The Revolution Will Be Accessorized: BlackBook Presents Dispatches from the New Counterculture
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ISBN: 0060847328 / Publisher: Harper Perennial, May 2006
A compelling compilation of literary essays and articles from the pages of BlackBook Magazine brings together ground-breaking contributions from Augusten Burroughs, Chuck Palahniuk, Naomi Klein, Douglas Coupland, Francine Prose, Alain de Botton, Meghan Daum, William T. Vollmann, and other notable authors. Original. 30,000 first printing.
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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 motherJonathan Ames on his boyhood sneaker fetishMeghan Daum on L.A. bourgeoisAlso 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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