{"product_id":"9781926845272","title":"Why Not?: Fifteen Reasons to Live","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatured on \u003ci\u003eThe Hour\u003c\/i\u003e with George Stroumboulopoulos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE $60,000 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clear-eyed ... Robertson is no stranger to confronting unsavoury truths.\"—Steven Beattie, \u003ci\u003eThat Shakespearean Rag\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many of us sense that the world has too many moving parts and can become utterly defeated. Ray Robertson found a 'road back' in this splendid and intriguing book.\" —Jim Harrison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after completing his sixth novel, Ray Robertson suffered a depression of suicidal intensity. Soon after his recover, he decided to try and answer two of the biggest questions we can ask. What makes humans happy? And what makes a life worth living?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis answers aren’t what you might expect from a mental illness memoir—but they’re exactly what you’d expect from Ray Robertson. With the vitality of Nick Hornby and a brashness all his own, Robertson runs his hands over life, death, intoxication, and art. Unashamedly working-class and unabashedly literary, \u003ci\u003eWhy Not? \u003c\/i\u003e is a rolling, rocking, anti-Sisyphean odyssey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRay Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is the celebrated author of eight books and six novels, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened Later\u003c\/i\u003e , about Jack Kerouac's last years. He lives and writes in Toronto, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048571060464,"sku":"9781926845272","price":13.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926845272_p0.jpg?v=1763635702","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926845272","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}