Really?! :D
I've never met anyone who'd even heard of them, let alone loved them. Christina Billotte is an awesome guitarist. I'm a huge fan of pretty much everything I've heard of hers (Slant 6, Casual Dots, Quix*o*tic etc).
Get the book. I'm not even half way through and I'm loving it. I had this thought in the back of my mind that is was gonna be pretentious and annoying, but it really isn't. It doesn't focus solely on the music scene, but the zines, cassettes which were made within the community, the meetings they had etc. T'is interesting for sure. And it's nice to hear how all these bands I love developed and came together, all supporting each other in the process.