Books

Soda jerks, kitchen violence and a prison cookbook + this day in history w/Brighton bombing and our song of the day by Midnight Faces on your Morning Monarchy for October 12, 2016.

Statist festivals, short stories and bad jingles + this day in history w/“Route 66″ and our song of the day by Sonny Knight and the Lakers on your Morning Monarchy for October 7, 2016.

Books closing, celebrity fishing and Amoeba selling + this day in history w/Wall Street bombing and our song of the day by Against Me! on your Morning Monarchy for September 16, 2016.

Laura Albert went from being an abused child and a ward of the state to becoming one of the most critically acclaimed (yet pseudonymous) writers of the decade. What kind of vultures were circling in on "JT LeRoy" - only to find out he wasn't real?

Hippie drums circles can help cure depression? Making jokes might be making you more creative? And just seeing pretty stuff feels good? Seriously.

Hippie drums circles can help cure depression? Making jokes might be making you more creative? And just seeing pretty stuff feels good? Seriously.

9/11+15 memes, copyright apocalypse and artificial trailers + this day in history w/"Imagine" and our song of the day by Graveyard Club on your Morning Monarchy for September 9, 2016.

Beast bills, red rivers and 'The Abolitionists' + this day in history w/Huey Long shot and our song of the day by Blind Pilot on your Morning Monarchy for September 8, 2016.

Science of fear, dead reindeer and the Process Church + this day in history w/the Beslan massacre and our song of the day by Deerhoof on your Morning Monarchy for September 1, 2016.

Studies show being good is hot; A teacher started a book hunters club where kids capture, read and release; Community disaster relief saves NOLA before the state tries.