New California Writing 2011

Drawn from a variety of sources, including national magazines and literary journals as well as small presses, the Internet and a commencement speech, this collection of forty-four readings on California showcases new musings about the Golden State. The volume includes pieces by Michael Chabon, Mark Arax and Rebecca Solnit as well as a host of other writers, both famous and obscure, from across the state as well as the literary, and social, spectrum. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)