{"product_id":"the-summer-of-dead-birds-paperback","title":"The Summer of Dead Birds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAli Liebegott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA queer poet documents depression and grief in this autobiographical novel-in-verse. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ehow does a person dislodge the scenes\u003cbr\u003ethat burn inside them like arsoned cars?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli Liebegott is reeling from a fresh, painful divorce. She wallows in grief and overassigns meaning to everyday circumstance, clinging to an aging Dalmatian and obsessing over dead birds. Going through the motions of teaching and walking her dog, she eventually decides to hit the road: Ali and Rorschach at the Center of the World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis autobiographical novel-in-verse is a chronicle of mourning and survival, documenting depression and picking apart failed intimacy. But Ali Liebegott's poetry is laced with compassion, for herself and the reader and the world, as she learns to balance the sting of death with the tender strangeness of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Liebegott\u003c\/b\u003e has published three books: \u003cem\u003eThe Beautifully Worthless\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe IHOP Papers\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCha-Ching! \u003c\/em\u003eShe is the recipient of two Lambda Literary Awards and a Ferro-Grumley Award. She currently lives in Los Angeles and writes for the Emmy Award-winning show \u003cem\u003eTransparent\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779539107903,"sku":"9781936932504","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/the-summer-of-dead-birds-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}