New Jersey Fan Club

KERRI SULLIVAN is the founder of Jersey Collective (@jerseycollective), one of New Jersey's most popular Instagram accounts, with over 30,000 followers. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Podcast Review, The Billfold, and elsewhere. She is from Monmouth County but currently lives in North Jersey.

• List of Figures1. Introduction by Kerri Sullivan2. Why Do They Hate Us? by Matthew Taub           3. The Challenge by Frankie Huang4. I Pledge Allegiance to the Mall by Erinn Salge5. Suburban South Jersey by Lauren H. Adams6. Selling Balloons to New Jersey by Brandon Harrison7. The New Jerseyest Summer of My Life by Mike Dawson8. The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing by Michael C. Gabriele9. The Ultimate Bike Tour of Trenton by Wills Kinsley10. On Immigration and Sandwiches: The Story of One Beloved Restaurant, One Central New Jersey Suburb, and One Child of Immigrants by Pooja Makhijani11. Keansburg by Kat Schneider12. Why I Want My Son to Grow Up in Jersey by Chris Gethard13. Garden State Breakfast Pie by Stacey Mei Yan Fong14. The Only Bar That Matters: An Oral History of the Original Asbury Lanes by Kamelia Ani15. Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road? by Kate Morgan16. Exit 0 by Brittany Coppla17. Signs I’ve Been Meaning to Read by Sean Rynkewicz18. Me and Mary Murray by Scott Neumyer19. New Jersey Black History Sites by Jacquinn Sinclair 20. State Prerogatives by Carlos Dengler21. New Jersey Like You’ve Never Seen It: A Collection of Drone Photographs from Around the State22. A Couple Blocks from the Boardwalk by Miko Beach23. Heaven In a 600-Square-Foot Apartment by Caren Lissner24. Block by Block by Team 1:1 New Jersey25. Bagels, Bollywood and Bhajans by Raakhee Mirchandani26. An Interview with Weird NJ by Brandon Stosuy27. Near & Dear by Whit Taylor28. Why I Left by Alicia Cook29. A History of New Jersey, in Artifacts by Brittney Ingersoll30. Going Home to New Jersey by Caiti Borruso31. The LGBTQ Community’s Complicated Relationship with New Jersey Written by Sarah Prager Illustrated by Veronica Casson32. Fable and Flora: The Home of The Jersey Devil by Elise Sacco33. Alone on the Turnpike by lucy dean stockton34. Havana on the Hudson by Alexandra Beguez35. Finding Religion in New Jersey by Bob Varettoni36. Finding Home by Jen A. Miller37. My Favorite Devil by Erica Commisso38. Somewhere In New Jersey by Dan Misdea39. “The fields! The orchards! The roads! The lanes!”: Woodbine and the Hirsch Agricultural School by Hallel Yadin40. Seasons Eatings by Kae Lani Palmisano41. The Egg-O-Mat by Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg42. 14 Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented in New Jersey by Linda J. Barth43. The Sopranos Family Tour by Donnie Martino44. La miramira by Hassan Ghanny45. New Jersey Trivia: So you think you know Jersey? by Lorraine GoodmanFurther ReadingAcknowledgmentsAbout the ContributorsAbout the EditorIndex

"I love this book! A diverse range of voices and evocative photos add up to a memorable portrait of the real New Jersey." - Pete Genovese (author of New Jersey State of Mind) "If I were recommending one book to someone moving to New Jersey from someplace else, this just might be the one I'd put in their welcome packet." - Brian Donohue (News12 NJ)  “Depending on who you ask, New Jersey is either a punchline or a paradise. This new anthology featuring essays, interviews and comics from an array of writers and artists presents a solid argument that New Jersey is lots of things to lots of different types of people, and maybe we should go experience them all.” (The Stateside) "Kerri Sullivan knows New Jersey, and she's passionate about showing all the great things about living here. If you ever thought NJ was a drive-thru state or an obnoxious stereotype, be sure to read this book." - Cyd Katz (newjerseyisntboring.com) "NJ Fan Club is as eclectic, vibrant, and inviting as the Garden State itself. It's less a book than it is a sensory experience, its pages overflowing with imagery and voices representative of Jersey's diversity, its history, and its heart." - Joe Vallese (Editor, What's Your Exit? A Literary Detour Through New Jersey) "New Jersey Fans Wax Lyrical," by Shelby Vittek (New Jersey Monthly) "New Jersey pride runs deep. So does our desire to share it with anybody who will listen-sometimes even more so when they would rather not hear it. Monmouth County native Kerri Sullivan understands this unique state pride is just part of the Jersey experience. It’s something she wanted to capture in her new anthology, New Jersey Fan Club, out June 17." - Shelby Vittek (New Jersey Monthly) "I love this book! A diverse range of voices and evocative photos add up to a memorable portrait of the real New Jersey." - Pete Genovese (author of New Jersey State of Mind) "Kerri Sullivan knows New Jersey, and she's passionate about showing all the great things about living here. If you ever thought NJ was a drive-thru state or an obnoxious stereotype, be sure to read this book." - Cyd Katz (newjerseyisntboring.com) "NJ Fan Club is as eclectic, vibrant, and inviting as the Garden State itself. It's less a book than it is a sensory experience, its pages overflowing with imagery and voices representative of Jersey's diversity, its history, and its heart." - Joe Vallese (Editor, What's Your Exit? A Literary Detour Through New Jersey) "New Jersey Fans Wax Lyrical," by Shelby Vittek (New Jersey Monthly) "New Jersey pride runs deep. So does our desire to share it with anybody who will listen-sometimes even more so when they would rather not hear it. Monmouth County native Kerri Sullivan understands this unique state pride is just part of the Jersey experience. It’s something she wanted to capture in her new anthology, New Jersey Fan Club, out June 17." - Shelby Vittek (New Jersey Monthly)