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Publisher’s Note: The Promise of a New Space Age
By Will Hearst
Open Your Eyes, Edward James Olmos
By Gustavo Arellano • Illustration by Steve Carroll
Poetry: “Echoes” and “Rain Break”
By Kim Shuck
Fighting Oppression with Diamonds
By Ishmael Reed • Photos by Marissa Leshnov
They Left Their Hearts in San Francisco
By Gary Kamiya • Photos by Chris Hardy
Coming Soon: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
By Emily Wilson
Why This Art: De Kooning Showed Me a Master Painter’s Trick
By Nick Aguayo
All Power to the People
By Mike Sonksen • Photos by Gregg Segal
Instruments of Change
By Matt Jaffe • Photos by Christina Gandolfo
The New Space Age
They Build Rockets Here
Will Hearst in conversation with Chris Kemp
The Sounds of Space (Movies)
By Tim Greiving
Think Different
By Robert C. Jacobson • Illustrations by James Ransome
Have Space Agent, Will Travel
By Ajay Orona
Get Ready for a 10,000-hour Round Trip
By David Ewing Duncan • Photos by Annie Mulligan
What to Read on Mars
By Ajay Orona
Poetry: “Lady Stardust”
By Ishmael Reed
Space Invaders
By Kate Greene • Photos by Jason Henry
By Ajay Orona
Getting Away from It All
By Ajay Orona
The Ultimate Solar Power Plant
By Sarah Scoles • Photo by Gregg Segal
The Startup that is Looking Up
By Nasim Ghasemiyeh
Design That Is Out of This World
By Monica Corcoran Harel • Illustration by Tim O’Brien
The Asteroid Hit and Miss List
By Nasim Ghasemiyeh
Alta Picks: How to Experience Space Without Leaving Earth
By Jessica Blough, Nasim Ghasemiyeh, and Ajay Orona
How I Bought a Russian Space Suit
By Jamis MacNiven • Photo by Chris Hardy
A Salon for Space Lovers
By Robert Ito • Photos by Gregg Segal
Painting the Heavens
By Jessica Blough
Evel Knievel, Astronaut
By Adam Fisher • Illustrations by Mark Smith
By Jessica Blough
Blaze of Glory: The Fate of the International Space Station
By Ajay Orona
Alta’s 2022 Favorite Bookstores
Our Favorite Bookstores
By Blaise Zerega
Greater San Diego: The Book Catapult
By Amy E. Wallen
More San Diego Area Bookstores
By Amy E. Wallen
Los Angeles Area: Eso Won Books
By Michael Jaime-Becerra
Los Angeles Area: Skylight Books
By Michael Jaime-Becerra
More Los Angeles Area Bookstores
By Michael Jaime-Becerra
Desert/Sierra: Booktown Books
By Marcus Crowder
Desert/Sierra: Space Cowboy Books
By Ken Layne
More Desert/Sierra Bookstores
By Ken Layne
Central Coast: Henry Miller Memorial Library
By Mark Wallace
More Central Coast Bookstores
By Mark Wallace
Central Valley: Underground Books
By Sara Borjas
More Central Valley Bookstores
By Sara Borjas and Jane Ciabattari
Bay Area: Marcus Books
By Faith Adiele
Bay Area: The Booksmith
By Faith Adiele
More Bay Area Bookstores
By Faith Adiele and Jane Ciabattari
North Coast: Tin Can Mailman
By Joy Lanzendorfer
More North Coast Bookstores
By Joy Lanzendorfer
Oregon: Mother Foucault’s Bookshop
By Santi Elijah Holley
More Oregon Bookstores
By Santi Elijah Holley
Washington: Left Bank Books
By Claire Dederer
More Washington Bookstores
By Claire Dederer
Other Notables: The Writer’s Block
By Scott Dickensheets
A Few More Bookstores Worth Exploring Across the West
By Kim Cross, Scott Dickensheets, M.T. Hartnell, Jim Lewis, Anne Pedersen, Julian Smith
California Book Club
Books Were My Saving Grace
By Luis J. Rodriguez
Why You Should Read This: Always Running
By David L. Ulin
My Book Came Out and Nothing Happened
By Rabih Alameddine
Why You Should Read This: The Wrong End of the Telescope
By David L. Ulin
‘The Rules at the Pool’
By Julie Otsuka
Why You Should Read This: The Swimmers
By David L. Ulin
Public Purpose, Public Art
By Carla Blank • Photos by Christie Hemm Klok
Poetry: “Friend Poem”
By Rachel Richardson
The Seeker
By Faith Adiele
You Can’t Save What You Don’t Love
By David L. Ulin • Photos by Dustin Snipes
Fiction: Properties of Thirst
By Marianne Wiggins • Illustrations by Victor Juhasz
Trailblazer: Amika Mota
By Jessica Klein
