a ludicrous & ever-growing list of praise for Evan Karp

“fearless and cogent”

“a joyful and generous soul”

“thoughtful, wonderfully critical … really like”

“an excellent presence … delightful and insightful”

“awesome, encouraging”

“you truly kick ass. the mix of sincerity and vision is stunning”

“great”

“makes really smart points … a great read”

“a gift from the gods”

“a doll, a great writer, and amazing!”

“fun, enthusiastic and well written”

“i like your style”

“very talented… thorough and thoughtful”

“Evan seems like the kind of guy who would help you change your tire and then ask if he could videotape you tightening all the bolts with a tire iron as if you had done it yourself, which would be weird, and then he would get your address so that he could send you the tape after he edited it so that you could show your girlfriend’s dad that you’re a man (or a woman). I like him a lot.”

“there is a delightful flow to the prose, reminiscent of glacial streams near the headwaters where some spirits still dwell”

“infectious”

“a real knack for capturing a mood and such a damn fine job doing it”

“a man of exquisite taste in shirts, and with a hairstyle that kinda makes me jealous”

“is onto something”

“my fellow dissident bodhisattva”

“surely one of the best people I know.”

“should be published”

“like Bob Dylan when he relocated to New York. what did he say? ‘i was born a long way from where i’m supposed to be.’”

“fabulous”

“a great heart”

“almost indispensable”

James Warner

“berserk with emotion”

Mom

“the ebullience with which you approach your subject, the city and its life-forms, is eloquently rendered in your writing and photographs”

R.G. Littlejohn

“terrific”

Scott James

“you rock, baby!”

Yanina Gotsulsky

“solid writing!”

Ian Tuttle

“i love you evan. keep it high. thank you forever”

True Blue Indigo

“like the only person covering literary events in san francisco”

Stephen Elliott

“i’m glad you’re in the Bay Area. It seems like it’s a good place for you, that you’re a creative person and you know, motivated. I mean you seem like somebody who I wouldn’t go so far as to say you’re ambitious but you’re motivated, you know what I’m saying. I mean maybe you are ambitious, but I feel like you’re present, that you’re not looking for the next thing, that you’re motivated to you know, connect, and make things happen, and you know, the ambition thing is always when you’re looking onto not being present. You seem to be figuring it out.”

Jennifer Joseph

“wowee! inspired.”

Deborah Cullinan