Queer lit pioneer Michelle Tea on starting an L.A. publisher
In 2024, Drag Queen Story Hour founder Michelle Tea will launch Dopamine, an L.A.-based press for queer, indie writers offering tiny fees and total freedom.
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In 2024, Drag Queen Story Hour founder Michelle Tea will launch Dopamine, an L.A.-based press for queer, indie writers offering tiny fees and total freedom.
Simon & Schuster and Walter Isaacson mastered the controlled chaos required to land a book with a splash.
When publishers Rare Bird and Unnamed Press moved into Highland Park, North Figueroa Bookshop soon followed, putting down roots in a bookstore-starved neighbohood.
Head on a Pike: The Illustrated Lyrics of Matt Pike arrives in November. To be published by Rare Bird Lit, the tome takes Pike's many commanding and evocative lines, running the length of his entire career thus far (and beyond), and brings them to life in new pictorial creations by artists such as Arik Roper, David V. D'Andrea, Brian Mercer, Tim Lehi and others. Each illustration specifically pairs with one of Pike's albums, telling the story of his discography in a manner much like a graphic novel. The visual lyrics book treatment is often given to classic rock acts such as Queen or The Beat...