{"product_id":"seek-you-a-journey-through-american-loneliness-9781524748067","title":"Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eImagine Wanting Only This--\u003c\/i\u003ea timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as individuals and as a society - One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Radtke shines her brilliant light into modern America's experiment in loneliness with this supremely elegant and devastating book.--Lauren Groff, author of \u003ci\u003eFlorida \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you've ever felt alone in America, this is the book you have been waiting to hold, and the one that will hold you back.\" --Mira Jacob, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Talk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a silent epidemic in America: loneliness. Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeek You\u003c\/i\u003e, Kristen Radtke's wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from the invention of the laugh-track to the rise of Instagram, the bootstrap-pulling cowboy to the brutal experiments of Harry Harlow, Radtke investigates why we engage with each other, and what we risk when we turn away. With her distinctive, emotionally-charged drawings and deeply empathetic prose, Kristen Radtke masterfully shines a light on some of our most vulnerable and sublime moments, and asks how we might keep the spaces between us from splitting entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Radtke, Kristen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524748067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 2.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Kristen Radtke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39416815091787,"sku":"9781524748067","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e197ebb8-8998-4fe2-b24b-a86e3fed6f55.jpg?v=1624944982","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/seek-you-a-journey-through-american-loneliness-9781524748067","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}