{"product_id":"it-chooses-you-9781938073014","title":"It Chooses You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor more information, visit McSweeneys.net\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 2009 Miranda July was struggling to write her second screenplay, \u003ci\u003eThe Future\u003c\/i\u003e, when she began to obsessively read the \u003ci\u003ePennySaver\u003c\/i\u003e classified ads. The iconic Los Angeles newsprint booklet served a computerless demographic?a quickly disappearing group, but one rife with stories. Who was the person selling the LARGE LEATHER JACKET, $10 OR BEST OFFER? It seemed important to find out, or, at least it was a great distraction from the screenplay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking with photographer Brigitte Sire, July interviewed thirteen \u003ci\u003ePennySaver\u003c\/i\u003e sellers to create portraits of their surprisingly moving, profoundly specific realities. Among these was Joe, an energetic 82-year-old with his own sweetly perverse body of artwork. By the end of the summer, July had written Joe into the movie as himself and the voice of the moon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly reveals her hilariously random and blindly faithful creative process as we travel with her all over the city, and eventually to the set of The Future (in theaters in July). Combining narrative, interviews, and photographs, this book tells the story not only of the making of a movie in Los Angeles, but of the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiranda July is the author of \u003ci\u003eNo One Belongs Here More Than You\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e. July wrote, directed, and starred in the film \u003ci\u003eMe and You and Everyone We Know\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Her second film, \u003ci\u003eThe Future\u003c\/i\u003e, was released this summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McSweeney's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103651229970,"sku":"9781938073014","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4bfb840-d7e3-492f-8d3d-cf4b0b526aac.jpg?v=1773151265","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/it-chooses-you-9781938073014","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}