The best books on San Francisco, recommended by novelist Armistead Maupin. ... When you began the saga, as a serial in The San Francisco Chronicle, what did you set out to capture about your chosen home? It began as a series of vignettes about ... earthquake of 1906. What do we find out about the spirit of the city? read more
The novel was originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle in the late 1970s. and the references to the decade are fitting and hilarious. I've only read "Tales of the City" so far, but it is the first of eight books in the series. read more
It is a graphic novel, set in San Francisco and New York. It is funny, insightful and a quick read. -The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth An amazing novel in verse set in the mid-1980s San Francisco and Palo Alto. Seth was a grad student at Stanford when he wrote it. And nothing makes reading 690 sonnets more fun. I love this book. read more