July 2026 Acquisitions

Books:

Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, 2024.

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Five Gears in Reverse: A Criminal Book, 2026.

Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, The Authority: Relentless, 2025.

Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, 2005.

Reuel Golden, New York: Portrait of a City, 2025.

Chris Robinson (ed.), All-Negro Comics: America's First Black Comic Book, 2025.

Movies:
Michael, 2026.

Music:

Angine de Poitrine, Vol. II, 2026.

Little Barrie, Gravity Freeze, 2026.

Dyke and the Blazers, The Funky Broadway: The Very Best of Dyke & the Blazers, 1999.

Madonna, Confessions II, 2026.

Raye, This Music May Contain Hope, 2026.

Bobby Womack, J.J. Johnson, Across 110th Street, 1972.

Various, The Best of Blaxploitation, 1999.

Various, Digging Your Scene: New Pop and All That Jazz 1982-1987, 2026.

Various, In the Beginning There Was Rhythm, 2001.

Various, Thom Bell: Didn't I Blow Your Mind: The Sound of Philadelphia Soul 1969-1983, 2024.

April 2026 Acquisitions

Books:

Brian Michael Bendis, Goldfish, 2022.

Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart, 2025.

Anthony O'Hear and Judy Groves, Introducing Jesus: A Graphic Guide, 2015.

Frank Norris, McTeague: A Story of San Francisco, 1899, 1964.

Movies:

Big Bad Mama/Big Bad Mama II, 1999.

Earth Girls Are Easy, 1988.

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS, 1975.

Lethal Ladies 2, 1999.

M, 1931.

Music:

Bangs and Talbot, Smokin' Aces, 2026.

British Electric Foundation, Music Of Quality And Distinction Volume One, 1982, 1991.

DJ Quik, Platnium & Gold Collection, 2004.

Dr Feelgood, Sneakin' Suspicion, 1977, 2025.

Hot Chocolate, An Introduction to Hot Chocolate, 2017.

Sly and the Family Stone, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967, 2025.

Smothers Brothers, Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers, 1988.

Steve White Trio, Soul Drums, 2026.

March 2026 Acquisitions

Books:

David Avallone et al, Elvira in Monsterland, 2024.

David Avallone et al, Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft, 2024.

Bertolt Brecht, The Good Woman of Setzuan, 1999.

Garth Ennis et al, Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank, 2026.

Jonathan Hickman et al, Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2: The Paper, 2025.

Jane Hope and Borin Van Loon, Introducing Buddha: A Graphic Guide, 2008.

Jim McCarthy and Kevin Cross, Living for Kicks: A Mods Graphic Novel, 2016.

Kim Ostrow and Tim Jessell, Harrison Ford: A Little Golden Book Biography, 2025.

The Pocket Beatles, 2026.

Royal Canadian Air Force Exercise Plans for Physical Fitness, 2016.

Movies:

Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Action Packed, 1999.

Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Lethal Ladies, 1999.

Roger Corman's Cult Classics: The Nurses Collection, 2012.

Music:

Beatles, 1967-1970, 1973, 2023.

Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Irreversible, 2026.

Cast, Yeah Yeah Yeah, 2026.

Chosen Gospel Singers, The Lifeboat, 1992.

Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser, Wanted! The Outlaws (1976-1996 20th Anniversary), 1996.

Mitski, Nothing's About to Happen to Me, 2026.

World Party, Egyptology, 1997.

February 2026 Acquisitions

Books:

Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, 1985.

David Avallone and Kewber Baal, Elvira in Horrorland, 2023.

Malcolm Croft. The Little Book of John Lennon, 2020.

Malcolm Croft. The Little Guide to the Beatles, 2019.

Bill Morgan, The Beat Generation in San Francisco: A Literary Guidebook, 2003.

The Little Book of San Francisco, 2022.

Music:

Shirley Caesar and Rev. James Cleveland, The King and Queen of Gospel Volume 1, 2002.

Claude Debussy, Greatest Hits, 2001.

Dixie Hummingbirds, 20th Century Masters--The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds, 2002.

English Beat, The Beat at the BBC, 2025.

Faces, Early Steps, 2025.

Terry Hall, The Collection, 1992.

Heaven 17, Higher and Higher: The Best of Heaven 17, 1993.

Tina Turner, Simply the Best, 1991.

January 2026 Acquisitions

Books:

Bonnie Bader and Sue Cornelison, Martin Luther King Jr.: A Little Golden Book Biography, 2018.

James Ellroy and Glynn Martin, LAPD '53, 2015.

Albert B. Feldstein (ed.), The Invisible MAD, 1975.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther and Selected Stories, 1962.

Torunn Gronbekk et al, Catwoman Vol. 2: Never Let Them Smell Blood, 2025.

Owen King et al, Self Help, 2025.

Cynthia Von Buhler, Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu, 2025.

The EC Archives: Crime SuspenStories Volume 2, 2024.

Movies:

Barb Wire, 1996.

Music:

Bix Beiderbecke, Volume 1: Singin' the Blues, 1990. 

Chills, Soft Bomb, 1992.

Dr. Feelgood, Stupidity, 1976, 2025.

Ferris Wheel, Can't Break the Habit, 2000.

Roberta Flack, The Best of Roberta Flack, 1981.

Curtis Harding, Face Your Face, 2017.

Edwin Hawkins Singers, Oh Happy Day, 2001.

Human League, Greatest Hits, 1988.

Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band, 1970.

Pachelbel, Greatest Hits and Other Baroque Favorites, 2003.

Jimmy Page, Jimmy's Back Pages... the Early Years, 1992.

Sex Pistols, The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle, 1979.

Various, Hang the DJ: Modern Rock 1987, 1996.

Various, Mod Anthems Volume 2, 2016.

Various, Tonite Let's Make Love in London, 1968, 2016.

December 2025 Acquisitions

Books:
Charles Ardai et al, Heat Seeker: Combustion Vol. 2, 2025.
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, 1847, 1996.
David Graeber and David Wengrow, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, 2021.

EC Epitaphs from the Abyss Vol. 1, 2025.

What's the Story: The Little Guide to Oasis, 2025.

Movies:
To Be or Not to Be, 1942.

Music:
Bangs & Talbot, Back to Business, 2022.
Buckingham Nicks, Buckingham Nicks, 1973, 2025.
Mavericks, 20th Century Masters--The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mavericks, 2001.
Various, Praise Be! Boarding The Gospel Train, In Thrall of The Lord Lux and Ivy Dig the God-Fearing Nation, 2025.

November 2025 Acquisitions

Books:
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, The Knives, 2025.
R.K. Gordon, Beowulf, 1992.
Robert Inchausti (Ed.), The Pocket Thomas Merton, 2017.
Nicole Johnson, Pirates of the Caribbean, 2023.
Ziauddin Sardar and Borin Van Loon, Introducing Cultural Studies: A Graphic Guide, 2010.

Movies:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977.
Clueless, 1995.
Ferris Bueler's Day Off, 1986.
Hairspray/Pecker, 2001.
The Harder They Come, 1972.

Music:
Ivy, Traces of You, 2025.
Spinal Tap, The End Continues, 2025.
Mavis Staples, Sad and Beautiful World, 2025
Tame Impala, Deadbeat, 2025.

October 2025 Acquisitions

Books:

Nigel Benson, Introducing Psychology: A Graphic Guide, 2007.

Dave Dwonch and Travis Hymel, The Loose End, 2025.

Jeffrey Weinstock, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 2007.

Movies:

The Last Showgirl, 2024.

Music:

Richard Ashcroft, Lovin' You, 2025.

Black Keys, No Rain, No Flowers, 2025.

Dropkick Murphys, For the People, 2025.

Hives, The Hives Forever... Forever the Hives, 2025.

Lords of the New Church, Killer Lords, 1993.

Royel Otis, Hickey, 2025.

Saint Etienne, International, 2025.

September 2025 Acquisitions

Books:

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner et al, Wardlaw's Perspectives on Nutrition 10th Edition, 2015.

Nick Craine, Hard Core Logo: Portrati of a Thousand Punks, 2017.

Stephen Glynn, Quadrophenia, 2014.

Scott Jordan Harris, World Film Locations San Francisco, 2013.

Owen Holland and Piero, Introducing Literary Criticism: A Graphic Guide, 2016.

Mike Katz and Crispin Kott, Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco, 2021.

Bill Morrison, The Beatles Yellow Submarine, 2018.

Stuart Sim and Borin Van Loon, Introducing Critical Theory: A Graphic Guide, 2009.

Scott Tilley and Nick Balian, Disneyland Is Your Land!, 2025.

Toyo Tyler and Courtney Dawson, My Little Golden Book About San Francisco, 2021.

Music:

Curtis Harding, Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt, 2025.

Stereolab, Instant Holograms on Metal Film, 2025.

Neil Young, Talkin to the Trees, 2025.

Various, DIY--Do It Yourself: Punk, Post Punk, Punk Funk & Beyond: The Rise of the Independent Music Industry, 2007.

Various, K-Pop Demon Hunters, 2025.

Various, New Wave for the Next Generation, 2003.

Various, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975.

Various, Under the Influence: Ian Brown, 2003.

"A New Generation of Democrats Needs to Recapture This Same Spirit"

"Democrats need to move away from the language of equity, which implies that it would be acceptable to close the racial gaps in health or education by helping members of the disadvantaged racial groups improve while denying any help to lower-income whites. Obama understood this reality instinctively, as he made clear in his 'A More Perfect Union' speech. He called on all Americans to 'realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper.' Like the 44th president did, today's Democrats must talk along these lines regularly and weave these concepts into their communication about all kinds of issues, not just on special occasions."

Ian Reifowitz at The Liberal Patriot writes about "How Democrats Lost Obama's Vision of American Identity."

While Bridget Bowman, Ryan Nobles and Frank Thorp V at NBC News write that "Bernie Sanders makes his next moves to reshape the Democratic Party."

August 2025 Acquisitions

Books:

Horace Clarence Boyer and Lloyd Yearwood, The Golden Age of Gospel, 2000.

Kevin Starr, Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s, 1991.

Music:

Chairmen of the Board, The Best of Chairmen of the Board, 2002.

Chi-Lites, The Best of the Chi-Lites, 2007.

Dr. Feelgood, Down by the Jetty, 1975, 2025.

Aretha Franklin, Live at Fillmore West, 1971.

Franz Ferdinand, The Human Fear, 2025.

Randy Newman, The Natural, 1984.

Wet Leg, Moisterizer, 2025.

"It's Nice to Hear Someone Do Something Different"

"The real reason that indie started to die, or at least felt as though it did, is Spotify. As streaming supplanted downloads and album sales, it automated music discovery. Instead of reading Pitchfork or asking a record-store clerk for recommendations, more and more people began to let algorithms suggest their next obsession. This had a variety of consequences. One is that it's become harder than ever for challenging music—music that you need to listen to a few times in order to love—to gain a foothold. The prestige associated with doing something different has started to fade."

Spencer Kornhaber at The Atlantic reviews Chris DeVille's Such Great Heights: The Complete History of the Indie Rock Explosion.

Have I Got an Act for You

"Provenza and I talked about that a little bit, and I said, 'It's interesting, we hear Miles Davis and Coltrane play over the same changes, but we never hear different comics tell the same joke.' That sentence was kind of revelatory."

Brian VanHooker at Cracked presents "An Oral History of 'The Aristocrats' with Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza."

July 2025 Acquisitions

Books:

Torunn Gronbekk et al, Catwoman Vol. 1: Who Is Selina Kyle?, 2025.

Robert E. Johnson and Janet L. Bryon, Berkeley Walks, 2023.

Sven Kirsten and Peter Moruzzi, Palm Springs Tiki: Polynesia in the Desert, 2024. 

Jeanne Theoharis, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South, 2025.

The Pocket Oasis, 2025.

Movies:

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, 2003.

Don't Look Back, 1967.

Kiss Me Deadly, 1955.

Music:

Barracudas, The Complete EMI Recordings, 1990.

Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986.

Durand Jones, Flowers, 2025.

Sly Stone, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2025.

Paul Weller, Find El Dorado, 2025.

X-Ray Spex, Germfree Adolescents, 1978.

Various, Come to My World: A Brief History of Indie Pop 1985-2023, 2024.

Various, These People Are Nuts!, 1989.

May 2025 Acquisitions

Books:
Raeghan Buchanan, The Secret History of Black Punk, 2023.
David D. Burns, The Feeling Good Handbook, 1999.
Charles Dickens, The Life of Our Lord, 2025.
Herman Melville, Billy Budd and Other Tales, 2009.
Molly O'Neil (ed.), American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes, 2009.

Music:
Alarm, Standards, 1990.
P.P. Arnold, The First Lady of Immediate, 1968.
Bootsy Collins, Album of the Year #1 Funkateer, 2025.
Cory Band, Britpop Brass, 2018.
Various, Another Splash of Colour: New Psychedelia in Britain 1980-1985, 2016.
Various, Paul Weller Presents That Sweet Soul Music, 2025.
Various, The Indie Scene 1981, 1992.

March 2025 Acquisitions

Books:

Mike Clifford, The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, 4th Edition, 1984.

Ta-Nahesi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze, Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, 2025.

Will Eisner and Gary Chaloner, The Complete Will Eisner's John Law, 2025.

Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, A Pocket Style Manual Eighth Edition, 2018.

Bryan Hill et al, Postal, Vol. 4, 2016.

Joeph Loeb et al, Superman for All Seasons, 2023.

B. Clay Moore and Shane Patrick White, Endless Summer, Vol. 1: Dead Man's Curve, 2022.

Eric Stephenson and Jamie McKelvie, Long Hot Summer, 2005.

Thorstein Veblen, The Higher Learning in America: A Memorandum on the Conduct of Universities by Business Men, 1918, 2022. 

Movies:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 2008.

Music:

Roy Ayers, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, 2000.

Bad Brains, Rock for Light, 1983, 2021.

Dorothy Love Coates, The Best of Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes, 1991.

Echo and the Bunnymen, Me, I'm All Smiles, 2006.

Horrors, Night Life, 2025.

Housemartins, The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, 1987.

David Johansen, From Pumps To Pompadour: The David Johansen Story, 1995.

Wilko Johnson, Back in the Night: The Best of Wilko Johnson, 2002.

Kneecap, Fine Art, 2024.

Rain Parade, Last Stop on the Underground, 2024.

Sam and Dave, Soul Men, 1967.

Sylvester, The Original Hits, 1989.

20/20, Back to California, 2025.

Barbara Weathers, Barbara Weathers, 1990.

Link Wray, Rumble! The Best of Link Wray, 1993.

Various, Destination: Bomp!, 1994.

Various, Gone but Not Forgotten: A Tribute to Those Who Rocked, 1995.

Various, Millions Like Us: The Story of the Mod Revival 1977-1989, 2014.

Various, Suburban Annihilation: California Hardcore 1978-1983, 2023.

Various, Twisted Dream Machine: The Paisley Underground California's Psychedelic Renaissance: 1982-1986, 2024.

Various, Weird Scenes from the Hangout: Psychedelic & Freakbeat Dancefloor Anthems 1967-1982, 2024.

February 2025 Acquisitions

Books:
Selina Alko and Sean Qualls, The Case for Loving, 2015.

Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty, Ms. Tree Vol. 6: Fallen Tree, 2024.

Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, Daredevil: Born Again, 2025.

Eldo Yoshimizu and Benoist Simmat, Gamma Draconis, 2021.

Cody Ziglar and Justin Mason, Spider-Punk: Arms Race, 2024.

The Economics Book, 2024.

Movies:
The Day of the Locust, 1975.

Music:
Brand New Heavies, Shibuya 357, 2021.

Jerry Butler, The Best of Jerry Butler, 1987.

Dave Clark Five, The Hits, 2008.

Marianne Faithful, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, 2003.

Kendrick Lamar, GNX, 2025.

Psychedelic Furs, Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live, 2001.

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, King & Queen, 1967.

Jules Shear, Horse of a Different Color: The Jules Shear Collection 1976-1989, 1993.

The Smiths, The World Won't Listen, 1987.

Vangelis, Blade Runner, 1994.

The Who, Quadrophenia, 1973, 2011.

January 2025 Acquisitions

Books:

Charles Ardai and Ang Hor Keng, Gun Honey: Collision Course, 2025.

Odie Henderson, Black Caesars & Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema, 2024. 

J. Robert Lennon and Carmen Maria Machado (eds.), Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games, 2023.

Sean Murphy et al, Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn, 2021.

Jordan Peele, Us: The Complete Annotated Screenplay, 2024.

Matt Reeves and Peter Craig, The Batman Official Script Book, 2022.

Eric Stephenson (ed.), Put the Book Back on the Shelf: A Belle & Sebastian Anthology, 2006.

Movies:

Fahrenheit 451, 1966.

Music:

David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2023.

Tom Meighan, Roadrunner, 2025.

Sam Moore, Plenty Good Lovin': The Lost Solo Album, 2002.

Sam and Dave, Double Dynamite, 1966.

Various, Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (Volume 3 1955-1958) , 1985.

Various, English Freakbeat Volume 5, 1996.

December 2024 Acquisitions

Books:
Andy Babiuk, Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio, 2015.
Brian Michael Bendis, Jinx, 2001.
David Eltis and David Richardson, Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 2015.
John Lewis Gaddis, The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past, 2004.
Tamron Hall with Lish Steiling, A Confident Cook: Recipes for Joyous, No-Pressure Fun in the Kitchen, 2024.
Tini Howard et al, Catwoman Vol. 4: Nine Lives, 2024.
Val McDermid, 1989, 2023.
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, 1851, 1981.
Elseworlds: Superman Vol .1, 2018.

Movies:
The Aristocrats, 2005.
The Ipcress File, 1965.

Music:
Archies, The Archies Christmas Album, 2008.
Bad Brains, I Against I, 1986.
BellRays, Meet the BellRays, 2002.
Redd Kross, Red Cross EP, 2020.
Various, Crime Jazz: Music in the First Degree, 1997.

November 2024 Acquisitions

Books:

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Houses of the Unholy, 2024.

John Lewis et al, March: Book Three, 2016.

Suzanne Slade et al, Mi Little Golden Book sobre el Papa Francisco, 2024.

Scott Snyder et al, American Vampire Book One, 2024.

Movies:

No Country for Old Men, 2007.

Silver Screen Icons: The Thin Man, 2017.

 

Music:

Eddie Cochran, The Legendary Masters, 1990.

Easybeats, The Definitive Series, 1992.

Kasabian, Happenings, 2024.

Oasis, Time Flies... 1994-2009, 2010.

Primal Scream, Come Ahead, 2024.

Chappell Roan, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, 2023.

Dusty Springfield, A Brand New Me, 1970.

Matthew Sweet, In Reverse, 1999.

U2, The Joshua Tree, 1987.

Yard Act, Where's My Utopia?, 2024.

Various, Making Time: A Shel Talmy Production, 2017.

Various, There's a Riot Goin' On: The Rock 'N' Roll Classics Of Leiber & Stoller, 1991.

Various, Top Pop Hits, 1969, 1995.