Naomi Elias

Naomi Elias

KQED Contributor

By Naomi Elias

In ‘Coyoteland,’ the Territorial East Bay Isn’t Just for Animals

An in mage of a book cover, colorful and detailed with two faces, alongside an image of a woman in glasses and curled hair, looking into the camera

A Riveting Graphic Novel of an Armenian Family in San Francisco

book cover superimposed over polluted warehouse and residential landscape

In Carolina Ixta’s New Novel, Teens Fight Against Pollution for a ‘Few Blue Skies’

blue book cover with two tattooed figures among stars set agains watery horizon

‘The Wayfinder’ Weaves Indigenous Polynesian Tales Into an Epic Novel

book cover collaged over image of waves in blue and green

In a Flooded Future San Francisco, Care Is All We Have

On the left, a book cover that features a hand in a silky, hot pink glove suggestively lifting up a skirt. On the right, a photo of the author wearing heavy black eyeliner with her tongue sticking out.

‘Soft Core’ Takes Readers on a Delirious Ride Through SF’s Kinky Underground

book cover with title and image of punk man with mohawk and antlers

A West Oakland Punk Turns Detective in ‘Saint the Terrifying’

A Serial Killer Looms Over Albany Author’s New Story Collection

The 'Headshot' book cover features abstracted forms of boxers, next to a portrait of the author.

Rita Bullwinkel’s Novel About Teen Girl Boxers Packs a Punch

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