ThethirdandfinalvolumeofAllOverCoffeepresentssomeofthemostbelovedandnever-before-collectedpiecesfromtheweeklyseries.OriginallypublishedintheSanFranciscoChronicle,thistimelesswork,whichincludescollaborationswithmanyprize-winningauthors,isnowcollectedforthefirsttimeintoanewgorgeoushardcoveredition.“[Paul]Madonna,Bayview-basedartist,illustrator,writerandaward-winningauthor,isrenownedforhislong-runningcity-inspiredcomicstripseries’AllOverCoffee.’OncedescribedbyMadonnaas’acomicstripwithoutthecomic,’theseriespairedintricatesketchesofTheCity--astreetcorner,aviewofAlcatrazoradesertedalleyway--withpoignant,poetictext.Theinfusionofartandliteraturechallengedtypicalcomicstripconventions,attractingaregionalcultfollowingandsettingMadonnaonapathofartisticdiscovery.Thethirdandfinalinstallment[oftheseries],YouKnowExactly,launchedthismonth.“--SanFranciscoExaminer“AllOverCoffeewasinmanywaysagifttothecity.ItimmortalizedtheSanFranciscothatlocalsseeeveryday;nottheonemostcommonlydepictedinmoviesandonTV.Becauseofitsgroundinginfamiliarcorners,sidewalksandliquorstores,Madonna’sartcanalsoaskviewerstoexploretheirownpsyche,ortosuspendtheirdisbelief,ortogoonajourneywithhimtheyweren’texpecting.Andsometimes,justsometimes,it’llbesoclosetohome,you’llthinkhe’smadeapersonalvisit.“--KQEDArts&Culture“[A]nimpressivecoffee-tablestylevolume,YouKnowExactly,theThirdCollectionofAllOverCoffeeisaninherentlyfascinatingbooktobrowsethrough.“--MidwestBookReviewYouKnowExactlyenigmaticallymeldsart,story,andtraveltocapturetheprofundityreflectedoutsideandrestingdeepwithinthesoul.Withoriginalwritingspluscollaborationswithaward-winningwritersincludingLawrenceFerlinghetti,CherylStrayed,AndrewSeanGreer,RobertOlenButler,KristenTracy,DanielHandler(otherwiseknownasLemonySnicket),andmore,artistandwriterPaulMadonnapairswordswithexquisitelyrenderedcityscapestocreateapoignant,thought-provokingshowpiece.Eachpageofferssomethingunique:shortstories,poems,fleetingthoughts,andone-linersdisplayedalongsidepenandinkdrawingsthattravelfromSanFranciscotoNewYork,fromParistoTokyo.Theeffectcoalescesintoamesmerizingworkthatyou’llwanttoreturntoagainandagain.
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