{"product_id":"how-to-fail-as-a-popstar-paperback","title":"How to Fail as a Popstar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVivek Shraya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrendan Healy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed as \"cultural rocket fuel\" by \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, Vivek Shraya is a multi-media artist whose art, music, novels, and poetry and children's books explore the beauty and the power of personal and cultural transformation. How to Fail as a Popstar is Vivek's debut theatrical work, a one-person show that chronicles her journey from singing in shopping malls to \"not quite\" pop music superstardom with beguiling humor and insight. A reflection on the power of pop culture, dreams, disappointments, and self-determination, this astonishing work is a raw, honest, and hopeful depiction of the search to find one's authentic voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book includes color photographs from the show's 2020 production in Toronto, and a foreword by its director Brendan Healy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivek Shraya is the author of the young-adult collection \u003ci\u003eGod Loves Hair, the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Subtweet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShe of the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, the poetry book \u003ci\u003eeven this page is white\u003c\/i\u003e, the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eDeath Threat\u003c\/i\u003e, and the children's picture book (with Rajni Perera) \u003ci\u003eThe Boy \u0026amp; the Bindi\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Arsenal Pulp Press), as well as \u003ci\u003eI'm Afraid of Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat I Love About Being QUEER.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first play \u003ci\u003eHow to Fail as a Popstar\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at Canadian Stage in Toronto in 2020. She is editor of the Arsenal Pulp Press imprint VS. Books, dedicated to work by new and emerging Black or Indigenous writers, or writers of colour. Originally from Edmonton, she lives in Calgary, where she is an assistant professor in the University of Calgary's Department of English. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrendan Healy is a theater director whose credits include the premiere production of Vivek Shraya's \u003ci\u003eHow to Fail as a Popstar\u003c\/i\u003e at Canadian Stage in Toronto in 2020. He is a regular instructor at the National Theatre School of Canada.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699621498943,"sku":"9781551528427","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fb75344c9becb85e3327856176c6c980.webp?v=1765013928","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/how-to-fail-as-a-popstar-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}