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“Having escaped one of the world’s worst war zones, endured extremely harsh conditions in refugee camps, and traveled eight thousand miles to resettle, the Nuer face poor Nebraska neighborhoods policed by gangs like the Bloods and the Crips.” —Terese Svoboda on the budding South Sudanese community in Omaha, Nebraska.
Photos from last night’s event at Vroman’s in Pasadena with Marky Ramone: 1) Rad store display 2) I might be sedated 3) Backstage 4) Punks “protesting” Marky Ramone’s wig. I think.
Photos from last night’s event at Vroman’s in Pasadena with Marky Ramone: 1) Rad store display 2) I might be sedated 3) Backstage 4) Punks “protesting” Marky Ramone’s wig. I think.
Photos from last night’s event at Vroman’s in Pasadena with Marky Ramone: 1) Rad store display 2) I might be sedated 3) Backstage 4) Punks “protesting” Marky Ramone’s wig. I think.
Photos from last night’s event at Vroman’s in Pasadena with Marky Ramone: 1) Rad store display 2) I might be sedated 3) Backstage 4) Punks “protesting” Marky Ramone’s wig. I think.
TFL #51
It’s The Floating Library vs. The Strange Library, by advice columnist Haruki Murakami. Maybe you’ve heard of him?
Murakami’s stories of ordinary people who wander into extraordinary circumstances have become somewhat predictable over the years, and his mild surrealism typically isn’t enough to rescue plots that don’t really go anywhere. Perhaps The Strange Library would be different.
Read the rest of the review here. Also, some remarks about books by Yoko Ogawa, Mary Yukari Waters and Marie Mutsuki Mockett.
Marky Ramone at Vroman’s
I’ll be conducting a Q&A with longtime drummer of the finest punk rock band on the planet to discuss his new book Punk Rock Blitzkrieg. The Ramones were the first concert I ever attended and my life hasn’t been the same since. See you in Pasadena on Wednesday January 21 at 7pm!
Vermin is coming to MCASD! #ThereGoesTheNeighborhood
Tongue & Groove in OC
I’ll be reading at Tongue & Groove with Steve Westbrook, William Hillyard, Sheila Sadr and Michael McBrideon Sunday January 25 at The Continental Room 115 W. Santa Fe Ave, Fullerton, CA. Show starts at 7pm and I’ll have books available for sale. Check out the event invite for more details.
at Coronado Beach
at Coronado Beach
Forest of Fortune in Fallbrook
I’ll be reading at the Fallbrook Library on Tuesday January 13 at 6pm as part of Writers Read. The Fallbrook Library is located at 124 S. Mission Road in, uh, Fallbrook. See you there!