{"product_id":"summer-blonde-9781896597577","title":"Summer Blonde","description":"With a deft and romantic touch, Tomine portrays the emotional ambivalence of drifting, urban twenty-somethings in stunning black and white. His fans accuse him of eavesdropping on their most intimate moments, exhibiting their insecurities with both forensic detachment and surprising compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tomine\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series \u003ci\u003eOptic Nerve \u003c\/i\u003ewhen he was sixteen, and in 1994 he received an offer to publish from Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Nonrequired Reading. \u003c\/i\u003eBoth his graphic novel \u003ci\u003eShortcomings\u003c\/i\u003e and his memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/i\u003e were named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the year. Since 1999, Tomine has been a regular contributor to\u003ci\u003e The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346480693522,"sku":"9781896597577","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5dfe3488-3b24-475c-bc31-19b11ff7782a.jpg?v=1749046355","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/summer-blonde-9781896597577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}