The Cruising Diaries

ISSUES is excited to be among the first in town to stock The Cruising Diaries. If you have ever attended a show or a house party in Oakland or if you've ever left your house at all for that matter, you may have encountered vivacious man-about-town Brontez Purnell: musician, dancer, and now published author. The Cruising Diaries is filled with Brontez's hilarious, true-life accounts of various sexual follies and misadventures around Oakland. Taco trucks, 'shrooms, Santa - everything you could ask for in an illustrated sex memoir. Each entry is accompanied by an illustration by Bay Area cartoonist Janelle Hessig, who has been an ISSUES customer since Day 1 (literally, since the first day we were open). This is the debut publication of Janelle's brand-new publishing company, Gimme Action. Huzzah! The Cruising Diaries is an essential summer read. Bring it with you to read by the pool and prepare to laugh your face off.

Read more about Janelle Hessig's art and publishing history on KQED Arts this week.
Read more about Brontez Purnell in this interview conducted by Kathleen Hanna.