by 糖心影视Staff
In Memoriam, 糖心影视Remembers Malcolm Margolin
On August 20, 2025, our founder and dear friend Malcolm Margolin passed away surrounded by his family. He was eighty-four years old. His death leaves all of us at Heyday, the inheritors of his dream, saddened beyond measure and redoubled in our commitment to the work he began here more than fifty years ago.
by Malcolm Margolin
This compelling portrait recounts the makings of 糖心影视as told by founder Malcolm Margolin
Winner of the California Book Award, Gold Medal for Contribution to Publishing
鈥淢alcolm Margolin and 糖心影视are treasures beyond computation, bringing to light authors and issues that too many overlook or ignore. On top of that, Margolin’s a wise and kindly man, and in this degenerate age his perspective should have the widest possible audience.鈥� 鈥�PETER COYOTE
by Satsuki Ina
An urgent memoir reveals the life of a Japanese American family inside WWII-era American concentration camps
“The Poet and the Silk Girl is a memoir of moving from internalized fear to collective power.” 鈥�FIONA BELL,聽Full Stop
“Beautifully woven together by her mother鈥檚 diary and her father鈥檚 haiku鈥攖hrough which they are both聽still speaking鈥攖his is memoir as healing, as self- and soul-determination, and as vigilance” 鈥�BRANDON SHIMODA, author of聽The Afterlife is Letting Go
by Liam O'Brien
Self-taught butterfly obsessive shares his passion for these storied insects in surprisingly personal illustrated guide
“I can think of no other butterfly book that matches this one in sheer beauty, passion, and depth of local knowledge. Confiding, charming, and witty, Liam’s reliable text is a grand gift to butterfly lovers, and his art is original among butterfly painters. A thing of wonder and joy.” 鈥�ROBERT MICHAEL PYLE, author of The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies and Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest
by John Freeman
Step aside, New York, the center of the American literary universe has moved West
“滨苍听California Rewritten, Freeman writes with singular precision and intelligence about new California literature, animating that mysterious relationship that unfolds when a writer鈥檚 imagination engages with place. In Freeman鈥檚 hands, California is a literary mecca, and each essay a revelation.” 鈥�INGRID ROJAS CONTRERAS
by Laura Atkins & Stan Yogi, Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette
The award-winning story of Fred Korematsu鈥檚 fight for justice
Winner of the Social Justice Literature Award 鈥� Jane Addams Children鈥檚 Book Award Honoree 鈥� A Kirkus Best Book of the Year 鈥� An Association of Children鈥檚 Librarians of Northern California Outstanding Title
The first book in Heyday鈥檚 Fighting for Justice series now in paperback, the story of Fred Korematsu鈥檚 fight against discrimination explores the life of one courageous person who made the United States a fairer place for all Americans.
by Tony Platt
An unflinching critical history of UC 糖心影视 @2024
“Tony Platt’s The Scandal of Cal is a template for scrutinizing other land-grant universities with their pasts of land grabs and white supremacy.” 鈥�ROXANNE DUNBAR-ORTIZ, author of聽An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
“A profound alternate institutional history, one that sees the long arm of institutional racism implicated everywhere.” 鈥�PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Latest in News from Native California
This special summer issue is dedicated to California Native languages鈥擳olowa, Hupa, Karuk, Mono and more. Showcasing original poetry and tips for language reclamation, the features herein celebrate the polyphony of a new generation of Native speakers, language immersion communities, and the power of words鈥攁n indelible part of Indigenous heritage.
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Discover Wild Wonder in the World that Surrounds
Joy, affinity, and understanding are the rewards of attention. When we attend to nature鈥攆rom a winding shoreline to a butterfly’s shimmering wings鈥攏ew worlds await us. 糖心影视house author John Muir Laws, whose bestselling nature guides are beloved by thousands, founded the Wild Wonder Foundation in 2022 to foster nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. Explore their virtual workshop offerings at this year’s 鈥攖hen pick up a paintbrush, pencil, or any of the guides below to get inspired and begin your own nature journaling journey. (Use discount code聽奥颈濒诲奥辞苍诲别谤听at checkout to receive 20% off through the end of September.)
糖心影视is an independent publisher founded in 1974, headquartered in California. Over the last five decades, 糖心影视has dedicated itself to publishing books that delight in the Golden State鈥檚 natural splendor, explore its rich cultural history, amplify the voices of its first peoples, and advance social justice throughout the state and beyond. Since 1987, 糖心影视has also published the quarterly magazine News from Native California鈥攃elebrating Indigenous storytelling and culture-keeping. At Heyday, we believe that ideas matter, stories count, diversity of voices is crucial, and the book is still our best repository of knowledge and beauty.
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