666: On the Road to Nirvana was published by Bloomsbury Press; in 1997, St. Martin's Press published Kiss This: Punk In The Present Tense. Both books were controversial, and Kiss This received negative reviews, with Publishers Weekly writing that when her "informal, personal style" was "applied to larger topics about the cultural relevance of punk, for instance, Arnold's careless prose grows tedious. If not for Arnold's access to such famous rockers as Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, her book would be overwhelmed by her incoherent, self-contradictory arguments for and against contemporary punk." In 1999, Arnold held a journalism fellowship at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Although she continued to write about music for periodicals through the early 2000s, Arnold subsequently focused on her academic career. Arnold's Exile in Guyville was published in 2014. It was described as "an engaging and enlightening example of criticism in the post-critical age" by The Rumpus. In The Believer, Greil Marcus wrote: "Arnold is a wonderful writer: fearless, precise, full of doubt, never taking anything for granted." The New York Times described it as "charming and brave and unexpectedly moving."Half A Million Strong: Crowds and Power from Woodstock to Coachella was published by University of Iowa Press in November 2018. Based on her Stanford dissertation, the book explores the history of large music festivals and examines their impact on American culture. In popular culture "Aroma of Gina Arnold" is the opening track of Trumans Water album Spasm Smash XXXOXOX Ox & Ass. Revolver Distribution's 1995 catalog and zine, Gym Teacher, featured a parody of "Fools Rush In", entitled "Cruel's Just In" by "Gianna Arnaud". Personal life Arnold is a competitive platform and springboard diver, and placed 7th in the Master's World Championships in 2014. She has one daughter. BibliographyHalf A Million Strong: Crowds and Power from Woodstock to Coachella, University of Iowa Press, November 15, 2018, Exile In Guyville, Continuum/Bloomsbury Press, May 1, 2014, Kiss This: Punk in the Present Tense, St. Martin's Press, June 1, 1997, Route 666: On the Road To Nirvana, St. Martin's Press/Picador UK, September 1, 1993, Further reading a collection of Arnold's articles for Salon.com a collection Arnold's music reviews for Entertainment Weekly'' collection of Phoenix New Times articles Arnold's reviews for the Dallas Observer An excerpt from Kiss This References American music journalists University of