Surrounded by misfits, rednecks, and counterculture burnouts, John Gibson—the reluctant heir of an alcoholic grandmother—and Sarah McKay—a commune-reared "hippie-by-association"—search for self and community in the hole-of-a-town Boonville. As they try to assemble from the late-twentieth-century jumble of life the facts of sexuality, love, and death, and face the possibility of an existence without God, John and Sarah learn what happens when they dare to try to make art from their lives.

Boonville: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Anderson, Robert Mailer

Literary

Harper-perennial

Portrays Northern Californian counterculture in a darkly humorous coming-of-age story.

Boonville

Creative Arts Book Co.

From Robert Mailer Anderson, the bestseller author of Boonville. The last patrons of Cafe Dante gather for their morning coffee during what may be the final days of civilization. Apocalyptic events disrupt the routine of their lives and they are forced to take responsibility for a darkly comic reckoning which questions their faith in God, love, culture, family, humanity and each other. It’s Beckett meets Mamet meets O’Neil over a double jolt of expresso!
 PRAISE FOR ROBERT MAILER ANDERSON
 "Energetic, abrasive, very funny... Boonville delivers. - New York Times Book Review 
 “Witty and insightful . . . an original word-of-mouth success.” - Publishers Weekly
 “A great first novel...(Anderson) has a language and style all his own...bracingly fresh...uproarious." - San Francisco Chronicle on Boonville
 "...the funniest (debut novel) since Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus . . . .Anderson may be the WASP Lenny Bruce."- Anderson Valley Advertiser
 "A very sick man – and a very funny writer!" - Carl Hiaasen
 "A sardonic and beautifully imagined first novel...." - SF Weekly 
 “Milk-through-the-nose funny...Pynchon fans will immediately notice similarities not only with “Vineland,”which takes place in a similar setting and deals with similar themes as “Boonville" but also with “The Crying of Lot 49." - Salon.com Robert Mailer Anderson was born in San Francisco, and is a 7th generation native “Californio.” He is the author of the best-selling novel “Boonville,” co-writer/producer of the film “PIG HUNT,” and a contributor to The Anderson Valley Advertiser since the age of fifteen. His writing has appeared in San Francisco Noir, Zyzzyva, Christopher Street, Encore, San Francisco Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Argonaut, and Ishmael Reed’s Konch, among other publications.

The Death of Teddy Ballgame

Dramas & Plays

Molotov Editions

Based on the 2019 film, Windows on the World is a sensitive portrayal of a family in mourning and effectively personalises the grief felt by an entire nation. The book pulls no punches, revealing how cruelly the U.S. can treat undocumented migrants. Told with empathy and nuance, this emotionally resonant story reflects on how the pains of our recent past have shaped the character of America.

Windows On The World

Comics & Graphic Novels

Sack, Jon

Anderson, Zack

Graphic Novels

Fantagraphics

My Fairy Godfather

Fantagraphics-FU

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