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The annual Day of Noise—24 hours of live experimental music—at @kzsustanford.bsky.social is happening now! I'll be playing an ambient-drone set with a friend 9–9:30 p.m. PT. Tune in at kzsu.stanford.edu.

Ask Greil: January 15, 2026 "The Brutalist," Adrien Brody, the Band, and Lester Bangs

For the past year I've been working with Greil Marcus on his Substack. He's studied rock music and US history for over 50 years, and he's one of my all-time favorite writers.

He keeps a Q&A column—check it out, and submit a question of your own!

greilmarcus.substack.com/p/ask-greil-...

I'm DJing on @kzsustanford.bsky.social today, 4–9 p.m. PT. College radio is just the best, and I'm excited to return to KZSU for a day and spin the wildest combination of music possible.

Tune in: kzsu.stanford.edu

Agnieszka Holland’s Complicated Kafka, by Grzegorz Kwiatkowski A writer and musician from Gdańsk, Poland, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski collaborated on Franz with Agnieszka Holland, a filmmaker who in the dark times of the Communist regime left Poland for Prague out of lo...

"Who among us is truly normal? Everyone has something, everyone is different, and that is precisely the new, wonderful norm . . . that so deeply irritates the far-right moralists."

Beautiful essay by @g-kwiatkowski.bsky.social in @worldlittoday.bsky.social:

worldliteraturetoday.org/2026/january...

YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo

R.I.P. Lô Borges, who's responsible for one of the most haunting songs I've ever heard.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoe4...

Malcolm Margolin standing under an awning with the Heyday logo.

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.

Dark Mystery Enigma Bird, by Nap Eyes from the album The Neon Gate

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...

A green dragon holds a chess piece while a man looks contemplative.

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!

Review: ‘Enduring Wild’ is an engaging travelogue about California public lands under attack Looking for a place to go camping with his kids, Josh Jackson began exploring California public lands with his family. Now BLM land in the state and country could be sold.

"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."

The Book That Confronts California’s Rising Seas David L. Ulin urges readers to engage with Rosanna Xia’s urgent, empathetic look at California’s climate crisis and rising sea levels.

" @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 cover of the book California Lizards and How to Find Them by Emily Taylor, with a photo of a Coast Horned Lizard.

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!

THE ENDURING WILD | Kirkus Reviews A pilgrimage to the “leftover lands.”

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!

Never Been, by For Against 9 track album

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-...

Help Project RattleCam Install a New Camera! Help Cal Poly raise $15,000 for the project: Help Project RattleCam Install a New Camera!. Your gift will make a difference!

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

IKE: A Publishing Project Short stories from an exciting new chapbook publisher

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

I really appreciate how clearly she frames it!

where the ordinary becomes strange & beautiful poetry from & an interview with Marthine Satris

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.

Thompson sits on a stool and signs a stack of her book, I Love Salmon and Lampreys, at our front counter.

Brook M. Thompson holds a copy of her book, I Love Salmon and Lampreys, inside at our Books on the Park location

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...

I Love Salmon and Lampreys: A Native Story of Resilience by Anastasia Khmelevska, Brook M. Thompson For young readers, an inspiring story about a river, a successful Native-led movement for environmental justice, and the making of a scientist. Growing up For young readers, an inspiring story about a...

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!

California Lizards and How to Find Them Author Emily Taylor brings the wonders of California's lizards to life in new book.

Spring can't come soon enough!

www.heydaybooks.com/pr-cliz/