Monthly Archive: September 2009

Brown, Lisa

San Franciscan Lisa Brown is the bestselling author/illustrator of Vampire Boy’s Good Night, The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming, and Baby Mix Me a Drink. She sporadically draws the SF Chronicle’s Three Panel Book Review.

Bañales, Meliza

Meliza Banales wrote Say It With Your Whole Mouth and 51 Poems About Nothing at All. Involved in spoken word, she recently toured with Sister Spit.

Nolan, Monica

Nolan, MonicaMonica Nolan is author of The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories (co-authored with Alisa Surkis); Lois Lenz, Lesbian Secretary; and Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher. Her articles have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Bitch, and Release Print.

Hall, Justin

Justin Hall is an award-winning comic book creator best known for his series True Travel Tales, Hard To Swallow, and Glamazonia the Uncanny Super Tranny. His work has appeared in the Best American Comics and the S.F. Guardian, among others.

Shurin, Aaron

Aaron Shurin’s newest book is King of Shadows, a collection of personal essays from City Lights Books. He began publishing in the gay press in 1971, and is currently a professor in the MFA in Writing Program at USF.

Ewert, Marcus

Marcus Ewert wrote the groundbreaking children’s book 10,000 Dresses, gorgeously illustrated by Rex Ray. He is currently working on still more kids’ books, plus a memoir about his real-life affair with William Burroughs.

Unterberger, Richie

Unterberger, RichieRichie Unterberger has been writing about rock musicians famous and obscure for 30 years. His most recent books are Won’t Get Fooled Again: The Who from Lifehouse to Quadrophenia and White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day.

Sullivan, Denise

Sullivan, DeniseDenise Sullivan is author of Keep on Pushing, the story of 50 years of black-powered music, from jazz, folk, and rock to blues and hip-hop.

Sirius, RU

Counterculture/Technoculture writer and editor RU Sirius is currently editor-in-chief of h+, a science faction magazine that has much in common with his earlier effort, Mondo 2000. When not shilling for technotopians, he writes corrosive and sometimes enjoyably trashy books, like his latest: Everybody Must Get Stoned: Rock Stars on

Robertson, Linda

Linda Robertson was born in Scotland but spent 23 years honing her English accent before moving to San Francisco. She was named “Ms. Accordion San Francisco” in 2004 and performs throughout the city with the Mini-Trifles. Her latest book is What Rhymes with Bastard?

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