Zack Ruskin

1 week ago | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Joe Kloc |Zack Ruskin

Journalist Joe Kloc is the author of “Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America.” Photo: Author portrait by Kathryn HumphriesJoe Kloc’s book on Sausalito’s “anchor-out” community initially began as an expansion of his award-winning Harper’s feature on the alternative society of boaters.

1 month ago | vanityfair.com | Zack Ruskin

When you've already conquered the world of drag, toured with Madonna, and made a memorable (if far too brief) run on the third season of The Traitors, all that’s left is to write a novel about Harriet Tubman coming back to life and recording a hip-hop album in Harlem. At least that’s what’s next for Caldwell Tidicue — a.k.a. Bob the Drag Queen — whose literary debut, Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert, is set for release from Simon & Schuster on March 25.

2 months ago | sfchronicle.com | Zack Ruskin

For Mac Barnett, being silly is a serious craft. Last month, the two-time Caldecott Honor winner was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. During a ceremony earlier this month at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., Barnett detailed his plans to spend his two-year term elevating the nation's cultural reverence for the picture book. Convincing people that picture books are a seminal art form is a challenge Barnett is uniquely qualified to take on.

2 months ago | sfchronicle.com | Zack Ruskin

Bay Area author Mac Barnett, who recently released book “The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip,” illustrated by Shawn Harris, was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature last month. Courtesy of Mac Barnett/HarperAlleyFor Mac Barnett, being silly is a serious craft. Last month, the two-time Caldecott Medal honoree was appointed as the ninth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.

2 months ago | leafly.com | Zack Ruskin

Who needs new weed shops? We do. Miami gets its first medical dispensary, New Mexico welcomes a massive cannabis superstore, and a Detroit rapper brings legal weed to 8 Mile. Here are the new dispensary openings across America this month. Got a new shop? Put it on the map. Visit Leafly Success to advertise. New weed shops and returning stores on LeaflyArizonaPonderosa Dispensary - Tucson, AZ. Opened Jan. 18. Firstly, let's start with the desert.