Tag: Literature
Who I Used To Be
With “Postcards,” creative non-fiction stories grounded in place, we aspire to create a new cartography of California. For us, literature […]
Following the Moniker Trail: Hobo Graffiti and the Strange Tale of Jack London, Skysail, and A-No. 1
Susan Phillips In his book The Road, Jack London describes his experiences living as a hobo. From hopping trains, begging, […]
Welcoming Boom’s New Editorial Team
Curating California’s rich culture is a task held exclusively by no individual. Amid California’s many wonders and challenges, we learn […]
Tracing L.A.’s Cruising Culture
Alex Espinoza In Queer Space: Architecture and Same Sex Desire, Aaron Betsky writes, “The queerest space of all is the […]
Our Ramona
Multicultural Dreams and Legacies of the Great California Outdoor Play
Dream Interrupted
Kevin Starr at The San Francisco Examiner, 1976-83
Boom Spring Southern California Event: Vietnamese California
Please join us Wednesday, March 7th, 7-9 p.m. in Orange County’s Little Saigon for a discussion with best-selling authors Thi […]
Seeing Orange County
Tom Zoellner Elaine Lewinnek Editor’s Note: This Boom conversation brings together an English literature scholar and an urbanist American Studies […]
The Big Siesta
Blake Allmendinger In Playing In the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (1992), Toni Morrison studies the impact of African […]
