{"product_id":"blame-this-on-the-boogie-paperback-by-rina-ayuyang","title":"Blame This on the Boogie Paperback by Rina Ayuyang","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2018-11-06)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e200\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770463189\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e589.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.89 x 17.3 x 1.8\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of how Hollywood musicals got one person through school, depression, and the challenges of parenthood\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the visual richness and cinematic structure of the Hollywood musical, \u003ci\u003eBlame This on the Boogie\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the adventures of a Filipino American girl born in the decade of disco who escapes life’s hardships and mundanity through the genre’s feel-good song-and-dance numbers. Rina Ayuyang explores how the glowing charm of the silver screen can transform reality, shaping a person’s approach to childhood, relationships, sports, reality TV, and eventually politics, parenthood, and mortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAyuyang’s comics are as vibrant as the movies that she loves. Her deeply personal, moving stories unveil the magic of the world around us—rendering the ordinary extraordinary through a jazzed-up song-and-dance routine. Ayuyang showcases the way her love of musicals became a form of therapeutic distraction to circumnavigate  a childhood of dealing with cultural differences, her struggles with postpartum depression, and an adulthood overshadowed by an increasingly frightening and depressing political climate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlame This on the Boogie\u003c\/i\u003e is Ayuyang’s ode to the melody of the world, and shows how tuning out of life and into the magic of Hollywood can actually help an outsider find her place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Pittsburgh, \u003cb\u003eRina Ayuyang\u003c\/b\u003e was always inspired by the Sunday newspaper funnies and slice-of-life tales. Her short stories have been nominated for the Ignatz and Eisner Awards, and she has been honored with a MoCCA Arts Festival Award of Excellence silver medal. Her comics have appeared in \u003ci\u003eMutha Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the publisher of the micro-comics imprint Yam Books. Her first book was \u003ci\u003eWhirlwind Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e. Ayuyang lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46959908618401,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770463189","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770463189.jpg?v=1788336575","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/blame-this-on-the-boogie-paperback-by-rina-ayuyang","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}