{"product_id":"oakland-noir-paperback","title":"Oakland Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEddie Muller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The legendarily tough California city of Oakland finally gets an entry in the Akashic noir series.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Noir\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Noir\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOrange County Noir\u003c\/em\u003e--all popular volumes in the Akashic Noir Series--comes the latest California installment, \u003cem\u003eOakland Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Masterfully curated by Jerry Thompson and Eddie Muller (the \"Czar of Noir\"), this volume will shock, titillate, provoke, and entertain. The diverse cast of talented contributors will not disappoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrand-new stories by: Nick Petrulakis, Kim Addonizio, Keenan Norris, Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder, Katie Gilmartin, Dorothy Lazard, Harry Louis Williams II, Carolyn Alexander, Phil Canalin, Judy Juanita, Jamie DeWolf, Nayomi Munaweera, Mahmud Rahman, Tom McElravey, Joe Loya, and Eddie Muller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEddie Muller, \u003c\/b\u003e a.k.a. the \"Czar of Noir,\" has been nominated for several Edgar and Anthony awards, and his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Distance\u003c\/i\u003e won a Shamus Award. He produces the San Francisco Noir City Film Festival, the largest annual film noir retrospective in the world, and is a frequent host on Turner Classic Movies. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOakland Noir.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is an accomplished violinist, playwright, and poet. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBlack Artists in Oakland, \u003c\/i\u003e and owned Black Spring Books, an independent bookstore. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOakland Noir.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770638467360,"sku":"9781617755309","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/341d9d58f1e403d451732319f8f3f51d.webp?v=1780375965","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/oakland-noir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}