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Divining the Entrailsnew
Two new Last Gasp Books releases (The Drawings of Laurie Lipton and Incurable Disease) explore the unsettling art of Laurie Lipton and Elizabeth McGrath.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
01-17-2014 |
Books
Get Your Pencils Out for the Best Erotic Comicsnew
Erotic comics are a special breed of porn. Unlike prose, they can show as well as describe. Unlike photos, they're narrative. Unlike film, they have a limitless special effects budget. And yet good erotic comics seem in short supply. Here are a few of the best.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Hall |
09-23-2009 |
Books
Big Books on Tiny Topicsnew
It seems that one surefire way of selling a nonfiction tome is by focusing on a very specific subject. For evidence, one need only look at recent efforts such as Pierre Laszlo's Citrus: A History, Henry Petroski's The Toothpick: Technology and Culture, and Andrew D. Blechman's Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
03-12-2008 |
Books
Shelf Helpnew
Books to get you through the holidays -- and ready for a new year.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Davidson |
11-28-2007 |
Books
The Queers Who Came in from the Coldnew
Over the past generation, being gay seems to have lost much of the social radioactivity that exacted terrible human costs, but also generated excitement and gave writers a subject to write about.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
06-21-2007 |
Books
This Town is Noir Townnew
New York's Akashic Books has made its way across a crime-ridden country with titles such as Baltimore Noir.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lynn Rapoport |
05-30-2007 |
Books
A Quest for Good Sex Prosenew
I'd never considered a career in writing smut until I got fired from my day job as a waiter -- but it wasn't as easy as you'd think.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
04-11-2007 |
Books
Blasts From the Pastnew
Celebrate the shelf life of good books this holiday season.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michelle Tea |
11-29-2006 |
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