Books - Journal of the Plague Years

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Journalistic,
Irreverent Yet Oddly Serious

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Literary,
Journalistic,
Irreverent Yet Oddly Serious

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A Journal of the Plague Years: Words & Music from the Lost Days

Telling the stories of our recent lives, A Journal of the Plague Years: Words & Music from the Lost Days offers perspective on how the pandemic fueled personal, social, and political upheaval. Writing by such luminaries as Steve Erickson, Mikal Gilmore, Blanche McCrary Boyd, Thrity Umrigar, and others, with QR codes linking to musical playlists that work as commentary, counterpoint, and occasionally clever parody, this hip, well-designed paperback is saddle-stitched, with a high-quality cover including a French flap that allows you to keep your place, and color photographs. As you look back at events that changed our lives, this book will be a touchstone. Authors are available to sign for an extra charge. Shipping is free in the U.S. If you live elsewhere, send an email and we'll check prices. Questions? Email us: plaguejournal@gmail.com

How to Prepare for the Past: Travels in Music and Time

Brian Cullman's long-awaited book of essays about music, life, families, lovers, and the world. One reviewer wrote: "What a fun and wonderful thing it is to stumble into a book that doesn’t just tell stories about music, but also makes you feel like you’re right there in the room with a radio in the background, cigarette smoke curling toward the ceiling, and the ghosts of songs still hanging in the air. Brian Cullman’s How To Prepare For The Past: Travels In Music and Time via ZE Books, does exactly that...part memoir, a quasi travelogue, and certainly all heart."<br><br>"Brian Cullman has found himself at the very heart of so many of music's defining moments that his place as a discerning observer gives<br>way to a kind of unguarded poetry that never fails to lift everyone out of the drabness of this world. What an artist!"<br>—YOUSSOU N’DOUR<br><br>Free tote bag included!

Steve Erickson's American Stutter - SIGNED COPY

The Capacious Double-Sided Tote Bag

The Big Kahuna, a gusseted tote that will carry all your groceries and maybe a small child. A puppy? Seriously, it's a solid bag that can stand on its own (more or less) which is where the gussets come in. Journal of the Plague Years magazine on one side, Blue Books on the other. Flip it depending on your mood. This bag will last longer than the mood, we promise! Free shipping within the U.S. If you live somewhere else, send us an email and we'll work it out.

The Practical Publisher Tote Bag