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It’s late September again -- a time to order overpriced pumpkin spice lattes, post heavily-filtered photos of falling leaves on Instagram, and pull colorful scarves out of our closets. But, more importantly, it’s also time to think about America’s long, uneasy history with our rights as readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13604\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 270px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13604 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/Untitledcastro-270x360.png\" alt=\"Untitledcastro\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Free Library (Sutter Street, SF)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association hosts Banned Books Week in the last week of September each year to increase “awareness of challenges to library materials and celebrate freedom of speech.” Their \u003ca href=\"http://www.ala.org/bbooks/\" target=\"_blank\">website\u003c/a> provides great resources about the most challenged books in America, both historically and currently, detailing the specific complaints about the text that led to a challenge or outright ban. The ALA also shows how libraries (and individuals) can help promote thoughtful literacy during this week from read-outs to petitions to supporting various specific battles across the country. And while the ALA raises important questions about what materials should be accessible in libraries and in schools, ultimately, Banned Books Week is also a useful, yearly reminder of the pleasures of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s more than one way to celebrate – and share – a joy of reading. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/LittleFreeLibrary\" target=\"_blank\">Little Free Library\u003c/a> movement, started in 2009 by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks in Wisconsin, is based on a simple, yet powerful idea. Build a small library in your front yard and share books you love with your friends and neighbors. Although inspired by various sources -- Andrew Carnegie’s support of 2,509 free public libraries in the 19th and 20th centuries; a Wisconsin librarian named Miss Lutie Stearns who brought books to more than 1,400 locations through her “little traveling library” program; and grassroots projects around the world – the Little Free Library is inspiring more than a few people to start their own small, local programs. This “take a book, leave a book” model might be modest, but the results are certainly impressive. By January of 2014, it’s estimated that there are more than 15,000 registered Little Free Libraries around the world with thousands more being built each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13605\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13605\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/10708508_375479889272643_6228305318926334075_o.jpg\" alt=\"10708508_375479889272643_6228305318926334075_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/10708508_375479889272643_6228305318926334075_o.jpg 667w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/10708508_375479889272643_6228305318926334075_o-400x599.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia Tapia, founder of \u003ca href=\"http://bibliobicicleta.com/\">Bibliobicicleta\u003c/a>. Photo: Megan Moura\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The highly literate Bay Area, of course, is host to hundreds of Little Free Libraries (LFLs). With more than 30 in the East Bay alone, it’s hard not to find one in a neighborhood close by, whether you live in Mountain View, San Francisco, or San Jose. While the \u003ca href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=201860500793147213935.0004ac6e854ff1e35e434&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.834527,-89.824219&spn=32.912703,76.113281&t=m&z=4&vpsrc=6&dg=feature\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cspan class=\"Hyperlink__Char\" style=\"color: #0000ff\">Google Map of Libraries\u003c/span>\u003c/a> can no longer accommodate the sheer number of participants across the country, the \u003ca href=\"http://littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/World-Map-Appendix-1.1-9.15.14-545pm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Library Appendix\u003c/a> tells the stories of many of these libraries. There are local ones created by eager Eagle Scouts, retired teachers or people just hoping to meet some more of their neighbors. While some are large (carved out of old phone booths), small (the size of a doghouse) or even mobile (at the end of a bicycle), all help their communities to thrive. Even better, the libraries are often made of recycled materials and filled with books sure to be popular during Banned Books Week in particular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while the LFLs strive to remain apolitical, they do end up serving an even bigger purpose than sharing a love of reading. By seeing what’s stocked in a LFL, you get a chance to see a community’s passions -- from mysteries to children’s literature to works in translation. And, since there are no regulatory commissions or rules about what can be stocked, readers get exposed to books they might not ever get to enjoy otherwise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So during this week of reflection about whether series like \u003cem>Captain Underpants\u003c/em> by Dav Pilkey (#1 Banned Book in 2013) or \u003cem>Harry Potter\u003c/em> by J.K. Rowling (#1 Banned Book in 2002) should be shared with young minds, I challenge you to explore these ideas yourself. Maybe you won’t end up building your own little free library, but maybe you’ll explore a new book instead and celebrate the ability to lose yourself for a few hours in someone else’s story and world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t take my word for it – as Steinbeck himself once said, “Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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It’s late September again -- a time to order overpriced pumpkin spice lattes, post heavily-filtered photos of falling leaves on Instagram, and pull colorful scarves out of our closets. 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The ALA also shows how libraries (and individuals) can help promote thoughtful literacy during this week from read-outs to petitions to supporting various specific battles across the country. And while the ALA raises important questions about what materials should be accessible in libraries and in schools, ultimately, Banned Books Week is also a useful, yearly reminder of the pleasures of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s more than one way to celebrate – and share – a joy of reading. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/LittleFreeLibrary\" target=\"_blank\">Little Free Library\u003c/a> movement, started in 2009 by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks in Wisconsin, is based on a simple, yet powerful idea. Build a small library in your front yard and share books you love with your friends and neighbors. 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"content": "\u003cp>These are boom times for anyone who reads. There are so many great books out there that it helps to have a way to narrow down your choices, while at the same time, getting out of your usual reading habits. If you’re a parent, there’s an added wrinkle; your children may be reading books that you haven’t read, but would enjoy. Moreover, if you’re reading the same books as your children, that gives you a chance to demonstrate that reading is not a solitary experience. When you read a book, you’re connected with everyone else who has read that book. If you’re related, that gives you something to talk about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was brought to mind when my sister-in-law, an English teacher in southern California, told me that the book they could not keep in her library was \u003cem>Fight Club\u003c/em> by Chuck Palahniuk. No matter how many copies they bought, they’d eventually be checked out but not returned. That makes \u003cem>Fight Club\u003c/em> a serious first suggestion as back-to-school reading for parents. Only time will tell if Tyler Durden ends up being the Holden Caulfield for the 21st century, but Palahniuk’s novel speaks directly to the rebellious spirit in any teenaged boy, as well as to his middle-aged father. The prose anticipated the how-to and maker speak so common on the Internet today, and Palahniuk’s tale of cubicle rebellion seems pertinent to both students and their parents. Buy one, hang on to it and read for yourself, then see if your teenager doesn’t make it disappear. It helps that most of the best lines in the movie come directly from the novel. For parents, the first rule of \u003cem>Fight Club\u003c/em> is buy the book. Everything else will take care of itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I made a few phone calls to school districts and teachers in northern California to hear what their students are reading. These recommendations demonstrate the range of what’s out there and what’s important to students and teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/FaultinOurStarsveronica_zahela-e1411083092572.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/FaultinOurStarsveronica_zahela-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"FaultinOurStarsveronica_zahela\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10142331\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veronica Daley Zaleha, Teacher Librarian at Santa Cruz High School says, “[We} can’t keep \u003cem>The Fault in Our Stars\u003c/em> by John Green on our shelves! Since being made into a movie, its popularity has increased, and that’s a good thing! Students reading TFIOS are demonstrating a taste for writing that is compassionate and funny, filled with rich language and smart literary references. The story of Hazel and Augustus, two star-crossed lovers who meet at a support group for teens with cancer, is honest and realistic without over-sentimentalizing. Hazel measures her life in half-years, and Augustus is determined to live a life that is significant, worthy of being remembered. If the story of two kids with cancer isn’t heartbreaking enough, any parent will appreciate the recognition Hazel expresses in the first chapter: “There is only one thing in this world shittier than biting it from cancer when you’re sixteen, and that’s having a kid who bites it from cancer.” Without being maudlin, this story takes us on an excellent adventure with these two likeable characters. Green is a tremendous author with a following of “nerdfighters” who fight “world suck” and #DFTBA. Parents should check out his novels and the crash courses the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothershttp://\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vlogbrothers\u003c/a>” offer on YouTube!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lara Trale, English Teacher and School Newspaper Advisor at Oakland High School, says, “I first read Angela Johnson’s \u003cem>The First Part Last\u003c/em> when it was new and I didn’t have kids yet, when I still felt like I was closer in life to my students than to their parents. I loved it, especially protagonist Bobby, who bounces off the page, full and thoughtful and impetuous, in very sixteen-year-old ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then I had children of my own. Now when I read this book, I notice the tenderness in Bobby’s relationships with his own parents. They take a trip through the wringer when Bobby becomes a young father, and though they emerge creased and battered, they remain intact. Their love holds Bobby together when everything else falls apart. It’s one of the first books I shove at reluctant student readers. In its perfect 132 little pages, a likable kid comes of age and in a way, his likable parents do too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/lisa_bishop-backtoschool-e1411083196851.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/lisa_bishop-backtoschool-400x476.jpg\" alt=\"lisa_bishop-backtoschool\" width=\"400\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10142334\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lisa Bishop, Teacher Librarian/Media Teacher at Aptos Middle School, says, “I have tons of books for students in the middle years to read but this stuff is DEEP! I highly recommend parents and teachers/teacher librarians to read Donalyn Miller’s two books, \u003ci>The Book Whisperer\u003c/i> and \u003ci>Reading in the Wild\u003c/i>. They are both about cultivating lifelong reading habits from a young age. Parents and teachers need to know what Donalyn Miller writes about and practices with her 4th and 5th grade students in Texas. Her advice is applicable to all students and children of all ages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In these books, you learn these golden nuggets: 1. Reading is its own reward. 2. Every reader has a voice and value. 3. The VOLUME of reading is the predictor of achievement (as per Dr. Stephen Krashen’s research). 4. Make it a rite of passage when your child gets his/her first library card. 5. Create a reading community, like your family of readers, friends, family members and blogs like \u003ca href=\"http://bookwhisperer.com/blog/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donalyn’s blog\u003c/a>. It matters WHO is in your reading community for engagement, enjoyment and to help students find other places to get book recommendations. 6. Reading inspires you to write, inhaling is when you read and exhaling is writing! 7. Expect your children and students to read a lot more than you think they can. 8. Help students find texts that they can own, give them CHOICE, this sometimes means a negotiated choice. Remember, Graphic Novels and magazines are NOT compromised reading! Choice increases reading motivation. 9. Get your children and students reading WIDELY! Have them keep a top 10 list of “must reads” and create a FOMO syndrome or a Fear of Missing Out of the latest greatest books! Always make sure the lists have a poetry book, a non-fiction author, historical fiction, popular titles and classics. Read all genres. Try one genre that jazzes you. 10. What do \u003ci>Diary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c/i> and \u003ci>Fahrenheit 451\u003c/i> have in common? The same \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lexile\u003c/a> band of reading! What this is saying is do not limit a child or student to reading only his/her lexile level. I highly recommend these two books.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rick Hanford, Library Media Specialist at Lynbrook High School, says, “The third installment in author Rick Perlstein’s examination of the rise of issue conservatism in the 20th century, \u003cem>The Invisible Bridge\u003c/em>, checks in at over 800 pages. I enjoyed every one of them. Perlstein’s dedication to combing through newspapers, periodicals, and AP wire stories in order to give the reader a richer context of the social currents that began to gain force in the mid-1970s, and surge in our present times, allows the reader a comfortable perch to examine the muddy political waters that existed during the fall of Nixon and the rise of Reagan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The title refers to a comment that Khrushchev made to Nixon regarding giving the public what it wants; even if it’s not necessarily what it needs. From POWs to school busing to the ERA, and perhaps most importantly from my point of view, the control of school curricula, Perlstein illustrates how single-issue concerns can trump all other voter considerations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The author also reminds us that the mid-‘70s were a wrenching time for American self-examination because of Watergate, and subsequent congressional hearings that exposed the lack of integrity in America’s treatment of foreign governments. For any teacher, student, or parent who wishes to gain better understanding of the origins of modern campaigning and politics, and why personality matters so much in politics, this book will get you from the recent past to 2014 walking across a solid framework.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Molly Lazarus, Teacher and Librarian at Balboa High School, says, “\u003cem>Wonder\u003c/em> by R.J. Palacios is a quick, touching, and insightful read for anyone 8 years old and up. It explores how we fit in the world when we are different. August Pullman was born with severe facial deformities, requiring 27 surgeries to date. He is starting 5th grade after being home schooled for his early years. The story is narrated alternately by August, his sister, and his classmates, and each child’s view is expressed with compelling honesty. There is so much here to discuss with your teen about how we treat each other, peer pressure, bullying, and what it means to be a friend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A more challenging book that would be great to read with your teen is \u003cem>A Tale for the Time Being\u003c/em> by Ruth Ozeki. This intriguing novel interconnects three stories — a lonely teen in Tokyo coping with her parents’ despair and bullied by her peers, her 104-year-old great-grand-mother who is a Zen Buddhist monk in a mountain monastery, and an author on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest who finds Nao’s diary washed up in a Hello Kitty lunch box after a tsunami. Told fearlessly, Ozeki has written an alternately heartbreaking and funny book about being true to yourself in the face of great uncertainty and adversity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did you note a distinct lack of teen dystopias? The diversity you find in this list is just a hint that your children are reading on their own and being asked to read a much wider range of literature than you might ever have imagined. School has started; it’s time — and fun — to keep up with your kids.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>These are boom times for anyone who reads. There are so many great books out there that it helps to have a way to narrow down your choices, while at the same time, getting out of your usual reading habits. If you’re a parent, there’s an added wrinkle; your children may be reading books that you haven’t read, but would enjoy. Moreover, if you’re reading the same books as your children, that gives you a chance to demonstrate that reading is not a solitary experience. When you read a book, you’re connected with everyone else who has read that book. If you’re related, that gives you something to talk about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was brought to mind when my sister-in-law, an English teacher in southern California, told me that the book they could not keep in her library was \u003cem>Fight Club\u003c/em> by Chuck Palahniuk. No matter how many copies they bought, they’d eventually be checked out but not returned. That makes \u003cem>Fight Club\u003c/em> a serious first suggestion as back-to-school reading for parents. Only time will tell if Tyler Durden ends up being the Holden Caulfield for the 21st century, but Palahniuk’s novel speaks directly to the rebellious spirit in any teenaged boy, as well as to his middle-aged father. The prose anticipated the how-to and maker speak so common on the Internet today, and Palahniuk’s tale of cubicle rebellion seems pertinent to both students and their parents. Buy one, hang on to it and read for yourself, then see if your teenager doesn’t make it disappear. It helps that most of the best lines in the movie come directly from the novel. For parents, the first rule of \u003cem>Fight Club\u003c/em> is buy the book. Everything else will take care of itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I made a few phone calls to school districts and teachers in northern California to hear what their students are reading. These recommendations demonstrate the range of what’s out there and what’s important to students and teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/FaultinOurStarsveronica_zahela-e1411083092572.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/FaultinOurStarsveronica_zahela-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"FaultinOurStarsveronica_zahela\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10142331\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veronica Daley Zaleha, Teacher Librarian at Santa Cruz High School says, “[We} can’t keep \u003cem>The Fault in Our Stars\u003c/em> by John Green on our shelves! Since being made into a movie, its popularity has increased, and that’s a good thing! Students reading TFIOS are demonstrating a taste for writing that is compassionate and funny, filled with rich language and smart literary references. The story of Hazel and Augustus, two star-crossed lovers who meet at a support group for teens with cancer, is honest and realistic without over-sentimentalizing. Hazel measures her life in half-years, and Augustus is determined to live a life that is significant, worthy of being remembered. If the story of two kids with cancer isn’t heartbreaking enough, any parent will appreciate the recognition Hazel expresses in the first chapter: “There is only one thing in this world shittier than biting it from cancer when you’re sixteen, and that’s having a kid who bites it from cancer.” Without being maudlin, this story takes us on an excellent adventure with these two likeable characters. Green is a tremendous author with a following of “nerdfighters” who fight “world suck” and #DFTBA. Parents should check out his novels and the crash courses the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothershttp://\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vlogbrothers\u003c/a>” offer on YouTube!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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In its perfect 132 little pages, a likable kid comes of age and in a way, his likable parents do too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/lisa_bishop-backtoschool-e1411083196851.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/lisa_bishop-backtoschool-400x476.jpg\" alt=\"lisa_bishop-backtoschool\" width=\"400\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10142334\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lisa Bishop, Teacher Librarian/Media Teacher at Aptos Middle School, says, “I have tons of books for students in the middle years to read but this stuff is DEEP! I highly recommend parents and teachers/teacher librarians to read Donalyn Miller’s two books, \u003ci>The Book Whisperer\u003c/i> and \u003ci>Reading in the Wild\u003c/i>. They are both about cultivating lifelong reading habits from a young age. Parents and teachers need to know what Donalyn Miller writes about and practices with her 4th and 5th grade students in Texas. Her advice is applicable to all students and children of all ages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In these books, you learn these golden nuggets: 1. Reading is its own reward. 2. Every reader has a voice and value. 3. The VOLUME of reading is the predictor of achievement (as per Dr. Stephen Krashen’s research). 4. Make it a rite of passage when your child gets his/her first library card. 5. Create a reading community, like your family of readers, friends, family members and blogs like \u003ca href=\"http://bookwhisperer.com/blog/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donalyn’s blog\u003c/a>. It matters WHO is in your reading community for engagement, enjoyment and to help students find other places to get book recommendations. 6. Reading inspires you to write, inhaling is when you read and exhaling is writing! 7. 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Told fearlessly, Ozeki has written an alternately heartbreaking and funny book about being true to yourself in the face of great uncertainty and adversity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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His 2010 novel follows the meteoric career of Lacey Yeager, a young, smart and ambitious art seller in the 1990s and 2000s. 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"content": "\u003cp>Just like the movie industry, publishing saves its more stellar and exciting work — or what publishers \u003cem>hope\u003c/em> will be stellar and exciting — for the end of the year. (That people also do a lot of gift-giving around that time is not coincidental.) This doesn’t make the task of coming up with a top-ten list of fall standouts an easy one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/fall-arts-preview-2014/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/FallArtsPreview-300x250-3.png\" alt=\"FAll arts preview 2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10136791\">\u003c/a>What follows, then, are titles that for one reason or another might be of strong interest to Bay Area readers — readers who are voracious and eclectic in their tastes and who also want to know about new work from top local writers or about books that deal with themes especially meaningful to our community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140540 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"geek-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Vikram Chandra; 272 pages, paperback\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Sept. 2\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Chandra, who lives in Oakland and teaches at UC Berkeley, is best known for his mammoth, best-selling novel, \u003cem>Sacred Games.\u003c/em> But he might well make a name for himself as a nonfiction author with this first work. Described as “both an idiosyncratic history of coding and a fascinating meditation on the writer’s art,” the appeal of \u003cem>Geek Sublime\u003c/em> in our ever tech-driven world is obvious. Should the book bring the sensibility of C. P. Snow’s famous “\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Cultures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Two Cultures\u003c/a>” lecture to our understanding of tech, it will be warmly welcomed.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140547\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"thirteen-days-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed-205x300.jpg 205w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed-400x584.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Lawrence Wright; 368 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Sept. 16\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>A close-up examination of the 1978 Camp David conference that led to Israel’s Menachem Begin and Egypt’s Anwar Sadat signing the first modern Middle East peace treaty, Wright’s new book is noteworthy alone for being all too topical. But Wright is a masterful reporter and an elegant writer. As with his book on Scientology, \u003cem>Going Clear,\u003c/em> and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book on 9/11, \u003cem>The Looming Tower,\u003c/em> prepare to be both mesmerized and enlightened.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140541\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited-400x612.jpg\" alt=\"immunity-edited\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited-400x612.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>On Immunity: An Inoculation\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Eula Biss; 216 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Sept. 30\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>In California each year a considerable number of parents file personal belief exemptions so that their unvaccinated children can attend school. (In Marin and Santa Cruz counties, the percentage of unvaccinated school children is \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/21/marin-vaccinations/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as high as 7.8 and 9.6 percent, respectively\u003c/a>.) The deep-seated fear of vaccinations driving those numbers is addressed in Biss’s new book. The winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism, Biss is acclaimed for the power and the intelligence of her essays — qualities we can expect to find again in \u003cem>On Immunity.\u003c/em>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140546\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed-400x596.jpg\" alt=\"some-luck-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed-400x596.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed-201x300.jpg 201w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Some Luck: A Novel\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Jane Smiley; 416 pages, hardcover)\u003cbr> \u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 7\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and PEN Lifetime Achievement Award recipient (not to mention Northern California resident) offers the first novel in a slated trilogy that follows the Langdons, a family of Iowa farmers, from the 1920s trough the early ‘50s. Given the ambition of her project, and given the excellence of her past work (\u003cem>A Thousand Acres,\u003c/em> which won her the aforementioned Pulitzer, was also set on an Iowa farm), there’s plenty of reason for excitement about this one.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140539\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed-400x604.jpg\" alt=\"deep-down-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed-400x604.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed-198x300.jpg 198w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Héctor Tobar; 320 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 7\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>In August, 2010, the world was captivated by the plight of the Chilean miners who were trapped deep under the Atacama desert for 69 days until, one by one, they were slowly delivered from the ground, all miraculously alive. Award-winning novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporter Tobar brings to life the miners’ plight through exclusive interviews. Kirkus, in a starred review, calls Tobar’s book “gripping” and “taut to the point of explosion.”\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140545\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited-400x510.jpg\" alt=\"poetry-deal-edited\" width=\"200\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited-400x510.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited-235x300.jpg 235w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>The Poetry Deal\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Diane di Prima; 120 pages, paperback\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 14\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>As San Francisco goes through the drastic changes ushered in by the booming tech economy, here comes a collection of new poems from one of the city’s cultural stalwarts — her first full-length book in decades. A feminist and an early member of the Beats, di Prima reflects on her life in the Bay Area in what her publisher calls an “often elegiac” work. The 80-year-old former San Francisco Poet Laureate notes what has been lost in the city she’s called home since the ‘60s, but also celebrates what endures.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140544\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"on-the-edge-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>On the Edge\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Edward St. Aubyn; 272 pages, paperback\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 14\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>If you’ve already read St. Aubyn’s rightfully revered Patrick Melrose novels (one of which, \u003cem>Mother’s Milk,\u003c/em> was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize), then no explanation is needed for why this title is on this list. If you haven’t, just know that St. Aubyn is a comic writer of enviable suppleness, one whose splendid, velvety prose sheaths wickedly sharp truths. This New Age satire (shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award some years back, and finally being published in the U.S.) is the story of a British merchant banker who pursues a woman all the way to Big Sur. Whether you read this book or one of St. Aubyn’s other novels, you must read him.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140543\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed-400x604.jpg\" alt=\"mermaids-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed-400x604.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed-198x300.jpg 198w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Mermaids in Paradise: A Novel\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Lydia Millet; 288 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Nov. 3\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Speaking of excellent writers whose work you may not be as familiar with as you should be, Millet’s new novel is the story of a couple honeymooning in the Caribbean who get caught up in a corporate plot to turn a coral reef full of actual mermaids into a theme park. Millet’s story collection \u003cem>Love in Infant Monkeys\u003c/em> was a Pulitzer finalist, and her several novels have also received prestigious award attention. Her work can be smart, eerie, comic, sinister and moving — all at once. This novel is being touted as her funniest book yet (which the Carl Hiaasen-like plot certainly would suggest). But one should expect the other lauded attributes of her past work to be evident, too.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140542\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing-400x604.jpg\" alt=\"laughing\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing-400x604.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing-198x300.jpg 198w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>The Laughing Monsters\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Denis Johnson; 240 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Nov. 4\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Johnson exhibited an agreeable flair for writing espionage tales with his National Book Award-winning \u003cem>Tree of Smoke,\u003c/em> which was reminiscent more of Graham Greene than John le Carre in style. His newest spy thriller trades \u003cem>Tree of Smoke’s\u003c/em>Vietnam, Arizona and Philippines settings for post-9/11 Sierra Leone, Uganda and Congo. 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Munro is one of the modern greats, a giant of literature and a champion of the short story. She has published about a half dozen story collections since 1995. 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This doesn’t make the task of coming up with a top-ten list of fall standouts an easy one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/series/fall-arts-preview-2014/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/FallArtsPreview-300x250-3.png\" alt=\"FAll arts preview 2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10136791\">\u003c/a>What follows, then, are titles that for one reason or another might be of strong interest to Bay Area readers — readers who are voracious and eclectic in their tastes and who also want to know about new work from top local writers or about books that deal with themes especially meaningful to our community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140540 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"geek-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/geek-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Vikram Chandra; 272 pages, paperback\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Sept. 2\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Chandra, who lives in Oakland and teaches at UC Berkeley, is best known for his mammoth, best-selling novel, \u003cem>Sacred Games.\u003c/em> But he might well make a name for himself as a nonfiction author with this first work. Described as “both an idiosyncratic history of coding and a fascinating meditation on the writer’s art,” the appeal of \u003cem>Geek Sublime\u003c/em> in our ever tech-driven world is obvious. Should the book bring the sensibility of C. P. Snow’s famous “\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Cultures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Two Cultures\u003c/a>” lecture to our understanding of tech, it will be warmly welcomed.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140547\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"thirteen-days-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed-205x300.jpg 205w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed-400x584.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/thirteen-days-ed.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Lawrence Wright; 368 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Sept. 16\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>A close-up examination of the 1978 Camp David conference that led to Israel’s Menachem Begin and Egypt’s Anwar Sadat signing the first modern Middle East peace treaty, Wright’s new book is noteworthy alone for being all too topical. But Wright is a masterful reporter and an elegant writer. As with his book on Scientology, \u003cem>Going Clear,\u003c/em> and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book on 9/11, \u003cem>The Looming Tower,\u003c/em> prepare to be both mesmerized and enlightened.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140541\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited-400x612.jpg\" alt=\"immunity-edited\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited-400x612.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/immunity-edited.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>On Immunity: An Inoculation\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Eula Biss; 216 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Sept. 30\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>In California each year a considerable number of parents file personal belief exemptions so that their unvaccinated children can attend school. (In Marin and Santa Cruz counties, the percentage of unvaccinated school children is \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/21/marin-vaccinations/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as high as 7.8 and 9.6 percent, respectively\u003c/a>.) The deep-seated fear of vaccinations driving those numbers is addressed in Biss’s new book. The winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism, Biss is acclaimed for the power and the intelligence of her essays — qualities we can expect to find again in \u003cem>On Immunity.\u003c/em>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140546\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed-400x596.jpg\" alt=\"some-luck-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed-400x596.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed-201x300.jpg 201w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/some-luck-ed.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Some Luck: A Novel\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Jane Smiley; 416 pages, hardcover)\u003cbr> \u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 7\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and PEN Lifetime Achievement Award recipient (not to mention Northern California resident) offers the first novel in a slated trilogy that follows the Langdons, a family of Iowa farmers, from the 1920s trough the early ‘50s. Given the ambition of her project, and given the excellence of her past work (\u003cem>A Thousand Acres,\u003c/em> which won her the aforementioned Pulitzer, was also set on an Iowa farm), there’s plenty of reason for excitement about this one.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140539\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed-400x604.jpg\" alt=\"deep-down-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed-400x604.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed-198x300.jpg 198w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/deep-down-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Héctor Tobar; 320 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 7\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>In August, 2010, the world was captivated by the plight of the Chilean miners who were trapped deep under the Atacama desert for 69 days until, one by one, they were slowly delivered from the ground, all miraculously alive. Award-winning novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporter Tobar brings to life the miners’ plight through exclusive interviews. Kirkus, in a starred review, calls Tobar’s book “gripping” and “taut to the point of explosion.”\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140545\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited-400x510.jpg\" alt=\"poetry-deal-edited\" width=\"200\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited-400x510.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited-235x300.jpg 235w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/poetry-deal-edited.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>The Poetry Deal\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Diane di Prima; 120 pages, paperback\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 14\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>As San Francisco goes through the drastic changes ushered in by the booming tech economy, here comes a collection of new poems from one of the city’s cultural stalwarts — her first full-length book in decades. A feminist and an early member of the Beats, di Prima reflects on her life in the Bay Area in what her publisher calls an “often elegiac” work. The 80-year-old former San Francisco Poet Laureate notes what has been lost in the city she’s called home since the ‘60s, but also celebrates what endures.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140544\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"on-the-edge-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/on-the-edge-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>On the Edge\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Edward St. Aubyn; 272 pages, paperback\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Oct. 14\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>If you’ve already read St. Aubyn’s rightfully revered Patrick Melrose novels (one of which, \u003cem>Mother’s Milk,\u003c/em> was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize), then no explanation is needed for why this title is on this list. If you haven’t, just know that St. Aubyn is a comic writer of enviable suppleness, one whose splendid, velvety prose sheaths wickedly sharp truths. This New Age satire (shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award some years back, and finally being published in the U.S.) is the story of a British merchant banker who pursues a woman all the way to Big Sur. Whether you read this book or one of St. Aubyn’s other novels, you must read him.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140543\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed-400x604.jpg\" alt=\"mermaids-ed\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed-400x604.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed-198x300.jpg 198w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mermaids-ed.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Mermaids in Paradise: A Novel\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Lydia Millet; 288 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Nov. 3\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Speaking of excellent writers whose work you may not be as familiar with as you should be, Millet’s new novel is the story of a couple honeymooning in the Caribbean who get caught up in a corporate plot to turn a coral reef full of actual mermaids into a theme park. Millet’s story collection \u003cem>Love in Infant Monkeys\u003c/em> was a Pulitzer finalist, and her several novels have also received prestigious award attention. Her work can be smart, eerie, comic, sinister and moving — all at once. This novel is being touted as her funniest book yet (which the Carl Hiaasen-like plot certainly would suggest). But one should expect the other lauded attributes of her past work to be evident, too.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140542\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing-400x604.jpg\" alt=\"laughing\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing-400x604.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing-198x300.jpg 198w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/laughing.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>The Laughing Monsters\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Denis Johnson; 240 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Nov. 4\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Johnson exhibited an agreeable flair for writing espionage tales with his National Book Award-winning \u003cem>Tree of Smoke,\u003c/em> which was reminiscent more of Graham Greene than John le Carre in style. His newest spy thriller trades \u003cem>Tree of Smoke’s\u003c/em>Vietnam, Arizona and Philippines settings for post-9/11 Sierra Leone, Uganda and Congo. This story of two old friends (one African, the other not), mysterious motives, and anti-heroes promises to be engrossing if bleak.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/family-furnishings.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10140622\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/family-furnishings.jpg\" alt='\"Family Furnishings\" cover' width=\"200\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/family-furnishings.jpg 338w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/family-furnishings-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\n\u003ch3>Family Furnishings: Selected Stories, 1995–2014\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch5>by Alice Munro; 592 pages, hardcover\u003cbr>\nPublication date, Nov. 11\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Some of the case for why Canada’s Alice Munro was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature will be laid out in this hefty selection of 25 recent stories (if the case had not already been settled for you by her 1996 \u003cem>Selected Stories\u003c/em> collection). Munro is one of the modern greats, a giant of literature and a champion of the short story. She has published about a half dozen story collections since 1995. 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"content": "\u003cp>For many, starting a book publishing company would be an exciting, possibly life-changing experience. For comic artist Janelle Hessig, doing such a thing is “ridiculous,” and because she’s almost 40, must be a sign that she’s “having a mid-life crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a terrible idea, but I’m not gonna catch herpes from it or go broke,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139666\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 840px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\" alt=\"The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig's "Desperate Times" while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\" width=\"840\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139666\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg 840w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-400x303.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig’s \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Reactions to her age aside (in truth, she says she’s fine with turning 40), this so-called crisis that she’s having is actually beneficial to those who enjoy funny stories and crude humor, and have a high tolerance for comic nudity. Hessig’s first book, \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i>, is an underground classic in the making — a blast of lewd, ultra-shocking stories of hooking up from writer/musician/dancer and bon vivant of the cruising lifestyle, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/brontez.purnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brontez Purnell\u003c/a> accompanied by Hessig’s unrefined, loopy drawings that help illustrate the cartoon-like qualities of Purnell’s escapades. It’s a work of literature that sucks you in at the first mention of getting it on in a bathroom and finishes prematurely, well at least too soon in my estimation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gimme Action books\u003c/a> and releasing \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> is also a logical next step for Hessig, who has been self-publishing her influential comic zine \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> for over 20 years. The zine, which she started back in high school, has inspired comic artists across the country and somehow even resulted in two bands writing songs about her (and these weren’t just any bands). “The Real Janelle” was the title song of a 1995 EP by Bratmobile, who, along with Bikini Kill, established the sound of the Riot Grrl movement. (A picture of Hessig was featured on the cover of the release.) Bratmobile wrote their song in reaction to “Janelle,” which was penned by \u003ca href=\"http://screechingweasel.com/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screeching Weasel\u003c/a> leader Ben Weasel and recorded by ’90s hardcore legends \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Against\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Born Against\u003c/a>. Instead of the typical ‘dude writes pop song about girl,’ Bratmobile thought it was cooler for girls to write songs about other girls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4nwU3AFgBk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One look at her comics and it becomes obvious why she’s so beloved. Hessig is a master of turning the possibly horrendous situations in which she perpetually finds herself into tales of pure hilarity. There’s the time she tried to sleep with a guy in a squat and ended up spilling a bucket of urine on him, or the time she leg wrestled a man and ended up killing him (might not be a true story). She’s a comic artist for the people, in the mold of Peter Bagge and Daniel Clowes — if they were accident prone and liked to draw butts. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I’m like the second-coming of Charlie Brown,” says Hessig. “My blood runs yellow with a big black zigzag around it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>The Real Janelle\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>From her work, one might get the impression that Hessig is an uncontrollable force that takes over any space she enters with the grace of Sweetchuck from the \u003ci>Police Academy\u003c/i> films. In reality, she’s the total antithesis of an attention hog and would rather gush about the work of others than herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember her actually being pretty quiet and reserved, which surprised me,” says Bratmobile singer Allison Wolfe when reflecting back on Hessig’s stint as a roadie for the group’s 1993 California tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 445px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\" alt='Cover of \"Tales of Blarg\" issue 9, from 2007' width=\"445\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139672\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg 445w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-400x517.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i> issue 9, from 2007\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Hessig, she had a typical white, middle class, suburban childhood in San Pablo. Both her parents worked for the government — her mom worked for Social Security and her father had a desk job at the FBI. She spent most of her time reading and began impulsively drawing her own comics early on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t really find out anything about comics being cool until I was 16 and found \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_%28comics%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Hate\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, issue one,” says Hessig. “That was probably my first step on the terrible path I was to follow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite her early love of drawing, Hessig didn’t start publishing her own comics until she was in high school. Describing herself at that time as a reserved but enthusiastic punk who enjoyed cutting class, Hessig and her friend Holly Retzinger bucked the trend of using crafts class to make bongs and instead went to work on the first issue of \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em>. And though it started out quite different than what it was to evolve into — Hessig says the first issues included several collages made with images from fashion magazines, fiction and feminist essays — something clicked for her. She ended up printing two more issues that same year, and would go on to self-publish six more 48-page comics, each one funnier and more ornate than the last.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>East Bay Enthusiasm\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>When pressed on the matter, Hessig claims that her notoriety actually didn’t come from \u003ci>Blarg\u003c/i>, but rather her enthusiasm for being part of a community like the Bay Area punk scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139674\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 699px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\" alt='\"Werebiker\" by Hessig' width=\"699\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139674\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg 699w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-400x310.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Werebiker” by Hessig\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My parents aren’t that into art; they have their things that they’re into, but I wouldn’t say [art is] highly valued in the suburbs,” she says. “Finding a community where things that I liked were valued was really important to me, and so I threw myself into it. I think I found a sense of self-worth and validity in doing the things that came naturally to me that I don’t think I would’ve had if I had lived some weird, square existence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig‘s enthusiasm was practically palpable back in those days, according to Stones Throw records co-founder and art director Jeff Jank. Jank lived with her for a year in a house where, he says, Owsley Stanley made LSD out in the open before it was outlawed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig was “enthusiastic in the East Bay way, which is a little cynical and [into] people, places or things that a lot of others aren’t going to want to touch,” says Jank. “But even if you’re enthusiastic about obscure lost causes and bad band ideas, that enthusiasm is infectious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig and Jank started a zine together called \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>, a free monthly newsletter that was typically one page long that the duo would cram full of their hilarious, off-the-wall writings and cartoons. Some of Hessig’s funniest comics were debuted on the one-sheet, which they gave away for free via a stolen newspaper box they had set up near the downtown Berkeley BART station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139694\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 495px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\" alt='\"Tradition\" by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From <i>Desperate Times</i> number 8' width=\"495\" height=\"648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139694\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg 495w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-400x523.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Tradition” by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> number 8\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I used the word ‘janky’ around Janelle one day. She stops and asks in the serious tone of a linguist, ‘What is janky?’ A week later she had an idea: we do a one-page pamphlet-style zine once a month, all inspired by the nonsense around the house, and we call it \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>. Simple as that,” said Jank. “To this day I have Janelle to thank for me being stuck with the name Jeff ‘Jank.’ It basically means ‘crap.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Though Hessig only worked on the zine for about two years, Jank says he continued to use the title for publications he would include in early releases from Stones Throw.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s collaboration with Jank definitely wasn’t her first, as the majority of her works are collaborations. Even \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> featured contributions from writers like Purnell, legendary zinester Aaron Cometbus and Lookout Records founder/\u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i> publisher Larry Livermore and included drawings from artists as notable as Richie Bucher and Eric P. Butte. And though Hessig can’t explain why her publications are conducive to partnerships, Jank once again credits her infectious enthusiasm. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The collaborations come out of a sense of community and connecting with people in a very basic, fun way,” says Jank. “To put it as simply as possible, the main motivation is laughs and enjoying life, even if you’re complaining about it. It’s easier to do that with other people than on your own.” \u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Moving On Up\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Despite being a fountain of stories from the heydays of pre-tech-takeover Bay Area, Hessig doesn’t like to linger in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m definitely not embarrassed by those days; I just don’t want to be defined by them,” she says. “I’m into the present, and maybe dipping my toe into the future a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139708\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\" alt='\"My Favorite Customer,\" by Hessig. From 2001' width=\"650\" height=\"364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg 650w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-400x224.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“My Favorite Customer,” by Hessig. From 2001\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s refusal to be bogged down by her history is exemplified in her output from the past 10 years, when she published only one issue of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i>. It’s not that she didn’t put out anything; it’s just that her efforts went to other projects that she didn’t helm herself, such as a long-running column for \u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i>, several contributions to comic anthologies and other zines, and a stint as guest editor of \u003ci>Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll\u003c/i>, for the magazine’s first comic issue. (She also went to San Francisco State University to learn animation during that time; you can see her work on her \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/3v196YdgW8U?list=UUJWHYTTOZpFieWbOYcXx75g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel.\u003c/a>) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRxJ1eefvw \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But being so busy was an issue for Hessig, as it meant she was unable to work on her own publications. She was even offered an opportunity to have a collection of her comics published by Sparkplug Comics, but the main engine behind the project, Sparkplug owner Dylan Williams, died of cancer in 2011 and her energy for the book dissipated. Hessig finally had to adopt a policy of turning down almost all work offered to her to free up time to concentrate on her own publications, but even then a lack of capital kept her from cranking out more comics. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I began self publishing in 1990 at age 15 and knew for most of my life that I wanted to always be making books. The drive and the ideas were there, but the money part of the equation has always eluded me. Thank god I was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk last year!” says Hessig. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you read that right. A project that Purnell said the two had been discussing for almost a decade — a collection of his best cruising stories from his long-running zine \u003ci>Fag School\u003c/i> paired with her drawings — finally came to fruition after Hessig was hit by a car while crossing the street in Oakland in January of last year, two days before her birthday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139741\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 408px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the <i>The Cruising Diaries</i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139741\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg 408w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of the \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I hear a lot of backlash and griping about using crowdsourcing platforms as a way to fund creative projects, but given the choice between being hit by a car or starting a Kickstarter campaign, I think I’ll go with Kickstarter next time,” she says. “I literally paid for this first Gimme Action book in blood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With her first book hot off the presses, Hessig says she already has the next three Gimme Action publications lined up, one of which she plans to release before her 40th birthday next year. And as this new chapter of her life begins, we can only hope that she continues to bring that same infectious enthusiasm to her work that was so palpable in years past. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Though she’s a real deal DIY punk, it makes sense that she’s now properly publishing her work,” says Wolfe. “And why not? She’s leagues above most other ‘zine or comic book authors; one of the only people I ever wanna read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To purchase a copy of \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i>, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gimme Action’s website\u003c/a> at gimmeaction.com.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For many, starting a book publishing company would be an exciting, possibly life-changing experience. For comic artist Janelle Hessig, doing such a thing is “ridiculous,” and because she’s almost 40, must be a sign that she’s “having a mid-life crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a terrible idea, but I’m not gonna catch herpes from it or go broke,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139666\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 840px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\" alt=\"The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig's "Desperate Times" while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\" width=\"840\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139666\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg 840w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-400x303.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig’s \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Reactions to her age aside (in truth, she says she’s fine with turning 40), this so-called crisis that she’s having is actually beneficial to those who enjoy funny stories and crude humor, and have a high tolerance for comic nudity. Hessig’s first book, \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i>, is an underground classic in the making — a blast of lewd, ultra-shocking stories of hooking up from writer/musician/dancer and bon vivant of the cruising lifestyle, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/brontez.purnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brontez Purnell\u003c/a> accompanied by Hessig’s unrefined, loopy drawings that help illustrate the cartoon-like qualities of Purnell’s escapades. It’s a work of literature that sucks you in at the first mention of getting it on in a bathroom and finishes prematurely, well at least too soon in my estimation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gimme Action books\u003c/a> and releasing \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> is also a logical next step for Hessig, who has been self-publishing her influential comic zine \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> for over 20 years. The zine, which she started back in high school, has inspired comic artists across the country and somehow even resulted in two bands writing songs about her (and these weren’t just any bands). “The Real Janelle” was the title song of a 1995 EP by Bratmobile, who, along with Bikini Kill, established the sound of the Riot Grrl movement. (A picture of Hessig was featured on the cover of the release.) Bratmobile wrote their song in reaction to “Janelle,” which was penned by \u003ca href=\"http://screechingweasel.com/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screeching Weasel\u003c/a> leader Ben Weasel and recorded by ’90s hardcore legends \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Against\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Born Against\u003c/a>. Instead of the typical ‘dude writes pop song about girl,’ Bratmobile thought it was cooler for girls to write songs about other girls.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/K4nwU3AFgBk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/K4nwU3AFgBk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One look at her comics and it becomes obvious why she’s so beloved. Hessig is a master of turning the possibly horrendous situations in which she perpetually finds herself into tales of pure hilarity. There’s the time she tried to sleep with a guy in a squat and ended up spilling a bucket of urine on him, or the time she leg wrestled a man and ended up killing him (might not be a true story). She’s a comic artist for the people, in the mold of Peter Bagge and Daniel Clowes — if they were accident prone and liked to draw butts. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I’m like the second-coming of Charlie Brown,” says Hessig. “My blood runs yellow with a big black zigzag around it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>The Real Janelle\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>From her work, one might get the impression that Hessig is an uncontrollable force that takes over any space she enters with the grace of Sweetchuck from the \u003ci>Police Academy\u003c/i> films. In reality, she’s the total antithesis of an attention hog and would rather gush about the work of others than herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember her actually being pretty quiet and reserved, which surprised me,” says Bratmobile singer Allison Wolfe when reflecting back on Hessig’s stint as a roadie for the group’s 1993 California tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 445px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\" alt='Cover of \"Tales of Blarg\" issue 9, from 2007' width=\"445\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139672\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg 445w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-400x517.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i> issue 9, from 2007\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Hessig, she had a typical white, middle class, suburban childhood in San Pablo. Both her parents worked for the government — her mom worked for Social Security and her father had a desk job at the FBI. She spent most of her time reading and began impulsively drawing her own comics early on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t really find out anything about comics being cool until I was 16 and found \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_%28comics%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Hate\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, issue one,” says Hessig. “That was probably my first step on the terrible path I was to follow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite her early love of drawing, Hessig didn’t start publishing her own comics until she was in high school. Describing herself at that time as a reserved but enthusiastic punk who enjoyed cutting class, Hessig and her friend Holly Retzinger bucked the trend of using crafts class to make bongs and instead went to work on the first issue of \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em>. And though it started out quite different than what it was to evolve into — Hessig says the first issues included several collages made with images from fashion magazines, fiction and feminist essays — something clicked for her. She ended up printing two more issues that same year, and would go on to self-publish six more 48-page comics, each one funnier and more ornate than the last.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>East Bay Enthusiasm\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>When pressed on the matter, Hessig claims that her notoriety actually didn’t come from \u003ci>Blarg\u003c/i>, but rather her enthusiasm for being part of a community like the Bay Area punk scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139674\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 699px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\" alt='\"Werebiker\" by Hessig' width=\"699\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139674\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg 699w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-400x310.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Werebiker” by Hessig\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My parents aren’t that into art; they have their things that they’re into, but I wouldn’t say [art is] highly valued in the suburbs,” she says. “Finding a community where things that I liked were valued was really important to me, and so I threw myself into it. I think I found a sense of self-worth and validity in doing the things that came naturally to me that I don’t think I would’ve had if I had lived some weird, square existence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig‘s enthusiasm was practically palpable back in those days, according to Stones Throw records co-founder and art director Jeff Jank. Jank lived with her for a year in a house where, he says, Owsley Stanley made LSD out in the open before it was outlawed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig was “enthusiastic in the East Bay way, which is a little cynical and [into] people, places or things that a lot of others aren’t going to want to touch,” says Jank. “But even if you’re enthusiastic about obscure lost causes and bad band ideas, that enthusiasm is infectious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig and Jank started a zine together called \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>, a free monthly newsletter that was typically one page long that the duo would cram full of their hilarious, off-the-wall writings and cartoons. Some of Hessig’s funniest comics were debuted on the one-sheet, which they gave away for free via a stolen newspaper box they had set up near the downtown Berkeley BART station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139694\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 495px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\" alt='\"Tradition\" by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From <i>Desperate Times</i> number 8' width=\"495\" height=\"648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139694\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg 495w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-400x523.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Tradition” by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> number 8\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I used the word ‘janky’ around Janelle one day. She stops and asks in the serious tone of a linguist, ‘What is janky?’ A week later she had an idea: we do a one-page pamphlet-style zine once a month, all inspired by the nonsense around the house, and we call it \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>. Simple as that,” said Jank. “To this day I have Janelle to thank for me being stuck with the name Jeff ‘Jank.’ It basically means ‘crap.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Though Hessig only worked on the zine for about two years, Jank says he continued to use the title for publications he would include in early releases from Stones Throw.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s collaboration with Jank definitely wasn’t her first, as the majority of her works are collaborations. Even \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> featured contributions from writers like Purnell, legendary zinester Aaron Cometbus and Lookout Records founder/\u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i> publisher Larry Livermore and included drawings from artists as notable as Richie Bucher and Eric P. Butte. And though Hessig can’t explain why her publications are conducive to partnerships, Jank once again credits her infectious enthusiasm. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The collaborations come out of a sense of community and connecting with people in a very basic, fun way,” says Jank. “To put it as simply as possible, the main motivation is laughs and enjoying life, even if you’re complaining about it. It’s easier to do that with other people than on your own.” \u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Moving On Up\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Despite being a fountain of stories from the heydays of pre-tech-takeover Bay Area, Hessig doesn’t like to linger in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m definitely not embarrassed by those days; I just don’t want to be defined by them,” she says. “I’m into the present, and maybe dipping my toe into the future a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139708\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\" alt='\"My Favorite Customer,\" by Hessig. From 2001' width=\"650\" height=\"364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg 650w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-400x224.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“My Favorite Customer,” by Hessig. From 2001\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s refusal to be bogged down by her history is exemplified in her output from the past 10 years, when she published only one issue of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i>. It’s not that she didn’t put out anything; it’s just that her efforts went to other projects that she didn’t helm herself, such as a long-running column for \u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i>, several contributions to comic anthologies and other zines, and a stint as guest editor of \u003ci>Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll\u003c/i>, for the magazine’s first comic issue. (She also went to San Francisco State University to learn animation during that time; you can see her work on her \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/3v196YdgW8U?list=UUJWHYTTOZpFieWbOYcXx75g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel.\u003c/a>) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRxJ1eefvw \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But being so busy was an issue for Hessig, as it meant she was unable to work on her own publications. She was even offered an opportunity to have a collection of her comics published by Sparkplug Comics, but the main engine behind the project, Sparkplug owner Dylan Williams, died of cancer in 2011 and her energy for the book dissipated. Hessig finally had to adopt a policy of turning down almost all work offered to her to free up time to concentrate on her own publications, but even then a lack of capital kept her from cranking out more comics. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I began self publishing in 1990 at age 15 and knew for most of my life that I wanted to always be making books. The drive and the ideas were there, but the money part of the equation has always eluded me. Thank god I was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk last year!” says Hessig. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you read that right. A project that Purnell said the two had been discussing for almost a decade — a collection of his best cruising stories from his long-running zine \u003ci>Fag School\u003c/i> paired with her drawings — finally came to fruition after Hessig was hit by a car while crossing the street in Oakland in January of last year, two days before her birthday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139741\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 408px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the <i>The Cruising Diaries</i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139741\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg 408w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of the \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I hear a lot of backlash and griping about using crowdsourcing platforms as a way to fund creative projects, but given the choice between being hit by a car or starting a Kickstarter campaign, I think I’ll go with Kickstarter next time,” she says. “I literally paid for this first Gimme Action book in blood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With her first book hot off the presses, Hessig says she already has the next three Gimme Action publications lined up, one of which she plans to release before her 40th birthday next year. And as this new chapter of her life begins, we can only hope that she continues to bring that same infectious enthusiasm to her work that was so palpable in years past. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Though she’s a real deal DIY punk, it makes sense that she’s now properly publishing her work,” says Wolfe. “And why not? She’s leagues above most other ‘zine or comic book authors; one of the only people I ever wanna read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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