Peter Fish
Peter Fish is a writer, editor, and teacher specializing in California and the American West. He lives in San Francisco.

A Tribute Through a Friend’s Eyes
An exhibition of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s art gains depth when viewed alongside his longtime friend and colleague Paul Yamazaki.
Jul 24, 2025

Highway 89 Revisited
A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.
Jun 23, 2025

The Most Famous California Novel You’ve Never Heard Of
More than a century ago, Harold Bell Wright’s bestseller The Winning of Barbara Worth promised California it could make its deserts bloom. Now we’re paying the price.
Mar 27, 2023

The Little Bookstore That Could
Community is a prized commodity at Marin County’s Point Reyes Books.
Mar 21, 2020