{"product_id":"where-can-i-take-you-when-theres-nowhere-to-go-9781960145024","title":"Where Can I Take You When There's Nowhere to Go","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Joe Baumann's newest collection \u003ci\u003eWhere Can I Take You When There's Nowhere To Go\u003c\/i\u003e, queer men explore their sense of who they are and what they want, often in worlds that are tilted askew from what we might expect.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThirteen surreal short stories utilize the strange and the bizarre as a backdrop for explorations of loneliness, queer coming-of-age, self-discovery, and loss. In \"We Adore These Bodies Until They Are Gone,\" people evaporate when suffering isolation and directionless; in \"Happy Birthdays,\" characters transform into different ages when they consume particular kinds of cake; and in the titular story, a pair of lonely teenagers come together at a party after one of them gifts the other with a small cloud he has spun out of his own hands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaumann's tender vignettes of love, anger, grief, and desire are a stunning ode to the places and people that can give us solace within an absurd and chaotic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960145024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Joe Baumann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228399206581,"sku":"9781960145024","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a6e902cc-56d2-47d4-9c1d-8a8a43f7ac51.jpg?v=1698725941","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/where-can-i-take-you-when-theres-nowhere-to-go-9781960145024","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}