What if you didn’t have to own a book to keep it? A reflection on slow living, library cards as keys, and the afternoon I finally walked into the little branch I’d been circling for years.
State of the Blog: an honest note on where Four Eye Books stands after a quiet stretch. On slow living, the weight of writing, and the reading life ahead.
In this thoughtful conversation, Matt Tory discusses Go See America and why meaningful travel doesn’t require distance — only attention.
Reading Sacramento Noir changed how I see the city I call home. A reflection on community, representation, and what it means to belong in a place both ordinary and extraordinary.
Explore silence, caregiving, and emotional inheritance in Sacramento Noir. Watch the Four Eye Books interview with Shelly Blanton-Stroud.
Author Jen Soong discusses “Ghost Boy,” generational silence, and Sacramento’s layered histories in this Sacramento Noir author interview.
Author Jen Soong discusses “Ghost Boy,” generational silence, and Sacramento’s layered histories in this Sacramento Noir author interview.
In this Four Eye Books interview, Sacramento author Maureen O’Leary discusses her haunting story “One Thing About Blue” from Sacramento Noir. Set in Oak Park and Tahoe Park, the story explores grief, survival, and the power of silence. Maureen reflects on emotional restraint, overlooked neighborhoods, and how place shapes identity in noir fiction.
A reflective conversation with Jose Vadi about his story Downriver, 1949 in Sacramento Noir. Explore memory, place, and hidden histories along the Sacramento River in this Four Eye Books interview.
The Golden Basement is weird, wild, and unforgettable—and so was my conversation with its author, David Norman Lewis. For the very first Four Eye Books author interview, we dive into 90s nostalgia, conspiracy zines, and the stories that get buried (literally and figuratively). Don’t miss this inaugural chat—full interview and write-up inside!