All the Saints Press and Praise

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=131 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="107" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="99"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="J. Michael Walker"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="99"><div> <A HREF="tableofcontentsforjmichaelwalkerwebsite.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Table of Contents and Index"><U><B>Index</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="99"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="99" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="j_michael_walker_s_all_the_saints_of_the_city_of_the_angels.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="All the Saints of the City of the Angels"><U><B>All the Saints</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="921" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 211 WIDTH="907"><div> <IMG SRC="426f9ca0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 43 ><NOBR><div> All the Saints of the City of the angels</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 ><NOBR><div> Seeking the Soul of L.A. on Its Streets: Paintings and Stories  by J Michael Walker</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="907"><div> <IMG SRC="0a558020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 43 WIDTH="907"><div> Praise Be!</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> "One of the most satisfying aspects of releasing my book has been receiving heartwarming compliments from colleagues. Here is a selection."</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1317 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="803" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1263 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="752" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 229 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="42769dd0.jpg" border=0 width="361" height="221" ALT="Sandra Cisneros praising J Michael Walker’s All the Saints of the City of the Angels, Heyday Books 2008 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="18"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="229" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="18" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="305" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 89 WIDTH="299"><div> “Walker sees angels everywhere, the divine in the ordinary, saints in survivors. And that, in our era of fear and rage, is miracle enough for me.”</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 72 WIDTH="299"><div> - <B>Sandra Cisneros</B>, </div> <div> Author of <I><B>The House on Mango Street</B></I> and <I><B>Caramelo</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.sandracisneros.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sandracisneros.com/"><U>Link to Sandra Cisneros website</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 508 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="42a4df40.jpg" border=0 width="333" height="500" ALT="Al Young, California's Poet-Laureate, photographed before an All the Saints backdrop at the LA Times Festival of Books, April 08" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="18"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="508" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="18" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="305" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="299"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="299" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 45 WIDTH="299"><bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 WIDTH="299"><div> "ALL THE SAINTS OF THE CITY OF THE ANGELS is a treat to wander and a joy to behold."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 89 WIDTH="299"><div> - <B>Al Young</B>, </div> <div> Poet-Laureate of California, </div> <div> and author of <I><B>Drowning in a Sea of Love </B></I>and the forthcoming <I><B>Jazz Idiom</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 45 WIDTH="299"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://alyoung.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://alyoung.org/"><U>Link to Al Young's website</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 230 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="4286dde0.jpg" border=0 width="365" height="222" ALT="william deverell praising J Michael Walker’s All the Saints of the City of the Angels, Heyday Books 2008 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="18"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="230" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="18" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="305" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 WIDTH="299"><div> “Art and history coming together at the streetscape level: inventive, erudite, and thoughtful.”</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 102 WIDTH="299"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Times New Roman" >-</FONT><B>William Deverell</B>, Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West and author of <I>Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of its Mexican Past</I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://college.usc.edu/faculty/faculty1003206.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://college.usc.edu/faculty/faculty10"><U>Link to William Deverell's faculty page</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="42969dd0.jpg" border=0 width="361" height="221" ALT="Laura E Perez praising J Michael Walker’s All the Saints of the City of the Angels, Heyday Books 2008 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="18"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="234" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="18" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="324" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 111 WIDTH="318"><div> “J. Michael Walker's book is an original, deeply empathetic spiritual geography of Los Angeles that sights present day sanctity among today's humble and downtrodden.”</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 62 WIDTH="318"><div> -<B>Laura E. Pérez</B>, Assoc. Professor of Chicano Studies at UC Berkeley, and author of <I>Chicana Art: The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Altarities</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://ethnicstudies.berkeley.edu/faculty/perez/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ethnicstudies.berkeley.edu/facult"><U>Link to Laura Perez's faculty page</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>All the Saints of the City of the Angels. This website, all images and all text Copyright 2008 by J Michael Walker. All rights reserved</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>