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Literary Features 1996

Poet, playwright and essayist Amiri Baraka Bookshop Santa Cruz Dictionaries and thesauri Michael Ventura and alternative journalism Dramatic readings Live poetry and musical performances Sunnyvale author Chitra Divakaruni Sonoma's Java Jive writing contest Poet Stephen Mitchell Deconstructing Ken Burns Bedtime stories of Sonoma notables, plus the Independent's staff Sonoma book reviews Ambrose Bierce, the original American cynic Computer-assisted typography Santa Cruz independent booksellers Mark Twain and the wild West Summertime reads Mystery couple Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini Environmentalist author Tom Athanasiou Professor, activist, and author Howard Zinn Legendary Russian novelist Yevgeny Yevtushenko Sonoma book reviews Gen X magazines Beat Generation book and Jack Kerouac CD-ROM The Sitting Room

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