{"product_id":"dark-sparkler-9780062348166","title":"Dark Sparkler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With frank observations and blunt commentary, Tamblyn has created a smartly crafted collection, proving that she is a savvy and fierce woman and poet who knows that behind every spotlight is shadow.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDark Sparkler \u003c\/em\u003eis an elegy, a eulogy, a rhapsody, a rage. In these astonishing poems inspired by dead actresses, Tamblyn fiercely examines the spectacle of the actress as she lives and dies and how our hands and hearts linger on their lives.\"-- Roxane Gay, author of \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe lives of more than twenty-five actresses lost before their time--from Marilyn Monroe to Brittany Murphy--explored in a haunting, provocative new work by an acclaimed poet and award-winning actress.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a woman who has grown up in the spotlight, Amber Tamblyn\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis deeply fascinated by--and intimately familiar with--the toll exacted from young women whose lives are offered in sacrifice as starlets. The stories of these actresses, both famous and obscure--tragic stories of suicide, murder, obscurity, and other forms of death--inspired this empathic and emotionally charged collection of new poetic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing subjects from Marilyn Monroe and Frances Farmer to Dana Plato and Brittany Murphy--and paired with original artwork commissioned for the book by luminaries including David Lynch, Adrian Tomine, and Marcel Dzama--\u003cem\u003eDark Sparkler\u003c\/em\u003e is a surprising and provocative collection from a young artist of wide-ranging talent, culminating in an extended, confessional epilogue of astonishing candor and poetic command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamblyn, Amber:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAmber Tamblyn is an author, actress and director. She's been nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for her work in television and film. She is the author of three books of poetry including the critically acclaimed best seller, \u003cem\u003eDark Sparkler\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer debut novel \u003cem\u003eAny Man\u003c\/em\u003e will be released in June of 2018 on Harper Perennial and a book of non-fiction essays for Crown in 2019. Most recently she wrote and directed the feature film, \"Paint it Black\", based on the novel by Janet Fitch, starring Alia Shawkat, Janet McTeer and Alfred Molina, currently on Netflix. She reviews books of poetry by women for \u003cem\u003eBust Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, is a contributing writer for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand is a founding member of Time's Up. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325385769234,"sku":"9780062348166","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cb7b651-766e-45e3-bf19-4362701781bc.jpg?v=1748731241","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-sparkler-9780062348166","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}