Kaya Oakes teaches nonfiction writing at UC Berkeley and lives in Oakland, California. She is the author of six books.
Article The Bay Area’s ‘Infinite’ Loop Talk in the Bay Area often revolves around inequality. A new book of interviews with residents reveals a variety of views on the tech boom. By Kaya Oakes November 15, 2018 Social Justice Economy Domestic Affairs
Article Last Word: A Smiling Skeptic Does Montaigne resemble the contemporary essayist who writes about faith? The short answer is that he does not—at least not in easily recognizable ways. By Kaya Oakes September 28, 2015 Books Religious Life Spirituality The Last Word Theology
Article Faithless Generation? For several years now, I’ve suspected that my entire generation had vanished from Catholicism. By Kaya Oakes October 10, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Spirituality
