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Berkeleyside picks the best books of 2018

By Frances DinkelspielDec. 21, 20183:15 p.m.December 21, 2018

Our 10 best books of the year range from an exposé of a Silicon Valley firm to a novel that takes readers into the heart of the refugee crisis in Europe.

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Some new non-fiction books with ties to Berkeley to read over Labor Day

By Frances DinkelspielSept. 1, 20171 p.m.Septtember 21, 2017

It's Labor Day weekend. If you have time to read, check out these books by Berkeley authors or with Berkeley themes.
Some great summer fiction picks that have a Berkeley connection

By Frances DinkelspielJuly 13, 20171:40 p.m.July 25, 2018

There is no shortage of great books with a Berkeley theme to pick up this summer.

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Some very Berkeley books for the holidays

By Frances DinkelspielDec. 20, 201612:23 p.m.July 25, 2018
Best Books of 2016, picked by Berkeleyside editors, guests

By Berkeleyside staffDec. 16, 20162:30 p.m.January 9, 2017

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Best Books of 2015, picked by Berkeleyside editors, guests

By Berkeleyside staffDec. 17, 20153 p.m.January 9, 2017

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From hawks to Berlin to Salinger to neurosurgery to sci-fi: 6 great reads to start off your summer

By Berkeleyside staffMay 22, 20153:30 p.m.January 9, 2017

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Best Books of 2014: Chosen by local authors, Berkeleyside

By Frances DinkelspielDec. 16, 20143:30 p.m.January 9, 2017

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The List: 18 books about Berkeley for Berkeley lovers

By Frances Dinkelspiel Dec. 2311:51 a.m.May 9, 2017

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The best books of 2013, as chosen by Berkeleyside editors

By Berkeleyside staffDec. 17, 201312 p.m.January 9, 2017

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The best books of 2012, as chosen by Berkeleyside editors

By Berkeleyside staff Dec. 2111 a.m.January 9, 2017

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Best books of 2010: A Berkeley perspective

By Frances DinkelspielDec. 16, 201011 a.m.Septtember 29, 2017

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