{"id":4009,"date":"2022-08-12T13:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2022-08-12T13:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:41:42","slug":"check-out-our-two-new-books-about-cleveland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/check-out-our-two-new-books-about-cleveland\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out our two new books about Cleveland!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back in 1996, Microcosm was born in Cleveland, and the &#8217;20s so far have been all about getting back to our roots. First with opening a new warehouse back in Cleveland, managed and partially staffed by people who helped out back when we were brand new. And now we&#8217;re thrilled to announce the publication of a pair of new books that honor our roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleveland&#8217;s local NPR affiliate did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/programs\/sound-of-ideas\/exploring-the-cleveland-roots-of-microcosm-publishing\">a really nice in-depth article and video about Microcosm&#8217;s return to the city and the two new books<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microcosm Publishing boomerangs back to Northeast Ohio\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RnCS4t5O_XA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the books really shine for themselves (there&#8217;ve been more reviews of each than I&#8217;m linking to here, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/lifestyle\/2022\/08\/07\/book-talk-nick-perry-hello-cleveland-eric-sandy-speak-in-tongues-james-nisenson-loyal-subject\/10221157002\/\">this one<\/a> in the Akron Beacon Journal is pretty representative):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/11867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-824x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-824x1024.jpeg 824w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-242x300.jpeg 242w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-768x954.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup.jpeg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/11867\"><em>Hello Cleveland: Things You Should Know About the Most Unique City in the World<\/em><\/a> is an idiosyncratic love letter to the city, buoyantly written by Nick Perry and illustrated by Jason Look. Nick and Joe were recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivoox.com\/en\/exploring-the-cleveland-roots-of-microcosm-publishing-audios-mp3_rf_90098119_1.html\">on the radio<\/a> talking about the book, the city, and Microcosm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/29099\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-797x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-797x1024.jpeg 797w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-768x987.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup.jpeg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/29099\"><em>Speak In Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland&#8217;s Infamous DIY Punk Venue<\/em><\/a> nods to another piece of Microcosm lore\u2014Joe started out selling zines at the bar at this anarchic all-ages club. This book&#8217;s been getting some really nice feedback (check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/news\/new-book-on-former-cleveland-music-venue-speak-in-tongues-details-its-lasting-spirit\">public media review<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seancarnage.com\/speak-in-tongues-book\/\">Sean Carnage&#8217;s interview with Eric<\/a>), and we had the pleasure of talking with the author, local reporter Eric Sandy, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UfTsjo862pU\">for our podcast<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eric Sandy about Speak In Tongues, legendary Cleveland venue (A People&#039;s Guide to Publishing)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfTsjo862pU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, Cleveland, for all you&#8217;ve given to us\u2014we hope we can do you justice and keep giving back for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. Want more Cleveland music history? Last year we published A. Iwasa&#8217;s zine <em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/8484\">Clevo Style<\/a><\/em> about the history of the local hardcore scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 1996, Microcosm was born in Cleveland, and the &#8217;20s so far have been all about getting back to our roots. First with opening a new warehouse back in Cleveland, managed and partially staffed by people who helped out back when we were brand new. And now we&#8217;re thrilled to announce the publication of&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/check-out-our-two-new-books-about-cleveland\/\" title=\"Read Check out our two new books about Cleveland!\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[21,14,218],"class_list":["post-4009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-cleveland"],"my_excerpt":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Back in 1996, Microcosm was born in Cleveland, and the '20s so far have been all about getting back to our roots. First with opening a new warehouse back in Cleveland, managed and partially staffed by people who helped out back when we were brand new. And now we're thrilled to announce the publication of a pair of new books that honor our roots.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cleveland's local NPR affiliate did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/programs\/sound-of-ideas\/exploring-the-cleveland-roots-of-microcosm-publishing\">a really nice in-depth article and video about Microcosm's return to the city and the two new books<\/a>:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RnCS4t5O_XA\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/RnCS4t5O_XA\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And the books really shine for themselves (there've been more reviews of each than I'm linking to here, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/lifestyle\/2022\/08\/07\/book-talk-nick-perry-hello-cleveland-eric-sandy-speak-in-tongues-james-nisenson-loyal-subject\/10221157002\/\">this one<\/a> in the Akron Beacon Journal is pretty representative):<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4010,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/11867\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-824x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/11867\"><em>Hello Cleveland: Things You Should Know About the Most Unique City in the World<\/em><\/a> is an idiosyncratic love letter to the city, buoyantly written by Nick Perry and illustrated by Jason Look. Nick and Joe were recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivoox.com\/en\/exploring-the-cleveland-roots-of-microcosm-publishing-audios-mp3_rf_90098119_1.html\">on the radio<\/a> talking about the book, the city, and Microcosm. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":4011,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/29099\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-797x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/29099\"><em>Speak In Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland's Infamous DIY Punk Venue<\/em><\/a> nods to another piece of Microcosm lore\u2014Joe started out selling zines at the bar at this anarchic all-ages club. This book's been getting some really nice feedback (check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/news\/new-book-on-former-cleveland-music-venue-speak-in-tongues-details-its-lasting-spirit\">public media review<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seancarnage.com\/speak-in-tongues-book\/\">Sean Carnage's interview with Eric<\/a>), and we had the pleasure of talking with the author, local reporter Eric Sandy, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UfTsjo862pU\">for our podcast<\/a>:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UfTsjo862pU\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/UfTsjo862pU\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you, Cleveland, for all you've given to us\u2014we hope we can do you justice and keep giving back for years to come.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>P.S. Want more Cleveland music history? Last year we published A. Iwasa's zine <em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/8484\">Clevo Style<\/a><\/em> about the history of the local hardcore scene.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","my_excerpt_rendered":"\n<p>Back in 1996, Microcosm was born in Cleveland, and the &#8217;20s so far have been all about getting back to our roots. First with opening a new warehouse back in Cleveland, managed and partially staffed by people who helped out back when we were brand new. And now we&#8217;re thrilled to announce the publication of a pair of new books that honor our roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleveland&#8217;s local NPR affiliate did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/programs\/sound-of-ideas\/exploring-the-cleveland-roots-of-microcosm-publishing\">a really nice in-depth article and video about Microcosm&#8217;s return to the city and the two new books<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microcosm Publishing boomerangs back to Northeast Ohio\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RnCS4t5O_XA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the books really shine for themselves (there&#8217;ve been more reviews of each than I&#8217;m linking to here, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/lifestyle\/2022\/08\/07\/book-talk-nick-perry-hello-cleveland-eric-sandy-speak-in-tongues-james-nisenson-loyal-subject\/10221157002\/\">this one<\/a> in the Akron Beacon Journal is pretty representative):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/11867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-824x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-824x1024.jpeg 824w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-242x300.jpeg 242w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup-768x954.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hellocleveland_blowup.jpeg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/11867\"><em>Hello Cleveland: Things You Should Know About the Most Unique City in the World<\/em><\/a> is an idiosyncratic love letter to the city, buoyantly written by Nick Perry and illustrated by Jason Look. Nick and Joe were recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivoox.com\/en\/exploring-the-cleveland-roots-of-microcosm-publishing-audios-mp3_rf_90098119_1.html\">on the radio<\/a> talking about the book, the city, and Microcosm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/29099\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-797x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-797x1024.jpeg 797w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup-768x987.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/speakintongues_blowup.jpeg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/29099\"><em>Speak In Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland&#8217;s Infamous DIY Punk Venue<\/em><\/a> nods to another piece of Microcosm lore\u2014Joe started out selling zines at the bar at this anarchic all-ages club. This book&#8217;s been getting some really nice feedback (check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideastream.org\/news\/new-book-on-former-cleveland-music-venue-speak-in-tongues-details-its-lasting-spirit\">public media review<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seancarnage.com\/speak-in-tongues-book\/\">Sean Carnage&#8217;s interview with Eric<\/a>), and we had the pleasure of talking with the author, local reporter Eric Sandy, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UfTsjo862pU\">for our podcast<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eric Sandy about Speak In Tongues, legendary Cleveland venue (A People&#039;s Guide to Publishing)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfTsjo862pU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, Cleveland, for all you&#8217;ve given to us\u2014we hope we can do you justice and keep giving back for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. 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