{"product_id":"doing-our-damndest-stephanie-strange-9781736275078","title":"Doing Our Damndest","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephanie Strange, the whimsically dark frontwoman of the beloved local avant-garde ensemble Strange \u0026amp; the Familiars, is trading the guitar and microphone for the printed page. Her debut collection, a raw fusion of short memoir and unfiltered poetry, offers a visceral roadmap through this mad world she has spent years navigating on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for her haunting vocals and theatrical storytelling, Strange's transition to literature feels less like a pivot and more like a stripping away of layers. Despite having never formally studied poetry, Strange possesses a rare, intuitive command of the medium. Her work ties together the jagged threads of politics, trauma, and the gritty realities of drug and alcohol abuse, weaving them into a tapestry that is as heartbreaking as it is hopeful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection serves as a companion to her musical legacy-encapsulating the overwhelming, often chaotic experience of modern existence. Strange represents herself as a perpetual loser, a title she wears with a mix of dark, wry humor and startling vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is defined by a unique juxtaposition of raw unflinching accounts of personal struggle and societal fracture, her wry self-deprecating wit that provides levity in the dark, and the tender childlike wonder that refuses to be extinguished by the weight of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Strange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736275070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736275078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strange Worlds Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Stephanie Strange","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154290553087,"sku":"9781736275078","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e9b2799-4e1a-48ff-a78a-867b691a71c0.jpg?v=1770789173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doing-our-damndest-stephanie-strange-9781736275078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}