{"product_id":"bang-bang-crash-paperback","title":"Bang Bang Crash - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNic Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rock and roll drummer abandons his successful music career to pursue his true passion and discovers a deeper understanding of artistic fulfillment in this episodic memoir of swapping one dream for another\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the mid-1990s, fresh out of high school, Nic Brown was living his childhood dream as a rock and roll drummer. Signing a major label record deal, playing big shows, hitting the charts, giving interviews in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, appearing on \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e--what could be better for a young artist? But contrary to expectations, getting a shot at his artistic dream early in life was a destabilizing shock. The more he achieved, the more accolades that came his way, the less sure Brown became about his path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly a few years into a promising musical career, he discovered the crux of his discontent: he was never meant to remain behind the drums. In fact, his true artistic path lay in a radically different direction entirely: he decided to become a writer, embarking on a journey leading him to attend the Iowa Writers' Workshop, publish novels and short stories, and teach literature to college students across the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBang Bang Crash\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Nic Brown's unusual journey to gain new strength, presence of mind, and sense of perspective, enabling him to discover an even greater life of artistic fulfillment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIC BROWN \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eIn Every Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoubles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFloodmarkers\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected as an Editors' Choice by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the fiction editor of the \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. As a drummer, he has worked with Athenaeum, Ben Lee, Longwave, Skeleton Key, and Eszter Balint. A graduate of Columbia University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has served as the Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi and is now an associate professor of creative writing at Clemson University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182727545081,"sku":"9781640094406","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MmdqYzBRYVNXajZnN3llN0QxRDZuZz09.webp?v=1767766123","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bang-bang-crash-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}