BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Alex Jiménez
Spring 2020 literature and LGBTQ+ media beat
Alex Jiménez is the spring 2020 literature and LGBTQ+ media beat. Previously, she was the fall 2019 Weekender editor and the spring 2019 Weekender assistant editor. Before that, she was the fall 2018 arts columnist and summer 2018 LGBTQ+ media beat. She joined the Daily Cal in fall 2017 as a Weekender staff writer and became an arts reporter in spring 2018.
Portfolio
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Emotional stasis and ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’: A personal essay
This past June I read Ottessa Moshfegh’s second novel, “My Year of Rest and Relaxation.”
Portfolio
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Emotional stasis and ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’: A personal essay
This past June I read Ottessa Moshfegh’s second novel, “My Year of Rest and Relaxation.”
Literature
MAY 15, 2020
Broken California dreams abound in Kate Milliken’s ‘Kept Animals’
Rory’s story, backed by a chorus of thousands, unfolds against a setting so richly developed, it is as if the Santa Ana winds themselves are turning the pages.
Literature
MAY 15, 2020
Broken California dreams abound in Kate Milliken’s ‘Kept Animals’
Rory’s story, backed by a chorus of thousands, unfolds against a setting so richly developed, it is as if the Santa Ana winds themselves are turning the pages.
Literature
MAY 08, 2020
Julia Alvarez mines poetry from grief in ‘Afterlife’
Alvarez’s terse realism, combined with her lilting writing style, is a combination that works well in service to the “telenovela material” she commits to the page.
Literature
MAY 08, 2020
Julia Alvarez mines poetry from grief in ‘Afterlife’
Alvarez’s terse realism, combined with her lilting writing style, is a combination that works well in service to the “telenovela material” she commits to the page.
Literature
MAY 01, 2020
2 girls rule the world in Robin Talley’s ‘Music From Another World’
“Music From Another World” deserves a read because of its unique approach to depicting historical queerphobia.
Literature
MAY 01, 2020
2 girls rule the world in Robin Talley’s ‘Music From Another World’
“Music From Another World” deserves a read because of its unique approach to depicting historical queerphobia.
Literature
APRIL 24, 2020
Hurricanes of tragedy bewitch in Fernanda Melchor’s ‘Hurricane Season’
Its beauty is representative of the beauty denied to the women whose suffering permeates every page.
Literature
APRIL 24, 2020
Hurricanes of tragedy bewitch in Fernanda Melchor’s ‘Hurricane Season’
Its beauty is representative of the beauty denied to the women whose suffering permeates every page.
Literature
APRIL 14, 2020
Bay Area Book Festival forges new paths in light of COVID-19 cancellation
For Parsons, seeing the literary community come together in this time of strife has been especially gratifying.
Literature
APRIL 14, 2020
Bay Area Book Festival forges new paths in light of COVID-19 cancellation
For Parsons, seeing the literary community come together in this time of strife has been especially gratifying.
Literature
APRIL 13, 2020
‘Books are essential’: How Counterpoint Press is staying strong in a virtual world
Hearing Fishmann talk about her work, it’s clear that the efficiency and efficacy of this virtual transition has been made possible because of the passion book publishers have for what they do.
Literature
APRIL 13, 2020
‘Books are essential’: How Counterpoint Press is staying strong in a virtual world
Hearing Fishmann talk about her work, it’s clear that the efficiency and efficacy of this virtual transition has been made possible because of the passion book publishers have for what they do.
Music
APRIL 07, 2020
The Unlikely Candidates’ Jared Hornbeek talks ‘pushing this band forward’
Pretty much everyone in the band’s current lineup comes from a pop-punk background, and they put in special effort to fill their sets with constant movement.
Music
APRIL 07, 2020
The Unlikely Candidates’ Jared Hornbeek talks ‘pushing this band forward’
Pretty much everyone in the band’s current lineup comes from a pop-punk background, and they put in special effort to fill their sets with constant movement.
Portfolio
MARCH 27, 2020
Social distancing after I ended my social isolation: A personal essay
But I think it’s okay to be uncomfortable with having to adapt. It has to be okay that it will take a moment or several to adapt.
Portfolio
MARCH 27, 2020
Social distancing after I ended my social isolation: A personal essay
But I think it’s okay to be uncomfortable with having to adapt. It has to be okay that it will take a moment or several to adapt.
