{"product_id":"inter-state-essays-from-california-paperback","title":"Inter State: Essays from California - 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\u003eJose Vadi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"must read\" debut collection of poetic, linked essays investigating the past and present state of California, its conflicting histories and their impact on a writer's family and life (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalifornia has been advertised as a destiny manifested for those ready to pull up their bootstraps and head west across to find wealth on the other side of the Sierra Nevada since the 19th century. Across the seven essays in the debut collection by José Vadi, we hear from the descendants of those not promised that prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInter State\u003c\/i\u003e explores California through many lenses: an aging obsessed skateboarder; a self-appointed dive bar DJ; a laid-off San Francisco tech worker turned rehired contractor; a grandson of Mexican farmworkers pursuing the crops they tilled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst wildfires, high speed rail, housing crises, unprecedented wealth and its underlying decay, \u003ci\u003eInter State\u003c\/i\u003e excavates and roots itself inside those necessary stories and places lost in the ever-changing definitions of a selectively golden state.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSÉ VADI\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning essayist, poet, playwright, and film producer. Vadi received the San Francisco Foundation's Shenson Performing Arts Award for his debut play, a eulogy for three, produced by Marc Bamuthi Joseph's Living Word Project. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e SoMa Lurk\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of photos and poems published by Project Kalahati \/ Pro Arts Commons. His work has been featured by the \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, while his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Life Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSFMOMA's Open Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePop-Up Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\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 September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186275205369,"sku":"9781593766955","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UkNPZmNONXdSNlFTV0o3WnBNeGU4Zz09.webp?v=1767834327","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/inter-state-essays-from-california-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}