Linda Lenhoff

Alameda

New Content Editor and Writer at Alameda Magazine

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SF journalist details devastating 2015 shipwreck in ‘A Greek Tragedy’ - Local News Matters

3 weeks ago | localnewsmatters.org | Linda Lenhoff

San Francisco journalist Jeanne Carstensen shines a light on the humanity underlying a recent historic event in “A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis (Simon and Schuster, 288 pages, $28.99, March 25, 2025),” which she spent six years researching. On Oct.
Oakland author shines a light on her neighborhood in funny, heartwarming new novel

1 month ago | piedmontexedra.com | Linda Lenhoff

It’s no surprise that in her funny, new fourth novel, Oakland writer Renee Swindle continues to write lovingly about her characters and their foibles. In “Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn” (Tiny Reparations Books, 320 pages, $19, April 15, 2025), Swindle introduces the funny yet messed-up Francine Stephenson, reeling from the death of her charismatic but needy mother.
Oakland author shines a light on her neighborhood in funny, heartwarming new novel - Local News Matters

1 month ago | localnewsmatters.org | Linda Lenhoff

It’s no surprise that in her funny, new fourth novel, Oakland writer Renee Swindle continues to write lovingly about her characters and their foibles. In “Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn” (Tiny Reparations Books, 320 pages, $19, April 15, 2025), Swindle introduces the funny yet messed-up Francine Stephenson, reeling from the death of her charismatic but needy mother.
Diablo Magazine's 2024 Beacons of Change

May 3, 2024 | diablomag.com | Linda Lenhoff |Rachel Orvino |Ian Stewart |Kimberly Olson

Every May, Diablo honors exceptional women who are leaders in their fields—women for whom innovation is second nature and no challenge is too daunting. Below, we celebrate six such trailblazers who have made their marks in wide-ranging sectors, from education and the arts to health care and business. We are inspired by their thought leadership and proud to call them our East Bay neighbors.
Berkeley Poet Laureate Aya de León

Apr 18, 2024 | diablomag.com | Linda Lenhoff

Activist, feminist, professor, poet—Aya de León added a new title to her repertoire this year: city of Berkeley poet laureate. She is the perfect person to shake up the region with her poetry, advocacy, and steadfast dedication to spurring action, especially when it comes to climate change. De León is not at a loss for words, of course, about her excitement regarding her new gig.
A New Novel from Oakland's Tommy Orange

Mar 8, 2024 | diablomag.com | Linda Lenhoff

Tommy Orange burst onto the literary scene with his debut novel, There There, in 2018, a poetic and moving look at a constellation of Native characters in Oakland whose fate comes together in a startling conclusion. There There was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the American Book Award, putting Orange on the literary map.
Google Store Artist Angelica Trimble-Yanu

Feb 23, 2024 | diablomag.com | Linda Lenhoff

Indigenous Oglala Lakota artist Angelica Trimble-Yanu’s printmaking and sculpture evoke her sacred homelands in the Badlands and the Black Hills. The 28-year-old artist’s focus on ancestral remembrance is just one reason Google asked her to design the artwork for its new flagship store in Mountain View. Born and raised in Oakland, Trimble-Yanu’s philosophy perfectly fit Google’s needs.
Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play.

Dec 22, 2023 | diablomag.com | Linda Lenhoff

Imagine the surprise on the faces of 650 children when NBA superstar Steph Curry and his lifestyle entrepreneur wife, Ayesha, recently unveiled a sparkling play space at Lockwood STEAM Academy in Oakland—part of their mission to transform the city’s schools. The founders of Eat. Learn. Play. joined students to cut the yellow ribbon in front of an outdoor classroom, mural, and revitalized community garden, along with two multisport courts and two mini soccer pitches.
Fiction: Joie to the World

Nov 1, 2023 | lilith.org | Linda Lenhoff

“IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD,” BY SHERRY KARVER, SHERRYKARVER.COM, INSTA @SHERRYKARVER I KNOW no one wants to hear about another person’s dreams (and often not even their hopes), so let me tell you a story instead, and since the line between fiction and nonfiction have blurred so much (and basically who even cares anymore unless there is some kind of life-changing pandemic coming or a missile aimed at your head), let’s just go with this is what happened. Let’s go with that it happened to me....
75 Years of the Tilden Park Merry Go Round

Aug 11, 2023 | diablomag.com | Linda Lenhoff

When friends from out of town come to visit—especially if they have little ones in tow—surprise them with a visit to the Tilden Park Merry Go Round. The carousel is more than a trip back to our best childhood birthday parties: It’s a piece of history, quite literally in our own backyard, and it is celebrating 75 years in the East Bay this year.