{"product_id":"seek-you-a-journey-through-american-loneliness-hardcover","title":"Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristen Radtke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKRISTEN RADTKE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the graphic nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eSeek You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImagine Wanting Only This\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of a 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, Radtke is the art director and deputy publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768384553248,"sku":"9781524748067","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dec839db56445b24abce7c1f62593285.webp?v=1780328336","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seek-you-a-journey-through-american-loneliness-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}