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ISSUE 35

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Highway 89 Revisited

A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.

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Issue 35: We Love Book Clubs

A look inside Alta Journals Issue 35.

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THE TBR CORNER

California Bestsellers List: April 9, 2026

This week’s bestselling titles include How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson, The Keeper by Tana French, and Your Retirement Sketchbook by Jamie Hopkins and Bonnie Treichel.

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LEARNING TOGETHER

Confessionals of a Silicon Valley Book Club

Amid an elite—and elitist—Silicon Valley reading group, one member finds herself feeling out of place.

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MORE THAN 300 BOOKS

A Book Club in Santa Barbara County Jail

Incarcerated women find the outside world—and some inner peace—talking about books together.

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A BEER CAN MANIFESTO

Your Next Home Could Be an Earthship

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

An Owens Valley Travelogue

A journey through an arresting landscape of craggy mountains and ancient trees, where parched land reveals how California has been shaped by water throughout history.

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