&lt;img src=&quot;http://sfreporter.com/santafe/imgs/media.images/3311/Burning-Books-Anne-Staveley.t2.jpg&quot; /&gt;With Michael Sumner Michael Sumner and his wife Melody Sumner Carnahan founded Burning Books in Oakland, Calif., in 1979. When the couple moved to New Mexico in 1989, what began as a publishing company evolved into an &amp;ldquo;artist-run, weirdness-driven organization dedicated to the production and publication of unmuzzled literature, music, and art.&amp;rdquo;