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predator, ander monson
Obsession

In Predator, Ander Monson unpacks 35 years of thinking about a film.

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marion davies and william randolph hearst in bad nauheim, germany, davies’s pet dachshund peeks his nose out from her coat
Marion Davies on Her Own Terms
alta journal's california bestsellers list, september 21, 2022, nona the ninth, tamsyn muir, holding the line, dinners with ruth, nina totenberg
California Bestsellers List (September 21, 2022)
less is lost, andrew sean greer
Less Is More
fairy tale, stephen king, the marriage portrait, maggie o'farrell, a visible man, edward enninful
California Bestsellers List (September 14, 2022)
lucy by the sea, elizabeth strout, starry messenger, neil degrasse tyson, the divider, peter baker, susan glasser
THIS WEEK'S TOP TITLES
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (September 28, 2022)
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if i survive you, jonathan escoffery
Family Matters
on the rooftop, margaret wilkerson sexton
City Lights
alta journal's 2022 favorite bookstores, round 2
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: Update 2
september new book releases,
16 New Books for September
i walk between the raindrops, tc boyle
Life and Fate
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alta journal, favorite bookstores 2022, update 3
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: Update 3
john gregory dunne
The Dark Season
mfk fisher primer
An M.F.K. Fisher Primer
mfk fisher
The Magnificence of M.F.K. Fisher
julie otsuka, michael cunningham, john freeman, the swimmers, california book club
Event Recap: Julie Otsuka’s ‘The Swimmers’
alta journal california bestsellers list, september 7, 2022, carrie soto is back, taylor jenkins reid, subtle art of not giving a fuck, mark manson, ink black heart, jk rowling, robert galbraith
California Bestsellers List (September 7, 2022)
babel, rf kuang, love on the brain, ali hazelwood, nightcrawling, leila mottley
California Bestsellers List (August 31, 2022)
thomas pynchon, inherent vice
Pynchon at the Beach
the world's worst assistant, i'm glad my mom died, sea of tranquility
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List (August 24, 2022)
40, alan heathcock
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
heat 2, atomic habits, the four agreements
California Bestsellers List (August 17, 2022)
mercury pictures presents, anthony marra
The Home Front
mercury pictures presents, anthony marra, the last white man, mohsin hamid, beautiful world where are you, sally rooney
California Bestsellers List (August 10, 2022)
rabbit hutch, tess gunty
The Apartment
verity, collen hoover, the it girl, ruth ware, do the work
California Bestsellers List (August 3, 2022)
additional alta 2022 favorite bookstores
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: First Update
marianne wiggins, properties of thirst, excerpt
‘Properties of Thirst,’ Part Five
patricia wants to cuddle, samantha allen
Breaking Genre
august 2022 new books
14 New Books for August
portrait of an unknown woman, daniel silva, the daughter of doctor moreau, silvia moreno garcia, and they want to kill americans, the militias, terrorists, and deranged ideology of the trump insurgency, malcolm nance
California Bestsellers List (July 27, 2022)
properties of thirst, marianne wiggins, excerpt
‘Properties of Thirst,’ Part Four
thomas mann's los angeles, nikolai blaumer, benno herz
Exile and the Kingdom
thank you for your servitude, malibu rising, songs of achilles
California Bestsellers List (July 20, 2022)
the pink hotel, liska jacobs
Hotel California
marianne wiggins, properties of thirsts, part 3
‘Properties of Thirst,’ Part Three
california bestsellters, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, it ends with us, taste my life through food
California Bestsellers List (July 13, 2022)
properties of thirst, marianne wiggins
‘Properties of Thirst,’ Part Two
exalted, anna dorn
The Fault in Their Stars
all about love, lessons in chemistry, nora ephron
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List
angel of rome, jess walter
Past is Prologue
july book releases
13 New Books for July
happy go lucky, seven husbands of evelyn hugo book lovers
Alta Journal’s California Bestsellers List
properties of thirst
‘Properties of Thirst,’ Part One
foundation book series
What to Read on Mars
american me, author beatrice griffith
Why It’s Time to Rethink ‘American Me’
gary snyder, gary snyder collected poems
Gary Snyder: Three Poems
mat johnson, invisible things
Beyond Satire
washington bookstores
More Washington Bookstores
the last bookstore
Alta Journal’s Favorite Bookstores
san diego area bookstores
More San Diego Area Bookstores
los angeles area bookstores
More Los Angeles Area Bookstores
central coast, california, bookstores
More Central Coast Bookstores
central valley, california, bookstores
More Central Valley Bookstores
bay area bookstores
23 Bay Area Bookstores We Love
north coast, california, bookstores
More North Coast Bookstores
oregon bookstores
More Oregon Bookstores
desert, sierre, california, bookstores
More Desert/Sierra Bookstores
eso won books’ james fugate began his indie bookstore journey after reading the self help book what color is your parachute
Los Angeles Area: Eso Won Books
west coast bookstores
More Bookstores Worth Exploring Across the West
the book catapult, san diego
Greater San Diego: The Book Catapult
people love a bookstore with personality, says drew cohen, who co owns the writer’s block with his husband, scott seeley
Other Notables: The Writer’s Block
left bank books is located near the entrance to seattle’s pike place market, its inventory, decor, and calendar of events reflect the shop’s anarchist sensibilities
Washington: Left Bank Books
craig florence, owner of mother foucault’s bookshop, has created a cozy environment for conversation, contemplation, and thousands of books
Oregon: Mother Foucault’s Bookshop
tin can mailman interior
North Coast: Tin Can Mailman
booksmith event, san francisco
Bay Area: The Booksmith
founded in 1960, marcus books is the longest continuously operating black owned bookstore in the united states
Bay Area: Marcus Books
founded in 2003, underground books is managed by georgia “mother rose” west
Alta’s Favorite Bookstores: Underground Books
jake padorr is one of three staff members at the henry miller memorial library in big sur
Central Coast: Henry Miller Memorial Library
booktown books
Desert/Sierra: Booktown Books
skylight books exterior, los angeles
Los Angeles Area: Skylight Books
space cowboy books, jean paul l garnier
Desert/Sierra: Space Cowboy Books
alta 2022 favorite bookstore, the last bookstore
Alta's 2022 Favorite Bookstores
alta 2022 favorite bookstore, the last bookstore
Alta's 2022 Favorite Bookstores: A to Z
more city than water, a houston flood atlas lacy johnson, cheryl beckett
Hard Rain
a year to the day, robin benway
The Stages of Grief