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| Stubs: 2001–2010 John Jaewon Kim |
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Uncovering a personal stash of collected ephemera can unleash a torrent of once-held ideals, longstanding hang-ups, and misdirected pursuits. In Stubs: 2001–2010, John Kim tackles head-on a stack of old concert ticket stubs spanning the aughts. Each story revisits a stub, and his indie-rock-snob perspectives—at times self-deprecating, more often comedically judgmental—are punctuated with unabashed fanboy regard for pop acts and romantic interests alike. With a backdrop of post-grad and early career pressures and relationships, the volubly recounted backstories and recollections of specific shows, from disappointment distilled (Modest Mouse at the Wiltern, 2005) to the acoustically sublime (The Breeders at the Fillmore, 2002), demonstrate how fandom and obsessions ease, or at least mark, transitions and time. * * * * * * John Kim started writing fanzines in the mid-90s including Coed Naked Sex! and Lemonade. He has an MFA from UC Irvine. His writing has appeared in The Normal School, Southern Humanities Review, and other publications. He lives in Maryland with his family. |
56 pages, 5.25 × 8.5 in; with insert, new obi and tipped-on cover stub. 200 copies. ISBN 9798990158900. Third printing by Flowers, 2026 (FLWR B4). This printing incorporates minor clarifications and formatting adjustments; no substantive changes have been made to the text. Printed and produced in-house. Originally published and designed by Booklet in 2024. Available soon at Atomic Books (Baltimore) and Printed Matter (New York). Bookstores carrrying earlier editions to be restocked. |
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| Also The Week US. Ed Park’s 6 Favorite Works About Self Reflection and Human Connection. The Week, November 19, 2024. Kim, John. Coed Naked Sex! #9. Brooklyn: Self-published, 2001. 14, third word on page. |
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