{"product_id":"dreaming-of-you-melissa-lozada-oliva-9781662601651","title":"Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW IN PAPERBACK FEATURING A SHORT STORY FROM THE FORTHCOMING COLLECTION \u003ci\u003eBEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBT, JESUS IS ALIVE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A macabre love story that casts an inquisitive eye on Latinidad, womanhood, and celebrity worship.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Keely Weiss, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Melissa Lozada-Oliva's surreal novel-in-verse is sure to delight and surprise readers . . . \u003cbr\u003eYou may know and love Selena's voice, but Lozada-Oliva's is utterly new, original, \u003cbr\u003eand worth hearing, too.\" --Elena Nicolaou, Oprah Daily \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A macabre novel in verse of loss, longing, and identity crises following a poet who resurrects pop star Selena from the dead.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMelissa Lozada-Oliva's \u003ci\u003eDreaming of You\u003c\/i\u003e is an absurd yet heartfelt examination of celebrity worship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young Latinx poet grappling with loneliness and heartache decides one day to bring Tejano pop star Selena Quintanilla back to life. The s饌nce kicks off an uncanny trip narrated by a Greek chorus of gossiping spirits as she journeys through a dead celebrity prom, encounters her shadow self, and performs karaoke in hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn visceral poems embodying millennial angst, paragraph-long conversations overheard at her local coffeeshop, and unhinged Twitter rants, Lozada-Oliva reveals an eerie, sometimes gruesome, yet moving love story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlayfully morbid and profoundly candid, an interrogation of Latinidad, womanhood, obsession, and disillusionment, \u003ci\u003eDreaming of You\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with the cost of being seen for your truest self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Lozada-Oliva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1662601654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662601651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astra House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.61w x 0.65d","brand":"Melissa Lozada-Oliva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076301451519,"sku":"9781662601651","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e722030-530d-453b-bbde-67902edbf7e5.jpg?v=1685464245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreaming-of-you-melissa-lozada-oliva-9781662601651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}