Bay Area Poet Cole Swensen launches ‘Veer’ at City Lights, Book Passage By JL Odom Bay City News May 18, 2026 In “Veer,” her 20th poetry collection, Bay Area native Cole Swensen reimagines everyday life through unexpected and often playful shifts in pe…
Arts & Entertainment Literary travelers follow the footsteps of famous authors from around the world By Jennifer Allen The Associated Press Apr 3, 2026 Readers are increasingly packing their bags with a favorite book in mind. From historic homes to literary festivals and themed hotel suites, d…
Local News Belmont names new poet laureate Daily Journal staff report Jan 29, 2026 Greg McCulloh was named Belmont’s poet laureate for a three-year term beginning in 2026.
+2 Columnists The hypocrisy of BookTok By Becca Koenig Updated Jan 28, 2026 In 2021, U.S. print sales reached 843 million books — the highest they’ve been since 2004. While this was partly due to the pandemic, there wa…
+2 Columnists High schools don’t make literature a priority By Josie WettanUpdated Sep 8, 2025 A few months ago, at the dinner table, my dad asked my sister and me what books we had read that year for school. My sister, who was in her fr…
+2 Local News Featured Bringing comics to life By Chris Ceguerra Daily Journal correspondent May 2, 2025 The 2025 Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest commemorated its ninth year Saturday and brought together students, families and independent arti…
Local News Antonio López named San Mateo County poet laureate Daily Journal staff report Apr 9, 2025 The Board of Supervisors named Antonio De Jesús López San Mateo County’s fifth poet laureate.
Local News Deadline extended to apply for San Mateo County’s poet laureate role Bay City NewsUpdated Jan 13, 2025 A self-described “recovering engineer,” a teacher and others have served as San Mateo County’s poet laureate — and now, the city is looking fo…
