{"id":4607,"date":"2018-04-15T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T06:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2018-04-14T11:56:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T17:56:10","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-582-featuring-brendan-wenzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4607","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #582: Featuring Brendan Wenzel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH5large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH5small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Hello Color \/ Hello Bright.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got a review over at <em>BookPage<\/em> of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4139\">Brendan Wenzel&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <em>Hello Hello<\/em> (Chronicle, March 2018). That is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bookpage.com\/reviews\/22582-brendan-wenzel-hello-hello#.WtI164jwaUk\">here<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Here today at 7-Imp, I&#8217;m featuring some spreads from the book. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Hello Stripes \/ Hello Spots &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH3large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH3small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Hello Giant \/ Hello Not.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH4large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH4small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Hello Shape \/ Hello Show &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HH1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Hello Neighbor \/ Hello Friend.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/04\/HHcover.JPG\" border=1><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<em>HELLO HELLO. Copyright \u00a9 2018 by Brendan Wenzel. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, Chronicle Books, San Francisco. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p><center><font size=3><strong>* * * Jules&#8217; Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font><br \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>1)<\/strong><\/font> This past week was <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/conferencesevents\/celebrationweeks\/natlibraryweek\">National Library Week<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>2)<\/strong><\/font> CBS News-coverage of Ren\u00e9e Watson and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itooarts.com\/\">I, Too, Arts Collective<\/a><\/strong>. Now, even more people will know about it. (I can&#8217;t figure out how to embed the video, but you can watch it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/arts-collective-in-langston-hughes-home-carries-on-poets-legacy\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>, if you&#8217;re so inclined.)<\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>3)<\/strong><\/font> Not long now: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2018\/04\/12\/601808069\/sister-rosetta-tharpe-gets-her-day-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame?utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nprmusic&#038;utm_term=music&#038;utm_content=20180412\">Sister Rosetta Tharpe into the Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame!<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeaBNAXfHfQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<font size=4><strong>4)<\/strong><\/font> I missed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonwritesbooks.com\/\">Jason Reynolds<\/a><\/strong> speak at Parnassus Books this week (let&#8217;s not discuss it &#8212; I&#8217;m still bummed about it), but I saw this tweet . . .<br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Every single child is a whole person. They&#39;re just younger.&quot; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonReynolds83?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JasonReynolds83<\/a> speaks to a packed house at Parnassus. \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udcd7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8FXItYTziL\">pic.twitter.com\/8FXItYTziL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Parnassus Books (@ParnassusBooks1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParnassusBooks1\/status\/983856994498031616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n. . . and I&#8217;ve been thinking about that wonderful statement all week. <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>5)<\/strong><\/font> Neil Patrick Harris.  <\/p>\n<p><font size=4><strong>6)<\/strong><\/font> New music this week from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/laura-marling-announces-new-album-with-lump-shares-new-song-listen\/\">Laura Marling<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PaYvlVR_BEc\">Janelle Monae<\/a><\/strong> (VAGINA PANTS!), and Neko Case:<br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T1qzgDlDlNg?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<font size=4><strong>7)<\/strong><\/font> I have no opinion one way or the other about Taylor Swift, but the writing in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/allsongs\/2018\/04\/13\/602149081\/you-know-what-fine-taylor-swift-covers-earth-wind-fires-september?utm_campaign=storyshare&#038;utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_medium=social\">this piece<\/a><\/strong> (from one of my favorite podcasters) made me laugh, particularly &#8220;an exploding toilet of governmental crisis and global conflict&#8221; and &#8220;a ceaseless parade of demented calliope music and blood-spattered clowns, each emitting a piercing, unbroken shriek that lasts until infinity.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>What are <strong><font size=4>YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hello Color \/ Hello Bright.&#8221;(Click to enlarge spread) &nbsp; I&#8217;ve got a review over at BookPage of Brendan Wenzel&#8217;s Hello Hello (Chronicle, March 2018). That is here. Here today at 7-Imp, I&#8217;m featuring some spreads from the book. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seven-good-things-before-monday","category-picture-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}