{"product_id":"coasting-9798218339968","title":"Coasting","description":"\u003cp\u003eDreamers, schemers, addicts, innocents. They are all coasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoasting\u003c\/em\u003e follows music industry aspirants, a brooding record store clerk, goth teens, and others into rehearsal rooms, 12-step meetings, a cult indoctrination, even a Russian heavy metal bunker. Along the way, they pursue success, connection, and a sense of purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerched between \u003cem\u003eMiddle Men\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCoasting\u003c\/em\u003e is Ari Rosenschein's debut collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Coasting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With the insight of a socio-anthropologist and the familiarity of your favorite bartender, Ari Rosenschein introduces us to new West Coast archetypes who follow the tradition of California Dreaming into the 21st century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eNikki San Pedro\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNewfound Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With sharp prose and intimate details, \u003cem\u003eCoasting \u003c\/em\u003ereveals a Los Angeles full of grief, loss, disappointment, illusions, and especially surprise.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Patterson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Habit of Sorrow \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Little Brother \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ari Rosenschein's \u003cem\u003eCoasting \u003c\/em\u003edoes for Gen Y punks and rockers seeking artistic fame and glory in Los Angeles roughly what Candide did for-and to-its naïvely optimistic protagonist. A superb debut collection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Selgin\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eDuplicity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLife Goes to the Movies \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ari Rosenschein's \u003cem\u003eCoasting \u003c\/em\u003eis not only quick, it's quick-witted and razor sharp and not without its fair share of knowing nods and chuckles at the ridiculousness of, in general, the lives we lead when we're trying to convince ourselves of their greater significance. A must-read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eEugene Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eFight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You'd Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His characters inhabit a backstage space, a few steps from glory, looking for the next gig, hoping for a big break, reveling in every note along the way. Their sweet, gritty persistence is irresistible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eAna Maria Spagna\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eUplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Candid, poignantly tragic, and humorous, Rosenschein's stories pluck at the nitty-gritty of what it takes to coast. The anxiety and thrill will keep you turning pages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eLies I Tell Myself \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rosenschein limns these lives so evocatively, we're torn between feeling smug superiority in one breath, and then complete identification in the next. A master craftsman, Rosenschein holds up a mirror to our desperate wish for something better, and the sundry ways we make peace with what is.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eBernadette Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eHarley and Me: Embracing Risk on the Road to a More Authentic Life \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He is an honest and astute chronicler of the vain and solipsistic, and though a few characters stumble into moments of insight, Rosenschein lets the rest churn in their perpetual adolescence. \u003cem\u003eCoasting \u003c\/em\u003ewill make recovering scenesters laugh, nod, and cringe in recognition, and then give thanks they grew up.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eKara Vernor\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eBecause I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The characters in \u003cem\u003eCoasting \u003c\/em\u003ebreathe life back into the bygone era of Walkmans and used record stores, of garage bands and Myspace. 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