Profound meditations on life, death, freedom, family, and faith written by radical, Black journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, while he was awaiting his execution.

The Promise

Silvina Ocampo

A dying woman's attempt to recount the story of her life reveals the fragility of memory and the illusion of identity.

Forgotten Journey

Silvina Ocampo

Delicately crafted, intensely visual, deeply personal stories explore the nature of memory, family ties, and the difficult imbalances of love.

Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman

Bob Kaufman, Neeli Cherkovski, Raymond Foye, Tate Swindell

Collected for the first time, the complete surviving works of a major African-American Beat Surrealist poet. ––Recommended by Paul Yamazaki, head book buyer, City Lights Bookstore

Surrealism
Inside the Magnetic Fields

Penelope Rosemont

A series of personal and historical encounters with surrealism from one of its foremost practitioners in the United States.

Troublemaker for Justice
The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington

Jacqueline Houtman, Michael G. Long, Walter Naegle

This biography of Bayard Rustin for young readers depicts his life of nonviolent activism and resistance.

United States of Distraction
Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)

Mickey Huff, Nolan Higdon

A powerful critique of how manipulation of media gives rise to disinformation, intolerance, and divisiveness, and how we can fight back.

The Grave on the Wall

Brandon Shimoda

A memoir and book of mourning, a grandson's attempt to reconcile his own uncontested citizenship with his grandfather's lifelong struggle.

Deer Trails
San Francisco Poet Laureate Series No. 7

Kim Shuck

San Francisco's new poet laureate—a Native American and native San Franciscan—explores urban space and the natural world.

More Gone
City Lights Spotlight Series No. 18

Edmund Berrigan

From New York School scion and memoirist, a new book of poems considering domesticity in the heart of the city.

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