{"product_id":"the-summer-of-crud-jonathan-lapoma-9780998840321","title":"The Summer of Crud","description":"\u003cp\u003e-\u003cem\u003eEric Hoffer Award Finalist, 2018\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe summer after graduating from college, 22-year-old Danny Wolinski takes a cross-country US road trip with his friend, Ian Perez, hoping to find the inspiration to reach his songwriting potential, start a band, and avoid student teaching in the fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny is tormented by intense physical and psychological pain and sees music as his only relief, but the more he searches for this inspiration in an America filled with endless parties, heavy drugs, and lost souls, the more he questions whether it exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply disturbing and psychological coming-of-age novel, THE SUMMER OF CRUD explores the complexities of friendships, masculinity, sex, mental illness, and addiction, and shows how the quest to unlock one's creativity can both inspire and destroy a person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Lapoma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998840327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998840321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Almendro Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018","brand":"Jonathan Lapoma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930700857599,"sku":"9780998840321","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6359f268-3d54-41f1-9c0b-2f44187263f3.jpg?v=1766343670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-of-crud-jonathan-lapoma-9780998840321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}