To get to know the candidates on the ballot, The Oaklandside, in partnership with KALW and El Tímpano, is holding a forum tonight, 6-8 p.m., at Castlemont High School Auditorium, 8601 MacArthur Blvd.

If you want us to consider an event for this weekly list, email me at azucena@oaklandside.org ... two whole days to browse and find their next read. The gently used books range from $1 to $3. On ...

The Nike Book 1 has dropped in several exciting styles in recent months. Best of all, the scarcity of the sneaker has faded away as well. Athletes and fans are finally able to get their hands on ...

Japan’s three historic nuclear events — the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II and ...

An ancient book about Roman emperors has become a modern bestseller, captivating readers with its timeless stories of power ...

Filmed through the prism of grief, documentary ‘Almudena’ is director Azucena Rodriguez’s ode to one of Spain’s renowned writers who was also a dear friend. The late Almudena Grandes was ...

A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. In “The Fisherman’s Gift,” a man finds a lost child ...

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ presents women whose writing Austen admired — and how modern author Rebecca Romney found them.

Prime Video's "The Wheel of Time" is based on a 15-book series. Season three, which premieres on Thursday, adapts book four, ...