{"product_id":"im-dyin-here-tim-grobaty-9781941932063","title":"I'm Dyin' Here: A Life in the Paper","description":"Long Beach Press-Telegram writer Tim Grobaty was promoted to columnist at his newspaper back when it was still a glamorous and coveted job. In I'm Dyin' Here, the author means two things: He'll likely die at the job that he's spent nearly four decades doing, and at the same time his profession, too, is seeing its last days. Weaving together personal history and a selection of columns written over the course of his storied career, Grobaty offers readers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a dying breed: the local columnist. With everyday life - fatherhood, holidays, suburbia, and random encounters with animals - serving as fodder for his column, Grobaty reveals his sources of motivation and vulnerability, all the while struggling to maintain relevance in a rapidly changing industry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm Dyin' Here was chosen to inaugurate the Long Beach Mayor's Book Club - a new, citywide book club - in September 2016. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSays David Kipen, founder of Libros Schmibros and book critic for KPCC's Take Two: \"Tim Grobaty, one of these great city-side columnists [has written] a book-length meditation on the current 'optimistic' state of the print journalism industry in which he works.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Russ Parsons, former LA Times food critic and author of How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table, had this to say: \"Over the years, a newspaper columnist develops a very special relationship with their readers: They become a favorite neighbor, a good friend, maybe even a family member. They don't deliver news; they tell us about life. Long Beach is lucky to have had Tim Grobaty in that role all these many years. He is the Bard of Big Town.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Grobaty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941932061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941932063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brown Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016","brand":"Tim Grobaty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138663805183,"sku":"9781941932063","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0813d9be-1824-4233-af8d-9d394bc58b98.jpg?v=1687900888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/im-dyin-here-tim-grobaty-9781941932063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}