{"product_id":"family-paperback-by-joy-ladin","title":"Family Paperback by Joy Ladin","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\u003ePersea Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2024-09-10)\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\u003e80\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780892555895\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e124.74\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.96 x 13.59 x 0.76\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Ladin's most autobiographical and socially engaged collection to date, \u003ci\u003eFamily\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate exploration of private and public loss, resilience and love.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt begins with “haiku suites,” an invented form through which her mother's dementia and the poet's growing disability are glimpsed by the light of a blossoming world. The lyric narratives that follow portray a widening family circle that also includes estranged children, God, targeted trans women, and Trump-era America. The book concludes with “Autobiography of My Whiteness,” a reckoning with Ladin's belated awareness of her place in America's racial hierarchy. Written with an open heart and a formal grace, \u003ci\u003eFamily\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest important work of poetry from a Lambda Literary Award finalist and National Jewish Book Award winner.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJoy Ladin is the author of many poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Trying to Tell Us Something: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheep Meadow Press, 2017). She has also published a memoir, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Door of Life: a Jewish Journey Between Genders\u003c\/i\u003e (2012); a critical study, \u003ci\u003eSoldering the Abyss: Emily Dickinson and Modern American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2010); and a work of creative non-fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). She is a professor at Yeshiva University, where she holds the David and Ruth Gottesman Chair in English. A nationally recognized speaker on gender and Jewish identity, Ladin has spoken around the country and has been featured on a number of NPR programs, including \"On Being with Krista Tippett.\" She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555409154209,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780892555895","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780892555895.jpg?v=1781786279","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/family-paperback-by-joy-ladin","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}