Brass Tacks Press, based in

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, has published over 50 books of poetry, prose, and comics since it was founded in 2002 by poets Robert Campbell, Pablo Capra, and Richard McDowell. A focus of Brass Tacks Press has been to publish books about the " Lower Topanga" artists community (bulldozed to make way for a state park in 2006), Malibu, and Downtown LA.

Selected titles

Poetry

* The ''Life as a Poet'' series, with contributors including Robert Kelly and

Ariel Pink Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded alb ...

(2002-5) * ''Idlers of the Bamboo Grove: Poetry from Lower Topanga Canyon'' by Pablo Capra (ed.) (2002) * ''Eight Years'' by

Paul Roessler Paul Roessler (born August 27, 1958) is an American musician and record producer. Roessler was a prominent member of the L.A. punk scene during the late 1970s and 1980s. He played keyboards in bands such as The Screamers, Twisted Roots, 45 Gra ...

(2006) * ''Little Nuts'' by Alden Marin (2008) * ''The Mystery Man from the Magic Band: Captain Beefheart's Writing Partner Revealed'' by

Herb Bermann Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album '' Safe as Milk'' for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. The second album ''Strictly Personal'' featured four of Bermann's songs ...

(2015) * ''Robert Campbell: Collected Works 1976-2004'' by Robert Campbell & Pablo Capra (ed.) (2022)

Prose

* ''Thirty Days on Spring'' by Richard McDowell (2003) * ''Rat Tales'' by Baretta (2005) * ''Omelet Shark'' by Michael Lynch (2005) * ''Topanga Beach Snake Pit: Volume 1'' by Baretta (2006) * ''FIRST!: A Book of YouTube Comments'' by Pablo Capra (ed.) (2009) * ''Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s'' by Paul Lovas & Pablo Capra (ed.) (2011) * ''Topanga Beach: A History, 1820s-1920s'' by Pablo Capra (2020)

Comics

* ''The Children's Guide to Astral Projection'' by J. A. Homes (2003) * ''Prevenge of the Androgynous Cyborg Pyrates from the Future'' by Toylit (2006) * ''On a Purple Spiral Floating'' by Robert Campbell & Pablo Capra (ed.) (2016)

Miscellaneous

* The ''Lower Topanga Archive'' by Pablo Capra (ed.) (2005–present) * ''Malibu Song'' by Natalie Lettner & Werner Hanak (2006) * ''The Best of Blue Juice'' by Blue Juice (2013) * ''

Mindwalk ''Mindwalk'' is a 1990 feature film directed by Bernt Capra, adapted from his short story based on '' The Turning Point'', a nonfiction book by physicist Fritjof Capra, his brother. Plot The film portrays a wide-ranging conversation among three ...

: The Screenplay'' by Floyd Byars, Bernt Capra, &

Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist. In 1995, he became a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He is on the faculty of Schumacher ...

(2020)

References

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External links

Official Brass Tacks Press website
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