Tag: book
-
Skateboarding is for Me
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the variety of digitized 1970s skateboarding books on the Internet Archive, including Skateboarding is For Me (1978 Lerner Publications) by Lowell A. Dickmeyer with photos by Daniel E. Gross. I had briefly flipped through the book in the hour before launching my book at Antisocial Skateshop, since it’s part of Michelle…
-
Book Launch Countdown
It’s less than a week away from “Pub Day” for Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders and so far, the feedback has been encouraging! I’m trying to stay positive even though there’s some nagging thoughts of doubt and anxiety, imagining friends, family, and strangers reading or listening to it (there’s…
-
Retro Skateboard Authors
LaVada Weir, Barbara Douglass, and Laura Torbet were three female authors from the 1970s who contributed welcoming and inclusive books about skateboarding. With my own book Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders just a month away from being published, I’ve been thinking about this canon of authors who were so…
-
Cover Reveal
It’s cover reveal time for Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: a history of badass women skateboarders thanks to ECW Press. I enjoyed the design process, working with Jessica Albert and my editor Jen Sookfong Lee who were receptive to my feedback. And I’m just so stoked on the final graphic with a nod to Equal…
-
3rd Year Anniversary
I’ve got a tradition going! On International Women’s Day, I’m reminded that another year has passed since I launched the archive in 2022. And, like last year, I get to reflect on my experience at the Slow Impact long weekend in Tempe, Arizona, which was extra special since my good friend (and former housemate), Rhianon…
-
Rebecca Heller
Rebecca Heller co-authored the book, Skater Girl: a girl’s guide to skateboarding with Patty Segovia back in 2007 as an introduction for girls to get comfortable with learning the basics, the lingo, the gear and even some history. YouTube videos were still evolving as the default teaching tool, although there were some very cool efforts…
Womxn Skateboard History 