Mapping the anarchic underground of 1980s Los Angeles, The Complete Fear of Kathy Acker is at once a homage to the thrilling, inventive spirit of Kathy Acker’s collage novels like Blood and Guts in High School. Published in excerpts over almost four decades, the book includes essays, playlists and a map of LA during the time period. Shifting in styles, the novel moves between Venice and Torrance, punk clubs and shopping malls to Disneyland and Dodger Stadiums, and features cameo appearances from Madonna and Billy Idol, alongside the author’s real life friends.