{"product_id":"finks-how-the-cia-tricked-the-worlds-best-writers-9781944869526","title":"Finks: How the C.I.A. Tricked the World's Best Writers","description":"\u003cli\u003eThe hardcover was well-received, and Whitney continues to get interview requests \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe hardcover was reviewed by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred reviews), \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and more \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis is crucial reading for the current moment of American media and politics in which the two are constantly in conflict and flux. Finks exposes the inherent politicization of media and art, for better and worse \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis book is even more relevant than when it was published last year. Readers are hungry for books about Russian-American political relations and books that explore political gray areas \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFinks was named a Best Book of 2016 by the Guardian \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFinks\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of \u003ci\u003eVulture's\u003c\/i\u003e8 Books You Need to Read in January\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOEL WHITNEY's\u003c\/b\u003e writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His essays have twice been designated as Notable in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and he received a 2017 PEN\/Nora Magid Award for Editing for his work on \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, which he co-founded. For his poetry, which has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgni\u003c\/i\u003e, he is a recipient of the Discovery Prize awarded by the 92nd Street Y and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, where he is at work on a novel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50659945414930,"sku":"9781944869526","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a65189d-4965-4ec2-b149-0b276f56ba8f.jpg?v=1733468439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finks-how-the-cia-tricked-the-worlds-best-writers-9781944869526","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}