is known for bridging the gap between literary fiction and fringe cultural interests. Soft Skull agreed to publish Michaels' novel but the title was changed to, Whispering Bodies: A Roy Belkin Disaster. The book was released in September 2013. Whispering Bodies is a comic novel about a recluse who is forced to enter the world at large in order to clear the name of a woman who he believes has been falsely accused of a crime. References External links Jesse Michaels' personal website The Roots of Rebellion Show Interview with Jesse Michaels The official Myspace of Jesse Michaels 1969 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American punk rock singers American punk rock guitarists American rock songwriters American Buddhists Musicians from Berkeley, California Operation Ivy (band) members Jewish American musicians Berkeley High School (Berkeley, California) alumni Jews in punk rock University of California, Los Angeles alumni Guitarists from California American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists Hopeless Records artists Asian Man Records artists Singer-songwriters from California