Peter Richardson

Stray Thoughts on California Culture

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Joe Mathews on Carey McWilliams

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It's a double serving of McWilliams today in the Los Angeles Times . I touch on him in my review of the Mary Austin bio, and an article...
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Secondhand Sounds

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Oh, it's on now. Don't miss the new show on KCSB 91.9 FM, every other Saturday morning from 4 to 6 a.m. Hosted by Ashley Richards...
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Review of New Mary Austin Bio

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The Los Angeles Times ran my review of the latest Mary Austin biography today. Written by Susan Goodman and Carl Dawson, the book traces ...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Peter Schrag

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Peter Schrag's last regular column ran in the Sacramento Bee today. It won't be the last we hear of Peter, but this a great occas...
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Monday, January 05, 2009

The Land of Little Rain

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I just turned in a review of a new Mary Austin biography, so it's fitting that I've been hanging out in the desert for the last coup...
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Palm Springs Dog Show

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My daughters and I attended this event on Saturday. Naturally, the press got wind of our presence there and asked us to comment .
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Kevin Starr and Westways

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We have a new entry in the McWilliams sweepstakes: Kevin Starr, who contributed a piece on C-Mac to the current issue of Westway s, the AAA ...
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Monday, December 22, 2008

The Waldie Factor

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Just as I was gearing up to deal with the Arellano Challenge, I discovered that D.J. Waldie is touting Carey McWilliams and Southern Califo...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Gustavo Otra Vez

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Evidently, Gustavo Arellano has his eye on my position as head cheerleader for Carey McWilliams. His syndicated column , "Ask a Mexica...
Friday, December 12, 2008

Gonzo: The Book

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Between the research for the McWilliams and Ramparts books, I've spent a lot of time learning about Hunter Thompson. Toward the end of...
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I've written critically acclaimed books about Hunter S. Thompson, the Grateful Dead, Ramparts magazine, and Carey McWilliams. My essays have appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Literary Hub, and many other outlets. I also like to review books and received the National Entertainment Journalism Award for Online Criticism in 2013. From 2006 to 2023, I taught at San Francisco State University. Before that, I was an English professor at the University of North Texas. Along the way, I also worked as an editor at the University of California Press, PoliPoint Press, the Public Policy Institute of California, and Harper & Row, Publishers. Back in the days of yore, I earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley.
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