{"product_id":"the-columbus-anthology-paperback","title":"The Columbus Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Page\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbus, Ohio, is a place whose identity centers on its supposed lack of identity-an American \"every place\" that has launched countless chain dining concepts. Enter the contributors to this wide-ranging volume, who are all too happy to fight back against that reputation, even as they recognize it as an inevitable facet of the ever-growing city they call home. \"Maybe we're not having trouble designing a definitive identity,\" writes Amanda Page in her introduction. \"Maybe we are a city that is constantly considering what it will become.\"\u003cbr\u003e Race, sports, the endless squeeze of gentrification, the city's booming literary and comics scenes, its reputation as a haven for queer life, the sometimes devastating differences in perspective among black and white, native and transplant residents-and more than one tribute to Buckeye Donuts-make this anthology a challenging and an energizing read. From Hanif Abdurraqib's sparkling and urgent portrait of Columbus's vital immigrant culture as experienced through Crew games to Nick Dekker's insights into breakfast as a vehicle for getting to know a city to the poetry of Maggie Smith and Ruth Awad, the pieces gathered here show us a Columbus far more textured than any test marketer could dream up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda Page is an essayist and educator in Columbus, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 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 March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760052830496,"sku":"9780814255742","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24381cea83844e6cd03f70cd0dc2eefc.webp?v=1780170177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-columbus-anthology-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}