{"product_id":"oakland-noir-9781617755309","title":"Oakland Noir","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911363268882,"sku":"9781617755309","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8af97337-b174-4478-9096-6773dcf6c887.jpg?v=1738737557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oakland-noir-9781617755309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}