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ISSUE 36
The Alta Guide to California Summer Road Trips
From Mojave mysteries and sober wine-country detours to the cultural wonders of Highway 99, these routes bypass the standard postcard to reveal the true soul of the Golden State with a literary twist.
18 LGBTQ+ Books by California Authors to Read for Pride Month
Celebrate Pride with 18 striking works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from some of California’s most compelling LGBTQ+ voices.
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Issue 35: We Love Book Clubs
A look inside Alta Journal’s Issue 35.
6 minLatest from the California Book Club
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Bearing Witness
She photographed the Black Panthers, the Alcatraz occupation, and the farmworker movement. At 84, Ilka Hartmann is still developing film—and still a radical.
18 min
Finding Rachel
Shaquille Heath grew up without a family to count on. Then she met Rachel. A personal essay about chosen sisterhood, survival, and what it means to belong.
10 minTHE MONDAY BOOK REVIEW
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The Metaphysical Metropolis
17 minTHE WEEKLY ALTA NEWSLETTER
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Miss Christine: The Fast Life of a Rock Legend
Christine Frka was a muse to Alice Cooper, a secretary to Frank Zappa, and was a member of a pioneering all-girl band. She died at the age of 22
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Special Section: Family Portraits
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Issue 36 Crossword: It’s All Relative Solutions
Issue 36 Crossword: It’s All Relative
Fiction: ‘Chicago’
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Writer’s Room: Native Forms of Knowledge
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Poetry to Transport Us
4 min
Red Stitches
7 min
My Mentor, My Muse
8 min
Recently Reviewed: New Books Worth Your Time
Why I Write: To Change Lives (Of Course)
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Why You Should Read This: ‘Native Country of the Heart’
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Why You Should Read This: ‘The Library Book’
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