, Discover, Amazon, Buzzfeed, and more. She is also the author of the award-winning American Chinatown; she has written about wildfires, water, and the natural world for the New York Times, California Sunday, and Pop-Up Magazine.

You Are Here: The Place That Is Water
Swimming contains a universe full of beauty, risk, and rites of passage.

Safe Spaces Available for California’s Homeless
Monterey County’s Tia Fechter launched One Starfish to provide overnight parking and social services to people living in their cars. Five years later, more cities across California are offering similar programs.

Fighting Fire from Above
Longer fire seasons, bigger blazes, and urban encroachment into the wilderness pose new challenges for those charged with fighting flames from the sky.