{"product_id":"on-browsing-9781771965101","title":"On Browsing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2023 Heritage Toronto Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon--and gaining new appreciation--amidst the bins and shelves of bricks-and-mortar shops.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten during the pandemic, when the world was marooned at home and consigned to scrolling screens, \u003ci\u003eOn Browsing\u003c\/i\u003e's essays chronicle what we've lost through online shopping, streaming, and the relentless digitization of culture. The latest in the Field Notes series, \u003ci\u003eOn Browsing\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegy for physical media, a polemic in defense of perusing the world in person, and a love letter to the dying practice of scanning bookshelves, combing CD bins, and losing yourself in the stacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Guriel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including the verse novel \u003ci\u003eForgotten Work\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis 2020). His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660918362386,"sku":"9781771965101","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcde4b6e-0380-4b38-a79d-54223c247f2f.jpg?v=1733479517","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-browsing-9781771965101","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}