{"product_id":"ive-been-wrong-before-essays-9781501199646","title":"I've Been Wrong Before: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning essayist and author of the \"shrewd as hell and hysterically funny\" (Carmen Maria Machado, author of \u003ci\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\/i\u003e) novel \u003ci\u003eCheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe\u003c\/i\u003e comes a moving and unforgettable essay collection about his travels around the globe as he reflects on the power and complexity of human relationships. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning essay \"Lover's Theme,\" in which Evan James explores the life of a drag queen in San Francisco, to his poignant story of coming out in \"One Hell of a Homie,\" set against the backdrop of the 1992 film \u003ci\u003eClass Act\u003c\/i\u003e, this essay collection brilliantly captures both the beauty and pain of relationships--friendly, familiar, and romantic. \u003ci\u003eI've Been Wrong Before\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening and heartfelt illustration of how our differences are often the things that bring us closer together. Masterfully balancing tremendous insight with startling humor, this absorbing collection features Evan James's \"wry intelligence and sense of the absurd\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(R.O. Kwon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Incendiaries\u003c\/i\u003e) and is perfect for fans of Alexander Chee and Maggie Nelson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, Evan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Evan James is an award-winning writer whose personal essays and fiction have appeared in such publications as\u003ci\u003e Travel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has received fellowships from Yaddo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Lambda Literary Writers' Retreat, where he was an Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellow. He lives in New York.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580112109842,"sku":"9781501199646","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c5d87fc-3116-4f61-b711-c0f812af7a63.jpg?v=1756205634","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ive-been-wrong-before-essays-9781501199646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}