{"product_id":"small-altars-9781961209060","title":"Small Altars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA book that bends time and fragments narrative.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSmall Altars\u003c\/i\u003e, Justin Gardiner delves into the world of comic books and superheroes as a means for coming to terms with the many struggles of his brother's life, as well as his untimely death, offering a lyric and honest portrayal of the tolls of mental illness, the redemptive powers of art and familial love, and the complex workings of grief. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Gardiner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Shadow: Legacy and Longing in the Antarctic\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eNaming the Lifeboat\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a graduate of Warren Wilson's MFA Program for Writers and assistant professor of creative writing at Auburn University, and he serves as the nonfiction editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Humanities Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tupelo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522925400338,"sku":"9781961209060","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2649af55-6104-41f6-8c8a-06c81b04e2af.jpg?v=1731129277","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-altars-9781961209060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}