{"product_id":"9781937512019","title":"Frequencies: Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the essay \"Open Sesame\" from Joshua Cohen:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA writer stands outside a story yelling, 'Open Sesame!' and the story, as if a seed, opens. And treasure is found inside. That treasure, of course, is just another story, and it all begins again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an interview with Anne Carson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ecomfort or the lack of it is not the point, thinking is the point\u003cbr\u003eto cause people to think is not easy\u003cbr\u003eto cause myself to think is not easy\u003cbr\u003elack of ease generates a certain kind of alertness that is more alive to me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrequencies\u003c\/i\u003e is a journal of creative or artful essays that aims to reconsider the current nonfiction prescription that is published biannually, in the fall and spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVol.1\u003c\/i\u003e features original work by Blake Butler on the disintegration of the mind, Joshua Cohen on the origins of the phrase \"Open Sesame,\" Tracy Keaton on groupie-dom and consumer culture, an excerpt from Scott McClanahan's forthcoming memoir \u003ci\u003eCrapalachia\u003c\/i\u003e, and an interview with Anne Carson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included is \u003ci\u003eFrequencies\u003c\/i\u003e staple \"Andy Bain's Letters to Great Americans.\" \u003ci\u003eFrequencies: Vol.1\u003c\/i\u003e includes a letter from Christopher Hitchens in support of reinstating a revoked North Carolina Public Library card, and correspondence regarding Chalmers Johnson's cat, Mof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach issue features original cover artwork and interior illustrations by artist John Gagliano, whose design clients include Warner Music Group, \u003ci\u003eBlack Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the clothing line Unruly Heir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060650918128,"sku":"9781937512019","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937512019_p0.jpg?v=1763661715","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937512019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}