THE LATEST FROM ALTA
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They Built a 7,000-Pound Raft—and Floated Toward Freedom
The members of the Colin family reconnect to one another—and themselves—on a river float in Sweden.
Issue 33: Art & Architecture
Alta Journal celebrates the impulse to create, build—and rebuild in our 33rd issue.
Alta Q&A: ‘I’m Interested in Delivering’
Frank Gehry is renowned for a design language that is instantly recognizable yet deeply thoughtful and rooted in both art and architecture. The Californian reflects on defying convention and why he’s still working at 96.
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The Cult of Eichler
The houses of this mid-century modern developer are hotter than ever. But renovating one can require joining an online support group.
EVENTS
Alta Live hosts interviews with magazine contributors, subjects, and California luminaries.
Alta Live: A California Family in the Swedish Wilderness
Writer’s Room: Friendship As a Prism
Angela Flournoy discusses how her second novel, The Wilderness, came to be.
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The Scarlet Macaw: Out of Place and at Home in the Desert
Roberto Lovato goes on a very personal search for the feathers of this tropical bird, which have been prized for their beauty, spiritual meaning, and healing power for millennia.
Alta Live: Past Events
Alta Live hosts interviews with magazine contributors, subjects, and California luminaries.
The Latest
California Bestsellers List (November 6, 2025)
A Poetic Portrait of Dorothea Lange
Alta Live: Ishmael Reed with Will Hearst
The Rule of Names
Mounting the Evidence
Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #7 Issue 33
8 California-Gothic Reads for a Literary Halloween
Writer’s Room: Form and Function
12 New Books for November
California Bestsellers List (October 30, 2025)
‘The Lost Bus’ Review
