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12 New Books for November
Here are works by authors on and of the West, including Blind Persistence, Devouring Time, and Self-Portraits Ex Machina, that we’re excited to see published this month.
Issue 33: Art & Architecture
Alta Journal celebrates the impulse to create, build—and rebuild in our 33rd issue.
At the Wheel and Over the Hood
Rose B. Simpson’s mixed-media sculptures offer an exuberant blending of ancestral and contemporary culture.
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The Black Hole at the Center
Jean Stein, who wrote the searing oral history West of Eden, listened to others while evading herself.
EVENTS
Alta Live hosts interviews with magazine contributors, subjects, and California luminaries.
Alta Live: Ishmael Reed in Conversation with Will Hearst
Grocery List for Resistance
In Los Angeles, a network of women has organized food deliveries for immigrant families afraid to leave their homes.
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Hopis of Alcatraz
In 1895, 19 “subversive” men were incarcerated at the prison. Read the story of the largest band of American Indians held on the Rock.
Alta Live: Past Events
Alta Live hosts interviews with magazine contributors, subjects, and California luminaries.
The Latest
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
Announcing the Winter 2026 Books
Ask a Californian: Keeping It Casual
Coyote’s Descendants
