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    Oakland Noir

    By Akashic Books

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    "Wonderfully, in Akashic's Oakland Noir, the stereotypes about the city suffer the fate of your average noir character--they die brutally. Kudos to the editors, Jerry Thompson and Eddie Muller, for getting Oakland right. All those outsize statistics don’t reveal a real city, but this collection of local voices--both established and new--brings it thrumming to life...Readers who know the city will relish its sense of place, and those who only know the stereotypes will be in for a pleasing eye-opener.”
    --San Francisco Chronicle

    “From the Oakland hills to the heart of downtown, each story brings Oakland to life."
    --The Mercury News

    “Oakland is a natural for the series, with its shadowy crimes and disgruntled cops.”
    --Zoom Street Magazine

    "San Francisco's grittier next-door neighbor gets her day in the sun in 16 new stories in this tightly curated entry in Akashic's Noir series. The hardscrabble streets of Oakland offer crime aplenty...Thompson and Muller have taken such pains to choose stories highlighting Oakland's diversity and history that the result is a volume rich in local culture as well as crime."
    --Kirkus Reviews

    "The legendarily tough California city of Oakland finally gets an entry in the Akashic noir series."
    --Publishers Weekly

    Brand-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.

    In the wake of San Francisco Noir, Los Angeles Noir, and Orange County Noir--all popular volumes in the Akashic Noir Series--comes the latest California installment, Oakland Noir. 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.

    From the introduction:

    Jerry Thompson: Discovering the wang-dang-doodle jams of the Pointer Sisters shifted my entire focus. Stunning black women were scatting and bebopping all the way into my soul. I think what we've put together in Oakland Noir is a volume where this city is a character in every story. He's a slick brother strutting over a bacon-grease bass line and tambourine duet. She's a white chick with a bucket of hot muffins heading to farmer and flea markets, to sell crafts and get hooked up with some fine kat with dreadlocks and a criminal record. And it's in the faces of young fearless muthafuckers pounding keyboards and snapping fingers, lips, Snapchats, and Facebook timelines. It's the core of not only Black Lives Matter but all lives matter. We are the children of fantasy and of the funk...

    Eddie Muller: These days, writers and readers aren't denying the darker parts of our existence as much as they used to, especially in crime fiction. Some writers just do it for fun, because it's become the fashionable way to get published. You know, "gritty violence" and all that bullshit. The genuine darkness in noir stories comes from two places--the cruelty of the world's innate indifference, and the cruelty that people foster within themselves. If you're not seriously dealing with one, the other, or both, then you're not really writing noir.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAkashic Books
    Release dateApr 4, 2017
    ISBN9781617755583
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    • 4/5
      I love this series. I travel and they are great for reading on the plane. They are great for bedtime stories.
    • 5/5
      OAKLAND NOIR is a new title in Akashic Books original noir anthology series. OAKLAND NOIR is edited by Jerry Thompson and Eddie Muller. Eddie Muller (a.k.a. The ‘Czar of Noir’) is also the author of one of the stories, “The Handyman”. It was interesting to read of the many accomplishments of both of these talented authors.OAKLAND NOIR includes 16 stories featuring different areas in the Oakland, California, area.Access points include an introduction by the editors; a map with story locations highlighted by body (dead) outlines; a table of contents including III parts with 16 stories - their authors and story locations; and a chapter which highlights these very talented authors.In the introduction, the editors give their impressions of Oakland and I liked their comments and observations. What they have put together in OAKLAND NOIR showcases (not always - well, hardly ever - in a good way) the city in every story. Oakland, itself, is the major character and protagonist. “The Bridge Tender” by Nick Petrulakis (Fruitvale Bridge)“The wishing well” by Kim Addonizio (Pill Hill)“A murder of saviors” by Keenan Norris (Toler Heights) school funding/private schools/journalism“Divine Singularity” by Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder (Piedmont Avenue) dark, grisly murder“White Horse” by Katie Gilmartin (Bushrod Park)“A Town Made of Hustle” by Dorothy Lazard (Downtown) DA corruption“The Streets Don’t Love Nobody” by Harry Louis Williams III (Brookfield Village)“Bulletproof” by Carolyn Alexander (McClymonds)“The Three Stooges” by Phil Canolin (Sausal Creek) Champ, Maurice & Laurence“Cabbie” by Judy Juanita (Eastmont)“Two To Tango” by Jamie DeWolf (Oakland Hills) Syd is crazy“Survivors of Heartache” by Nayomi Munaweera (Montclair) Wow, didn’t see this ending coming“Prophets and Spies” by Mahmud Rahman (Mills College)“ Black and Borax” by Tom McElravey (Haddon Hill) p.201 great quote “The music slipped through the doorway like greasy fingers with painted red nails, red and chipped from the wrestling matchbetween tunes.”“Waiting For Gordo” by Joe Loya (Hegenberger Road) written as a court transcript“The Handyman” by Eddie Muller (Alameda) very dark and painful to readI read and reread Eddie Muller’s remarks on page 16 - “The genuine darkness in noir stories comes from two places - the cruelty of the world’s innate indifference, and the cruelty that people foster within themselves. If you’re not seriously dealing with one, the other, or both, then you’re not really writing noir.”This anthology is a volume rich in crime, rawness, cruelty, sadness, history, diversity and culture. I heartily recommend this title and the Akashic Books noir anthology series.Thank you to Akashic Books for providing me with an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      I received this from Library Thing as part of their Early Reviewers giveaway.This selection of short stories by Oakland, Calif. writers is a thick and juicy collection of gritty noir. Each author presents a complete and solid story. There is a brooding and darkness in each that leaves you thinking about what you just read. The stories take place in the current time and then there are ones that take place in the era when noir hit the big time. You feel that you are actually seeing and hearing what is going on. You can feel the atmosphere and the emotions of the characters."The Handyman" A couple who find their perfect home in a perfect apartment and create their perfect life...until their landlord brings home her husband to live with her. Their perfect world disintegrates..."The Bridge Tender" If he could keep her talking maybe she would change her mind. Why was she there? Could he get just a little closer? Keep her talking about her little boy? Could he hang on and see this through?If you like noir this is a good collection. It is the newest in a series of books from various places around the world. It gives a look into the darker side...
    • 4/5
      Some stories are of course better than others. Set in different areas of the city to reveal different aspects of life on the other side of the Bay. A gritty collection.
    • 4/5
      Loving these stories so far. Very intriguing and captivating. More to follow....
    • 5/5
      Once again my favorite anthology series delivers! Oakland Noir gives us all the noir elements we've come to expect such as murder, prostitution, and drugs to great effect. But in one of my favorite tales in the collection - Keenan Norris' "A Murder of Saviors" - it also gives us political noir.I find, for me, the sign of a good anthology is if I come away wanting to read more by any of the writers I was unfamiliar with. In this book I want to look all of them up.
    • 4/5
      I'm not usually a fan of short stories. As a rule I prefer to get deeper in a tale then the brevity of a short story will allow. Oakland Noir is an exception. This is a collection of haunting tales that will stick with you long after completion. Much like the city there is an underlying theme of darkness but hope always seem to be right around the corner.
    • 3/5
      This is a really good cure for anyone suffering from feelings of well-being. No happiness here, just criminals and victims (sometimes one and the same) suffering indignity. It took me a very long time to plow through these short stories because I don't have any meds for depression.
    • 4/5
      Oakland Noir is another great addition to the Akashic Noir series. I will admit that I was expecting grittier stories from Oakland, but for the most part these were good, entertaining stories that held my interest with a couple of "old school" noir mixed in. Keep up the great work Akashic, each city is always an adventure.
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