Malcolm Margolin, founder of @heydaybooks.com, passed away this morning at 84. He changed my life—his example meant everything to me. I know so many people who feel the same way. He truly made our world a more joyous and beautiful place. I miss him, and I'll be grateful for him forever.

I heard this Nap Eyes song for the first time yesterday, and now I'm obsessed and can't stop listening napeyes.bandcamp.com/track/dark-m...

New favorite book cover (thanks to Marlon Rigel):

I wish I'd had this book when I was a teenager wanting to learn about the literature of my home state. Working on this with John Freeman was a blast. It's out October 14!

If you're in/around Oakland on Thursday 7/24, come join us for this event!

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 is a story of adventures across California landscapes from the Mojave Desert to the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness," writes the @latimes.com. "The shadow of the current assault on public lands weighs heavy while reading this lovely book."

" @rosannaxia.bsky.social’s 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙖 is not for the faint of heart," writes @altajournal.bsky.social of Xia's awards-winning debut book on sea level rise, "It is both a cautionary tale and a call to action."

Heyday is now on Bluesky! Follow us at @heydaybooks.bsky.social.

$400 to go and 4 days left for @ikeproject.bsky.social's Kickstarter! Check it out, consider donating, and share this around:

New East Bay literary event calendar alert!

The best little book on California lizards is out this week! Find it at your local bookstore, follow the author at @snakeymama.bsky.social, and check out her events at www.emilytaylorscience.com/events.html!

Sonoma County folks, check out this poetry event in Guerneville on Wednesday!

I am so thrilled to see this solidly enthusiastic review from Kirkus for a gorgeous Heyday book I acquired & edited: The Enduring Wild, by Josh Jackson: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... As someone who reviewed for Kirkus once upon a time, I know how demanding their readers are!

RIP Jeffrey Runnings. I listened to For Against all the time when I was a teenager. Their music from the 80s is post-punk heaven, but I loved their later and less recognized music too—especially this album. foragainst.bandcamp.com/album/never-...

Dr Taylor was at @calacademy.bsky.social to give a talk about lizards to members. @eianklam.bsky.social & I got to listen in and also buy some CA lizard swag, proceeds of which support her research and that of her students (more reliable than grants these days!) www.emilytaylorscience.com

A Heyday alum is starting a chapbook publisher! @ikeproject.bsky.social has been talking about this ever since he trained me up at Heyday nearly ten years ago, and the lineup looks wonderful. Here's the Kickstarter—check it out and share widely: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ike...

This coming Monday 4/14, @citylightsbooks.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event with Heyday authors Ursula Pike and @ndntacocat.bsky.social! They're both phenomenal writers and hearing them in conversation is a dream—I can't wait. Free to join here: citylights.com/events/ursul...

My friend Joyo and I are playing an ambient set on @kzsustanford.bsky.social tonight at 9 p.m. PT. If you want some gentle music for your evening, you can tune in here: kzsu.stanford.edu

People who follow Heyday may know @msatris.bsky.social's work as an editor, but less well known is the fact that she's an excellent poet too! Here's a great new poem and interview with her: www.readfilterfeeder.com/p/where-the-...

I love that @bart.gov is posting new art by Obi Kaufmann in its stations.

Thank you to @brookmthompson.bsky.social for stopping by to sign copies of her book, I LOVE SALMON AND LAMPREYS! You can get a copy at this link: greenapplebooks.com/book/9781597...

Happy publication day to @brookmthompson.bsky.social and her children's book I Love Salmon and Lampreys! I just adore this book, and I hope it encourages kids (and adults) everywhere to speak up for environmental justice. www.heydaybooks.com/catalog/i-lo...

Thank you Jennifer!! Happy pub day @brookmthompson.bsky.social ! Heyday and the Roundhouse are so proud to bring your beautiful, bracing, deeply personal story of collective action to keep traditional relationships thriving and restore California rivers to kids and families everywhere. Yippee!

Spring can't come soon enough! www.heydaybooks.com/pr-cliz/

I love this new-ish directory of Bay Area art events—thanks to @msatris.bsky.social for the tip: www.bayartagenda.com

RIP Roberta Flack. Her version of "Bridge over Troubled Water" (my introduction to her extraordinary voice) sounds like she's skating across the surface of the infinite. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf0M...

Tonight at 8! Come see @trupatrupa.bsky.social in the first stop on their US tour—they're going to be so good. I'm playing the opening set. dice.fm/event/xemrek...

Tickets are still available for @trupatrupa.bsky.social's show at Kilowatt in San Francisco this Wednesday! Come hear some first-rate post-punk from Gdańsk. I'll be playing the opening set—show starts at 8 p.m. dice.fm/event/xemrek...

On Wednesday 2/19, I'm opening for the Polish post-punk band Trupa Trupa at Kilowatt in San Francisco. They're amazing live, and I admire their unyielding commitment to speaking out against fascism. Join if you can, and share widely—info at the link: dice.fm/event/xemrek...

It's that time of year: KZSU's annual 24-hour live-on-air noise music festival is this Saturday, midnight to midnight PT. I'm taking the much-coveted 5:30–6:30 a.m. slot, playing a duo set with synth wizard The All Electric Smart Grid. Tune in if you're awake. kzsu.stanford.edu/dayofnoise/2...

I found this wonderful band thanks to @rosyoverdrive.com. If you like gentle harmonies, or music that evokes peaceful winter walks, this is it. For slowcore fans—it gets at the same feelings that early Low, Spokane, Coastal, or Bluetile Lounge do. loveblaster.bandcamp.com/album/the-wa...

The California Historical Society, founded in 1871, is closing. Heyday published several books with them, and I loved the book parties they used to host. They were big champions of Heyday's work—it's sad to see them go. @sahotchkiss.bsky.social wrote about it here: www.kqed.org/arts/1397091...

"There's a patent-pending science-fiction defense With a puppet in the White House There's puppets on a string If you take this to the highest source about you Without question, source says: No vision, just plain old greed" souledamerican.bandcamp.com/track/make-m...

Thank you so much @varioussmallflames.bsky.social for including Place of Words Now Gone in this list. I love seeing two of my favorites from 2024 (the new @advancebase.bsky.social and Little Kid records) on here as well. varioussmallflames.co.uk/2025/01/10/y...

Thank you @sun13music.bsky.social for publishing such a beautiful review of Place of Words Now Gone. They write about music so thoughtfully. sun-13.com/2025/01/08/d...

"This is the kind of album that should be stumbled onto unsuspectingly, only to stick with you long after this initial moment." Thank you so much, @rosyoverdrive.com!

"The album has an understated beauty behind it. . . . The tactile sounds that come into the mix at unexpected moments help to give it a spirit of discovery like this was just found." Thank you @beachsloth.bsky.social! www.tumblr.com/beachsloth/7...

Tomorrow (Tuesday) I'll be playing my new songs at Clio's Books in Oakland. If you're in the area and need some slow, autumnal music, come join me! www.eventbrite.com/e/distant-re...

It's so refreshing to be on this site. I have a new album out, and I got some copies in the mail this morning. I love how they look! If you like CDs too, they're available here: lilytapesanddiscs.bandcamp.com/album/place-...