Each year we curate a special list of books for the Neon Speaks Festival and feature limited editions of festival T-shirts and pins. Browse the books below and celebrate the connective power of vintage signs and popular culture.
FOLLOW THE SIGNS:
DEAN BLAZEK’S 70-YEAR SIGN JOURNEY
Dean Blazek hold the world record for the longest continuous neon career. He says he dreams about signs every night. Now his long and entertaining career is captured in a book by his son Michael, his family, and many of the glassbenders who learned and lived the neon craft with Dean at his Wisconsin neon school
Author: Michael Blazek
$39 + U.S. shipping.
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Softcover book, 118 pages, with 120+ color photographs. Interviews with Dean Blazek, family, and many of the neon students that Dean inspired.
Sandman Car + Neon Speaks T-shirt
$30 + U.S. Shipping. Limited edition, allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
High-quality printing, 100% cotton unisex shirts.
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Nevada Club + Neon Speaks T-shirt
$30 + U.S. Shipping. Limited edition, allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
High-quality printing, 100% cotton unisex shirts.
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Neon Speaks T-shirt
$30 + U.S. Shipping. Limited edition, allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
High-quality printing, 100% cotton unisex shirts.
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Cocktail Glass T-shirt
$30 + U.S. Shipping. Limited edition, allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
High-quality printing, 100% cotton unisex shirts.
XXL Unisex
Light Circus Neon Museum Souvenir Catalog
Reno-Sparks Vintage Neon Guidebook
Giant Orange Press (2026)
Two books in one! Proceeds support the Light Circus Museum
Limited edition, ships September 2026, allow 2-3 weeks for delivery
$22, full color, 44 pages, 11×8.5″
The San Jose Signs Project
by Heather David
PAC*San Jose (2020)
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Petaluma Vintage Sign Guide
by Katherine J. Rinehart, Al Barna, and Randall Ann Homan
Giant Orange Press (2025)
Supports the Petaluma Signs Project
$10, Full color, 36 pages
Saving Neon: A Best Practices Guide
Reprint Date: November 2025, Giant Orange Press
Authors: Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan
Soft cover, 40 pages, full color
Is there a neon sign in your neighborhood edging toward oblivion? This guidebook gives you the information you need to kick into conservation mode to “save the sign” using neon best practices. Includes resource links and organizations to contact for support. There is a growing national movement to protect neon neighborhood icons threatened by neglect, refacing, or removal.
$22 donation to SF Neon + Media Mail shipping.
Saving Neon: A Best Practices Guide (softcover)
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Funding for the Neon Speaks Symposium and this guidebook made possible by a San Francisco Heritage Alice Ross Carey grant and a matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
NEON ICONS
Exhibition Catalog for San Francisco Neon Survivors and Icons from the Archives
Release Date: November 2015, Giant Orange Press
Authors: Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan
Soft cover, 40 pages, full color
A local favorite, this is a catalog of an exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch in 2015. The current day photographs and historic images in this catalog exemplify the rich history of commercial neon signage that once graced the commercial corridors of San Francisco. The majority of the iconic images were culled from the photo archive in San Francisco Public Library’s San Francisco History Center. We are fortunate that these photo archives exist, they preserve a historic perspective on the evolution of the city we call home.
$22 donation to SF Neon + Media Mail shipping.
Neon Icons Catalog (softcover)
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