{"product_id":"going-into-town-a-love-letter-to-new-york-9781632869777","title":"Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emagazine \"The Year's Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Best Fall Books\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"10 Best Comics of the Year\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOklahoman \"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Graphic Novels of the Year\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the New York City Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNYT \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCan't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?\u003c\/i\u003e, Roz Chast, an \"absolutely laugh-out-loud hysterical\" (AP) illustrated ode\/guide\/thank-you to Manhattan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ecartoonist and \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Roz Chast, native Brooklynite-turned-suburban commuter deemed the quintessential New Yorker, has always been intensely alive to the glorious spectacle that is Manhattan--the daily clash of sidewalk racers and dawdlers, the fascinating range of dress codes, and the priceless, nutty outbursts of souls from all walks of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Chast, adjusting to life outside the city was surreal (you can own trees!? you have to drive!?), but she recognized that the reverse was true for her kids. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange visual world of Manhattan--its blackened sidewalk gum wads, \"those \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e-things\" (fire escapes)--its crazily honeycombed systems and grids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told through Chast's singularly zany, laugh-out-loud, touching, and true cartoons, \u003ci\u003eGoing into Town \u003c\/i\u003eis part New York stories (the \"overheard and overseen\" of the island borough), part personal and practical guide to walking, talking, renting, and venting--an irresistible, one-of-a-kind love letter to the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoz Chast \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Brooklyn. Her cartoons began appearing in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ein 1978, where she has since published more than one thousand. She wrote and illustrated the #1 \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller (100+ weeks) \u003ci\u003eCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize winner and finalist for the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eWhat I Hate: From A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e; and her cartoon collections \u003ci\u003eThe Party, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfter You Left \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTheories of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded the Harvey Award Hall of Fame Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620818096402,"sku":"9781632869777","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c960f60-d010-4577-9343-fa59f3fefcf5.jpg?v=1769532072","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/going-into-town-a-love-letter-to-new-york-9781632869777","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}