{"product_id":"autopsy-of-an-ex-teen-heartthrob-poems-of-rage-love-sex-and-sadness-9781668062272","title":"Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob): (Poems of Rage, Love, Sex, and Sadness)","description":"\u003cb\u003eWriter, director, and actor Avan Jogia delivers a bright and acidic poetry collection on fame, rage, love, and sadness. A biting postmortem of the modern age, for fans of Lana Del Rey and Atticus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvan Jogia grew up as a teen idol. He stumbled into the spotlight during the birth of the internet, the early days of Instagram and Twitter, before everyone online was a star. He spent his time in that spotlight writing, observing the cult of celebrity, the hilarity, the absurdity, and sometimes sinister side of being idolized before you've even had the chance to decide for yourself who you are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, in his most revealing and honest work to date, he has assembled a book of poems as an act of self-dissection. Part boozy lovesick rage and part personal reflection on the nature of fame, \u003ci\u003eAutopsy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob) \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharp, tantalizing collection of poems examining Avan's relationship with ego, idolatry, love as an act of worship, rage as an act of prayer, and sadness as confession. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through vivid imagery (and sometimes startling honesty) Avan cuts himself open and observes the false gods he has worshipped, the ways he has sinned, and exhumes a version of himself that looks like someone we all know: a person searching for the means to cure pain, mend the wounds of insecurity, and satiate cravings for love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668062272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Avan Jogia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44916366442677,"sku":"9781668062272","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cc1534f9-a767-4bb6-98a1-9e48a3e88f9d.jpg?v=1734450108","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/autopsy-of-an-ex-teen-heartthrob-poems-of-rage-love-sex-and-sadness-9781668062272","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}