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5 Questions with Gina Apostol, Author of Bibliolepsy
Gina Apostol is the author of the novels Insurrecto, Gun Dealers’ Daughter, and The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata. She is the recipient of a PEN/Open Book Award and two Philippine National Book Awards. Her essays and stories have...
JOB POSTING: City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco is looking for a full-time bookseller (Updated 1/22)
This position will have a fixed schedule of 40 hours per week. Responsibilities will include receiving, working the cash register, providing customer service, and shelving. Previous bookstore experience and proficiency in Excel and inventory systems is strongly...
City Lights Publishers Year in Review: Best of 2021
We published 10 books in 2021. Here are just some of the highlights, best of's, and more from another affirming year of work for us. Eat the Mouth That Feeds You by Carribean Fragoza "For National Hispanic Heritage Month, 11 Recent Books on Latino Life," The New...
5 Questions with Eduardo Berti, Author of An Ideal Presence
Eduardo Berti, an Argentinian writer living in France, answers our 5 questions just before his appearance on our live discussion series.
Video: Noam Chomsky says we have no right to gamble with the lives of climate-vulnerable people
Stan Cox, author of The Path to a Livable Future, shares raw video footage of his interview with Noam Chomsky, inspired by his words in the context of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
5 Questions with Truong Tran, Author of Book of the Other
Poet and artist Truong Tran discusses his artistic and poetic influences, his new book project, The Book of the Other, and more in our 5 questions series.
5 Questions with Victoria Nelson, Author of Neighbor George
Victoria Nelson, author of Neighbor George, discusses her love for Polish literature, Chaucer, and more in this 5 questions interview.
5 Questions with Kalani Pickhart, Author of I Will Die in a Foreign Land
Kalani Pickhart is celebrating her debut novel, I Will Die in a Foreign Land, on City Lights LIVE. She took the time to answer our 5 questions!
5 Questions with Lucy Corin, Author of The Swank Hotel
Lucy Corin discusses what books she loves to return and which have been essential for her during the pandemic in our 5 questions series.
5 Questions with Kyle T. Mays, Author of An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
Our interview with author Kyle T. Mays, who discusses his pets, the music that influences him, and love for Malcolm X.
