{"product_id":"9781772142549","title":"We are Busy Being Alive [JUN.30]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEXPECTED RELEASE JUNE 30th, 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 13, 46);\"\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM; RELEASE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE\/DELAYS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in a North American milieu of detachment and alienation, the stories in \u003ci\u003eWe Are Busy Being Alive\u003c\/i\u003e document the attempts of disillusioned characters to re-enchant themselves with a seemingly indifferent world. \u003c\/strong\u003eTheir flailing quests after a sense of purpose are equal parts tragic, absurd, frivolous, and touchingly human. A drug-fuelled romance with a stolen painting; a sexual awakening at the dentist’s; a crisis of personality from the months-long haze of a forest fire. Small spectacles dangle outside the confines of the everyday, keeping the restless characters reaching. The stories are a nudge out the door and into the lonesome night, with a wink and a shrug as if to say—what else to do? Through each quiet inflection of hope, mischief, and despair, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Busy Being Alive\u003c\/i\u003e reacquaints readers with the magical qualities of their miserable, monumental lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback | 208 pages | 5.5\" x 8.5\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rishi Midha (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48570401521896,"sku":"9781772142549x","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/files\/BNCImageAPI_acce4752-1ab9-41d6-a35f-55613401ff43.jpg?v=1779204675","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.ca\/products\/9781772142549","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}