{"product_id":"guestbook-ghost-stories-paperback","title":"Guestbook: Ghost Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanne Shapton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new reissue of Leanne Shapton's \u003ci\u003eGuestbook\u003c\/i\u003e, which \"elevates the traditional ghost story into an art form\" (\u003ci\u003eInterview\u003c\/i\u003e), collaging the verbal and non-verbal into brief, eerie narratives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA house stands empty. Family photographs, wrapping paper, and watercolor portraits act as windows into other lives. Little sculptures relay the story of an estranged couple. Photographs of a tennis prodigy document his exhaustive fits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuestbook: Ghost Stories\u003c\/i\u003e arranges artifacts and illustrations alongside meditative dispatches from a familiar, yet new reality. Her stories invite both visual and literal readings of forgotten objects, dark interiors, memento, laid carefully before us. Shapton's beautiful and haunting pieces last long after the page has turned and the book has closed--making one wonder, ultimately, who has visited whom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanne Shapton\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, artist, and publisher based in New York City. She is currently the art editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the cofounder, with the photographer Jason Fulford, of J\u0026amp;L Books, an internationally distributed not-for-profit imprint specializing in art and photography books. Shapton is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. She grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.37 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753176596768,"sku":"9781250359230","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2f70d48e8db80af82bbead2525059c3.webp?v=1780014479","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/guestbook-ghost-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}