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[Although more stuff—details, zine workshops, small appearances—seem to be coming up all the time!]

RELEASE PARTY

Marketing the Unmarketable: The Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity Release Party
4 Nov: Chicago IL, The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia, www.hideoutchicago.com)
7:30 doors, 8 p.m. start, $5 Suggested donation (to cover the sound person!)
Anne Elizabeth Moore will read from Unmarketable. Opening acts Betsy Crane, Richard Fox, Mairead Case, Anne Glickman and Jennifer Brandel, and others have some disgusting but strangely appealing offers you do NOT want to miss out on. Plus: Dance party with DJ Matt IRAC*.

From the PP69 book reviews section:

Seattle-based certified genius Matt Briggs’ recent collection of short stories, The Moss Gatherers (StringTown Press), relates tales of families in the Pacific Northwest gone somehow wrong. It’s charming, beguiling, and slightly disturbing—not totally unlike the writer himself.

You won a Stranger “genius” award in 2003. What did it do for your writing career to be able to put “genius” right there on your CV?

The first difficulty of this award, which I was pleased to receive despite the fact that it would be far more cool to shrug it off and point out the negative things about the paper that sponsored it, The Stranger (it’s sustained sexism being one thing), was how to handle that word. The word “genius” is caustic. It implies, to me, that my work might be a symptom of a distressing illness rather than the product of labor. But the award came with enough money that I had to resolve these issues because I wanted the money.

If you’re going to be in Chicago on October 19th, you have your choice of Punk Planet-related events to take part in! Far North Side? We’ve got you covered! Near North? We’ve got you too!

In the beautiful Lincoln Square neighborhood, Joe Meno will be reading from The Boy Detective Fails at the Book Celler bookstore. He’ll be reading alongside Todd Dills, Stephen Asma, and music by Joe’s “Icebergtown” collaborator Nick Butcher. details here

And at the incomparable Hideout, Anne Elizabeth Moore will be appearing alongside comic luminaries Harvey Pekar, Lilli Carre, Ivan Brunetti, and Anders Nilsen to talk about the new book Best American Comics 2006. details here