Playground Zero

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From Protest to Plague and Back Again

Can we ever know the past? Sure, we have research—records, documents, and archaeological sites—but long-ago words and stones leave huge gaps. Sensory memory rushes to fill those gaps, dangling its low-hanging fruit....

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Berkeley in the 1960s: An Unforgettable Character

When I wrote Playground Zero, a coming-of-age novel set in Berkeley during the counterculture movement of the 1960s, I wanted to convey something of the city’s splendor, along with the anarchy of those years....

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Story Circle Network presents: Three authors of coming-of-age stories

Story Circle Network presents a coming-of-age webinar with Sarah Relyea, Shelley Blanton-Stroud, and Elise Schiller....

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Playground Zero - 2020 Virtual Tour

You can view the 2020 Playground Zero virtual tour online. It includes reviews, podcasts, essays by author Sarah Relyea, and more. ...

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Playground Zero Book Launch Is Here!

News and events for the launch of Playground Zero, a novel by Sarah Relyea....

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