{"product_id":"im-dyin-here-a-life-in-the-paper-paperback","title":"I'm Dyin' Here: A Life in the Paper - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Grobaty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong Beach Press-Telegram writer Tim Grobaty was promoted to columnist at his newspaper back when it was still a glamorous and coveted job. In I'm Dyin' Here, the author means two things: He'll likely die at the job that he's spent nearly four decades doing, and at the same time his profession, too, is seeing its last days. Weaving together personal history and a selection of columns written over the course of his storied career, Grobaty offers readers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a dying breed: the local columnist. With everyday life - fatherhood, holidays, suburbia, and random encounters with animals - serving as fodder for his column, Grobaty reveals his sources of motivation and vulnerability, all the while struggling to maintain relevance in a rapidly changing industry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm Dyin' Here was chosen to inaugurate the Long Beach Mayor's Book Club - a new, citywide book club - in September 2016. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSays David Kipen, founder of Libros Schmibros and book critic for KPCC's Take Two: \"Tim Grobaty, one of these great city-side columnists [has written] a book-length meditation on the current 'optimistic' state of the print journalism industry in which he works.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Russ Parsons, former LA Times food critic and author of How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table, had this to say: \"Over the years, a newspaper columnist develops a very special relationship with their readers: They become a favorite neighbor, a good friend, maybe even a family member. They don't deliver news; they tell us about life. Long Beach is lucky to have had Tim Grobaty in that role all these many years. He is the Bard of Big Town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745365200959,"sku":"9781941932063","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9ae8a6268d77efa5fa88ecb92c979779.webp?v=1765171650","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/im-dyin-here-a-life-in-the-paper-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}