{"product_id":"a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe-hardcover","title":"A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahogany L. Browne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fear and loss, these New York City teens prevail with love, resilience and hope. From the award-winning author of Chlorine Sky and Vinyl Moon. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Brendan Kiely, award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrief, pain, hope, and love collide in this short story collection. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn New York City, teens, their families, and their communities feel the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst the fear and loss, these teens and the adults around them persevere with love and hope while living in difficult circumstances: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalachi writes an Armageddon short story inspired by his pandemic reality.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eTariq helps their ailing grandmother survive during quarantine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eZamira struggles with depression and loneliness after losing her parents.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohamed tries to help keep his community spirit alive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eA social worker reflects on the ways the foster system fails their children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom award-winning author Mahogany L. Browne comes a poignant collection of interconnected prose, poems, and lists about the humanity and resilience of New Yorkers during the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahogany L. Browne\u003c\/b\u003e is a Kennedy Center Next 50 fellow, writer, play-wright, organizer, and educator. Browne received fellowships from ALL ARTS, Arts for Justice, AIR Serenbe, Baldwin for the Arts, Cave Canem, Poets House, Mellon Research, Rauschenberg, and Wesleyan University. Browne's books include \u003ci\u003eA Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVinyl Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChlorine Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (optioned for Steppenwolf Theatre), \u003ci\u003eBlack Girl Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, and banned books \u003ci\u003eWoke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoke Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. Browne's Chrome Valley tour was highlighted in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Founder of the diverse lit initia-tive Woke Baby Book Fair, Browne is the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize winner. She is the inaugural poet in residence at the Lincoln Center and lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.55 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44394315120742,"sku":"9780593486474","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VQAIwJmKWt9780593486474.webp?v=1769435489","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-bird-in-the-air-means-we-can-still-breathe-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}