{"product_id":"inklings-9780547386508","title":"Inklings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Jeffrey Koterba was six, he started drawing his first cartoons, painstakingly copying from the Sunday \u003ci\u003eOmaha World Herald's \u003c\/i\u003efunny papers and making up his own characters. With a pen and a sheet of white paper, he was able to escape into a world that was clean, expansive, and comfortable--a refuge from the pandemonium surrounding him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tiny house Koterba grew up in was full-to-bursting with garage-sale treasures and televisions his father Art repaired and sold for extra money. A hard-drinking one-time jazz drummer whose big dreams never seemed to come true, Art was subject to violent facial and vocal tics--symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome, a condition Jeffrey inherited--as well as explosions of temper and eccentricity that kept the Koterba family teetering on the brink of disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the canyons of broken electronics, the lightning strikes, screaming matches, and discouragements great and small emerged a young man determined to follow his creative spirit to grand heights. And much to his surprise, he found himself on a journey back to his family and the father he once longed to escape. An exuberant, heart-felt memoir that calls to mind \u003ci\u003eThe Tender Bar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInklings \u003c\/i\u003eis infused with an irresistible optimism all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoterba, Jeffrey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JEFFREY KOTERBA is an award-winning, syndicated political cartoonist. He is also lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Prairie Cats, a swing band. \u003ci\u003eInklings\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325222654226,"sku":"9780547386508","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f0e542c-362a-4bc8-872b-51db8c87d6ca.jpg?v=1727683210","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inklings-9780547386508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}