This is not a gun
By: edited by Cara Levine ; foreword by Cara Levine ; introduction by Elena Gross
Contributors: Candor Arts (Chicago, Ill.); Sming Sming Books (Firm)
Edition: Second edition, November 2020.
Publisher: Candor Arts; Sming Sming Books
Published: 2020
Place of publication: [Chicago, Illinois]; [Saratoga, California]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781953189028
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Police shootings; Literary collections; Social justice in art; Firearms; Artists' books
Notes: "40 artists, writers, activists, and healers respond to 40 objects that police officers have mistaken for guns"--Back cover.

Includes essays, memoirs, images of ceramic carvings, illustrations, and poetry.

Folded leaves laid in between pages 152-153 and 208-209.

Contributors: Kemi Adeyemi, Jessica Angima, Sampada Aranke, Quenton Baker, Shamell Bell, Gregory Boyle, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Elizabeth Dorbad, Amanda Eicher, Ekaette Ekong, Guillermo Galindo, Faye Gleisser, Sonia Guiñansaca, Angela Hennessy, Constance Hockaday, Jessica Ingram, Kate Johnson, Chris Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Ann Lewis, Rodney Lucas, Eliza Myrie, Keni Nooner, Kambui Olujimi, sidony o'neal, Candice Price, Kirat Randhawa, Will Rawls, Joshua Ross, Bayeté Ross-Smith, Emilia Shaffer-Del Valle, Jadelynn Stahl, Ashley Stull Meyers, Khadija Tarver, Jade Thacker, Prophet Walker, Leila Weefur, Amir Whitaker, Marvin K. White, Christine Wong Yap.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- Cara Levine; title: Introduction  -- Elena Gross; title: Wallet  -- Jade Thacker; title: Silver padlock  -- Elizabeth Dorbad; title: Bible  -- Marvin K. White; title: Eyeglass case  -- Kirat Randhawa; title: Cordless drill  -- Christine Wong Yap; title: Hairbrush  -- Ashley Stull Meyers; title: Shower Rod  -- Rodney Lucas; title: Broomstick  -- Will Rawls; title: Set of keys  -- Leila Weefur; title: Bottle of beer  -- Jessica Angima; title: Cigarette lighter adapter  -- Jessica Ingram; title: Mic stand  -- Kate Johnson; title: Cell phone  -- Sampada Aranke; title: Gold club  -- Emilia Shaffer-Del Valle; title: Sunglasses  -- sidony o'neal; title: Tinfoil  -- Amanda Eicher; title: iPod  -- Ekaette Ekong; title: Knife + piece of wood  -- Keni Nooner; title: Umbrella  -- Joshua Ross; title: Wrench  -- Khadija Tarver; title: A moment for pause  -- Ekaette Ekong; title: Skittles + iced tea  -- Shamell Bell; title: Pizza slice  -- Ann Lewis; title: Hands  -- Kemi Adeyemi; title: Underwear  -- Jadelynn Stahl; title: Water-hose nozzle  -- Eliza Myrie; title: Flashlight -- Gregory Boyle; title: Pill bottle  -- Faye Gleisser; title: Pill bottle  -- Chris Johnson; title: Cane  -- Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo; title: Toy gun  -- Angela Hennessy; title: Toy gun  -- Guillermo Galindo; title: Driver's license  -- Candice Price; title: Wii remote  -- Amir Whitaker; title: Bottle of cologne  -- Kambui Olujimi; title: Sub sandwich  -- Christopher Johnson; title: Toy truck  -- Sonia Guiñansaca; title: Knife  -- Constance Hockaday; title: Replica gun  -- Bayeté Ross-Smith; title: E-cigarette  -- Quenton Baker; title: Shower pipe/welding torch -- Prophet Walker.