{"product_id":"i-met-death-sex-through-my-friend-tom-meuley-paperback","title":"I Met Death \u0026 Sex Through My Friend, Tom Meuley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThom Vernon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dark comedy taking place over twenty-four hours, a blizzard pummels Toronto as a beloved high school teacher coerces his teenage student to assist in his violent suicide forcing the student, his best friend, the friend's bulimic mom, and a down-low cop to outrun each other, the storm, and the ghosts haunting them. \u003ci\u003eI Met Death \u0026amp; Sex Through My Friend, Tom Meuley\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking and hilarious novel about the lengths people will take to erase themselves in order to matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThem Vernon is a writer, actor, and academic. After training in Chicago, he went on to act in various Hollywood productions, including\u003ci\u003e The Fugitive, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e General Hospital. \u003c\/i\u003eHe teaches screenwriting at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies and privately at Writers' Circle TO. He recently appeared in \u003ci\u003eSaving Hope, Murdoch Mysteries, Killjoys \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. Vernon is a Vanier doctoral candidate in English-Creative Writing at the University of New Brunswick. His most recent publications include the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Drifts \u003c\/i\u003e(Coach House, 2010). An advocate for under-served youth \u0026amp; adults, he co-founded \u003ci\u003eArts Expand\u003c\/i\u003e, a Los Angeles-based arts education initiative. He contributes to blogs, including American Refugee, Notes on Arts Educations, Words Matter, and Huffington Post. He moved from the States to Toronto as a queer refugee with his partner, Vajdon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763370164512,"sku":"9781771838795","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/76dee86edb060dbd2c6ed5d1185a88bd.jpg?v=1780233501","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-met-death-sex-through-my-friend-tom-meuley-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}