Jim Ruland 2026
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Image The Book Catapult proudly welcomes our pal Jim Ruland for the release of his new novel, Mightier Than the Sword on Friday, November 6 at 7pm. Jim will be joined by a cavalcade of authors: Grace Krilanovich (author of Orange Eats Creeps and the brand new Acid Green Velvet), Adrian Van Young (author of the novel Rough Beast), Tammy Greenwood (author of the novel Everything Has Happened), and Molly McCloy (author of the new memoir Nine Grudges: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth.) What do a gambler, a poet, a punk, and a writer of westerns have in common? Four college professors embark on a crime spree in Northern Arizona in 1993. They start by robbing an off-campus bookstore, but when things don't go as planned, the book bandits are drawn into a bigger, bolder caper involving corrupt university officials, drug-dealing frat boys, Navajo ex-cons, and a mysterious golden pen. Steeped in the lore of the West, Mightier Than the Sword is a twisty, pulp take on the dirtiest job of them all: working as a part-time professor in a college town. San Diego's Jim Ruland is the author of the novel Make It Stop, Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records, co-author of Do What You Want with Bad Religion, and My Damage with Keith Morris, the founding vocalist of Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and OFF! Ruland has been writing for punk zines such as Flipside and Razorcake for more than twenty-five years and his work has received awards from Reader’s Digest and the National Endowment for the Arts. More about Grace Krilanovich & Acid Green Velvet More about Adrian Van Young & Rough Beast More about T. Greenwood and Everything Has Happened More about Molly McCloy and Nine Grudges: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth
Who
- Jim RulandAuthor
- Grace KrilanovichAuthor
- Adrian Van YoungAuthor
- Tammy GreenwoodAuthor
- Molly McCloyAuthor
Books
- Everything Has HappenedTammy Greenwood
- Nine Grudges: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on EarthMolly McCloy
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