An avid reader since childhood, I couldn’t resist showcasing my favorite books, shops, libraries and lit-adjacent things to do in magazine form during my time at the Merc. Fortunately, I was working with equally book-obsessed people who were delighted to join in the fun. Bookish explored everything from literary luminaries — such as Alice Walker, Lemony Snicket and Tommy Orange — to John Steinbeck lore, a Jack London field trip and literary bars around the Bay Area. Take a peek here, here, here and here.