https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/10/22/oakland-author-and-illustrator-kaufmann-pens-new-book-state-of-fire/ > Pulling aside the curtain to reveal answers to a question inherent in the subtitle of his new field atlas, “The State of Fire: Why California Burns,” Oakland writer, illustrator and naturalist Obi Kaufmann exposes the multifaceted relationship between humans and fire. > Related Articles Local News | California’s coast, its bluffs and wildlife star in Obi Kaufmann’s new book Local News | Artist and author Obi Kaufmann crafts a new way to look at the Golden State Local News | Proposition 4: California’s $10 billion ballot measure for wildfires, water projects and heat waves explained Published by Berkeley’s Heyday, the 5-by-7-inch, 240-page book is physically diminutive but scales large with content. The book’s short essays and art are divided into three sections: fire’s history, ecology and principles. Rockridge area resident Kaufmann interjects personal, experiential stories into evidence-based historic and current science-backed information and data.