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The Revolution Will Be Accessorized

BlackBook Presents Dispatches from the New Counterculture

by Aaron Hicklin
Jay McInerney
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Since it first went to press in 1996, BlackBook has established itself as an arbiter of style, and a forum for new and dynamic writing. The Revolution Will Be Accessorized gathers many of the magazine's strongest pieces, and the result is a star-studded collection that addresses the intersection of pop culture, the arts, politics, and fashion, with provocative contributions from many of today's best writers, including:

  • Augusten Burroughs on Christmas with his mother

  • Jonathan Ames on his boyhood sneaker fetish

  • Meghan Daum on L.A. bourgeois

    • Also included are pieces by Neal Pollack, Sam Lipsyte, Joan Didion, Naomi Klein, William T. Vollmann, DBC Pierre, Emma Forrest, and Douglas Coupland, among others. Raw, edgy, and always insightful, The Revolution Will Be Accessorized is a window on to what's happening outside the mainstream.

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      April 16, 2024

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        • ISBN: 9780061877759

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      • English

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      • Library Journal

        May 1, 2006
        For ten years, "BlackBook" magazine has published essays and interviews by various contemporary writers and artists. Editor in chief Hicklin ("Boy Soldiers") has compiled 26 of the best writings that explore the gist of life beyond contemporary New York City. Jonathan Ames's -Sneakers Make the Boy - illustrates that hopeful childhood feeling that comes with a new pair of sneakers. In -The Last Christmas, - M.J. Hyland's Christmas in Australia cannot compete with her early childhood memories of Christmas in Ireland before her family fell apart. Meghan Daum's -L.A. Bourgeois - explains how traffic in Los Angeles forces many residents to stay at home and admire their affordable teapots. An interview between Daum and Joan Didion delves into the devaluation of contemporary novels, which they contend are read more like nonfiction than imaginary tales. This collection contains marvelous examples of how a writer can turn something as simple as a visit to a zoo into an essay reflecting on basic human needs (see Alain de Botton's -In Praise of Zoos -). Great writing and fresh insights; recommended for academic and larger public libraries." -Joyce Sparrow, Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas Cty., FL"

        Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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