{"product_id":"poor-ghost-hardcover","title":"Poor Ghost - Hardcover","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\u003eDavid Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Next Great Rock and Roll Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a September afternoon in Santa Barbara, a private jet carrying the members of Poor Ghost--one of America's most storied rock bands--plunges into the backyard of Caleb Crane, a retired insurance salesman. Still mourning his wife's death from Covid, Caleb finds himself navigating trauma, grief, and loss, all while his quiet neighborhood is invaded by pushy reporters and rabid Poor Ghost fans.For fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid's\u003ci\u003e Daisy Jones \u0026amp; the Six \u003c\/i\u003eand its fictional documentary structure\u003ci\u003e, Poor Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e moves back and forth between the impact of the plane crash on Caleb's life and an oral history of Poor Ghost--from its beginnings as a working-class punk band to rock icons. As the twisting and turning strands of the plot converge, readers are shown what happens when different worlds (literally) collide with one another, and how we view, negotiate, argue with, and aid those who are unlike us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Starkey served as Santa Barbara's 2009-2011 Poet Laureate. He is Founding Director of the Creative Writing Program at Santa Barbara City College, Co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Publisher and Co-editor of Gunpowder Press. Over the past thirty-five years, he has published eleven full-length collections of poetry with small presses--most recently \u003ci\u003eDance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Monster, to My Soft Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Just Happened: 210 Haiku Against the Trump Presidency\u003c\/i\u003e--and more than 500 poems in literary journals such as \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His textbook, \u003ci\u003eCreative Writing: Four Genres in Brief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Bedford\/St. Martin's), is in its fourth edition. He is also the author of two composition textbooks: \u003ci\u003eHello, Writer: An Academic Writing Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Bedford\/St. Martin's) and \u003ci\u003eAcademic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students\u003c\/i\u003e (Broadview). Starkey is also a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction (published in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eCimarron Review\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eLiving Blue in the Red States\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere), and a playwright whose plays have been produced across the United States (davidstarkey.net).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256144773369,"sku":"9781684429721","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8hD8taCnO29781684429721.webp?v=1768731070","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/poor-ghost-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}