About this episode

Vanessa Hua discusses her new novel 'Coyoteland', exploring themes of race, class, and housing in a fictional Bay Area suburb during the Covid pandemic.

Now, it’s time for New Arrivals, our pocket sized book tour with Bay Area authors. Vanessa Hua lives in the East Bay. Her new novel, "Coyoteland," is set in a fictional Bay Area suburb, and takes place about a year into the Covid pandemic. It’s about wealth, privilege and the housing market, as well as territory, predator, and prey.

People in this episode

Guest: Vanessa Hua

Topics covered

• race
• class
• housing
• suburbia
• Covid pandemic
• wealth
• privilege

Keywords

• Vanessa Hua
• Coyoteland
• housing market
• wealth
• privilege
• Covid pandemic
• suburbia
• race
• class

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Coyoteland

Places: East Bay, Bay Area

More episodes of Crosscurrents

• SHOW: Using Cold Water to Heal, Connect and Compete · July 21, 2026 · 27 min
• The Transformative Power of Cold Water · July 21, 2026 · 10 min
• Oldest San Francisco: South End Rowing Club · July 21, 2026 · 6 min
• State of The Bay: Dogsurfing Championship comes to Pacifica · July 21, 2026 · 8 min
• SHOW: Rising up: Housing, Soul, and Song · July 20, 2026 · 27 min
• State of the Bay: Housing vs Local Control · July 20, 2026 · 11 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Crosscurrents podcast page.