{"product_id":"raw-dog-jamie-loftus-9781250847744","title":"Raw Dog: The Naked Truth about Hot Dogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e AND INDIE BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique--comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, \u003ci\u003eRaw Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, will take you on a cross-country road trip in the summer of 2021, and reveal what the creation, culture, and class influence of hot dogs says about America now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year from \u003ci\u003eNPR \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e. Featured in: \u003ci\u003eNPR Weekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Bon App騁it - Oprah Daily - Glamour - NY Mag - Splendid Table \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal - Eater - Betches - USA Today - Boston Globe - Eater - Slate - The Next Big Idea Club - Buzzfeed \u003c\/i\u003eand more \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wise and funny\"\u003c\/b\u003e --ANDY RICHTER - \u003cb\u003e\"Revealing, funny, sad, horny, and insatiably curious\" \u003c\/b\u003e--SARAH MARSHALL -\u003cb\u003e \"A wild ride\"\u003c\/b\u003e --ROBERT EVANS -\u003cb\u003e \"Deeply incisive and hilariously honest\" \u003c\/b\u003e--JACK O'BRIEN -\u003cb\u003e \"Gonzo yet vulnerable\" \u003c\/b\u003e--GABE DUNN - \u003cb\u003e\"Hot dog \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e --BRANSON REESE -\u003cb\u003e \"One of the freshest and most insightful new comedic voices of this decade.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--LINDSAY ELLIS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHot dogs. Poor people created them. Rich people found a way to charge fifteen dollars for them. They're high culture, they're low culture, they're sports food, they're kids' food, they're hangover food, and they're deeply American, despite having no basis whatsoever in America's Indigenous traditions. You can love them, you can hate them, but you can't avoid the great American hot dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e is part investigation into the cultural and culinary significance of hot dogs and part travelog documenting a cross-country road trip researching them as they're served today. From avocado and spice in the West to ass-shattering chili in the East to an entire salad on a slice of meat in Chicago, Loftus, her pets, and her ex eat their way across the country during the strange summer of 2021. It's a brief window into the year between waves of a plague that the American government has the resources to temper, but not the interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo grab a dog, lay out your picnic blanket, and dig into the delicious and inevitable product of centuries of violence, poverty, and ambition, now rolling around at your local 7-Eleven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hardcover edition of \u003ci\u003eRaw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e includes gorgeous endpapers, an illustrated case, as well as illustrations by the author throughout.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRaw Dog\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you nourished.\" --\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You will certainly never read a funnier book about taking a hot dog-themed road trip across America.\" --\u003ci\u003eGlamour \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A journey both silly and profound.\" --\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Loftus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250847745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250847744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.70w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2023","brand":"Jamie Loftus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43961051873535,"sku":"9781250847744","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5dfb2afe-2dce-4cb5-9504-ab06926289d4.jpg?v=1682362063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raw-dog-jamie-loftus-9781250847744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}