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http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/oakland-noir/

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Poetry, Fiction, Spirituality

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Ntozake Shange, Lucille Clifton, Henry Miller, Barry Gifford, Peter Ha ...more

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Author Jerry Thompson

Thompson is not native to Oakland, but upon settling here (from New York, via Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vallejo), he felt at home. “In Oakland, I found my creative voice,” says Thompson. “I found the home I was looking for. And that filled me up.”

After co-authoring the 2007 Arcadia Publishing book Black Artists in Oakland,

A gregarious bookseller who’s stylish enough to pull off wearing plaid on plaid, Thompson thrives here in the cultural diversity of his chosen hometown. He loves helping people connect. “I’m the match striker,” he says. “I start the flame.”

Latest book - Berkeley Noir co-edited with the amazing Owen Hill

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Average rating: 4.55 · 11 ratings · 1 review · 4 distinct works

	Black Artists in Oakland by Jerry Thompson (Goodreads Author), Duane Deterville 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices Rising by G. Winston James (Editor), Jerry Thompson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Oakland Noir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000

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Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan

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The Consequences: Stories

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