{"product_id":"sunshine-state-essays-paperback","title":"Sunshine State: Essays - 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\u003eSarah Gerard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einalist for the Southern Book Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritics' Best Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNYLON\u003c\/em\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of the Year \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBuzzfeed \u003c\/em\u003eBest Nonfiction Book of the Year \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eEntrophy Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Beat \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e Staff Pick \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e Exciting Book for 2017\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e Culture Index Reccomendation\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/em\u003e Most Exciting Book for 2017 \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e Great 2017 Book Preview Pick \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e 2017 Preview Pick \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNYLON \u003c\/em\u003eBest 10 Books of the Month \u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/em\u003e 15 Books to Read This Month A \u003cem\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers \u003c\/em\u003eNew and Noteworth Selection - A \u003cem\u003ePW\u003c\/em\u003e Top 10 Spring Pick in Essays \u0026amp; Literary Criticism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- \u003c\/em\u003eAn Emma Straub Reccomendation on PBS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the themes of 'Sunshine State, ' Sarah Gerard's striking book of essays, is how Florida can unmoor you and make you reach for shoddy, off-the-shelf solutions to your psychic unease.... The first essay is a knockout, a lurid red heart wrapped in barbed wire.... This essay draws blood.\" -- Dwight Garner, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unflinchingly candid memoir bolstered by thoughtfully researched history.... A nuanced and subtly intimate mosaic... her writing, lucid yet atmospheric, takes on a timeless ebb and flow.\" -- Jason Heller, NPR.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunning.\" -- \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These large-hearted, meticulous essays offer an uncanny x-ray of our national psyche... showing us both the grand beauty of our American dreams and the heartbreaking devastation they wreak.\" -- Garth Greenwell, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat Belongs to You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Gerard follows her breakout novel, \u003cem\u003eBinary Star\u003c\/em\u003e, with the dynamic essay collection \u003cem\u003eSunshine State\u003c\/em\u003e, which explores Florida as a microcosm of the most pressing economic and environmental perils haunting our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the collection's title essay, Gerard volunteers at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, a world renowned bird refuge. There she meets its founder, who once modeled with a pelican on his arm for a Dewar's Scotch campaign but has since declined into a pit of fraud and madness. He becomes our embezzling protagonist whose tales about the birds he \"rescues\" never quite add up. Gerard's personal stories are no less eerie or poignant: An essay that begins as a look at Gerard's first relationship becomes a heart-wrenching exploration of acquaintance rape and consent. An account of intimate female friendship pivots midway through, morphing into a meditation on jealousy and class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the personal insight of \u003cem\u003eThe Empathy Exams\u003c\/em\u003e, the societal exposal of \u003cem\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/em\u003e, and the stylistic innovation and intensity of her own break-out debut novel \u003cem\u003eBinary Star\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Gerard's \u003cem\u003eSunshine State\u003c\/em\u003e uses the intimately personal to unearth the deep reservoirs of humanity buried in the corners of our world often hardest to face. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Gerard follows her breakout novel, \u003cem\u003eBinary Star\u003c\/em\u003e, with the dynamic essay collection \u003cem\u003eSunshine State\u003c\/em\u003e, which explores Florida as a microcosm of the most pressing economic and environmental perils haunting our society.\u003c\/p\u003e--Kate Bolick, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Gerard follows her breakout novel, \u003cem\u003eBinary Star\u003c\/em\u003e, with the dynamic essay collection \u003cem\u003eSunshine State\u003c\/em\u003e, which explores Florida as a microcosm of the most pressing economic and environmental perils haunting our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177879683321,"sku":"9780062434876","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a2xLN2xNemF6VXc5UlFObDgyUVM0QT09.webp?v=1767715524","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sunshine-state-essays-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}