Editor Gerald Haslam's new expanded 2nd edition now includes 67 California writers and their work and is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse anthologies available.
Editor Gerald Haslam's new expanded 2nd edition now includes 67 California writers and their work and is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse anthologies available.
Haslam divides the state into five regions, selecting prose and poetry from each that reflects their history, terrain, and culture. "Many Califonias" features sixty-seven authors ranging from Jack London to Maxine Hong Kingston, making it the most diverse general-interest anthology available. "
“"The whole book is in essence a sampler of the humanity within the state . . . Thanks to writer and anthologist Gerald Haslam, [our stories] have been recognized and are being told." -- California English”
""Many Californias" lives up to the promise of its title, uniting writers from various ethnic, historic, regional, and philosophical corners of the state. . . . [S]plendid and thoughtful."
Gerald W. Haslam, the author of Straight White Male and other award-winning titles, is professor emeritus of English at Sonoma State University. He lives in Northern California.
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