{"product_id":"the-blue-kind-paperback","title":"The Blue Kind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Born\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Neom the laws of physics are lax and everyone still gets high. The city squares do it so they can keep working non-stop. The hipsters do it so they can accept things as they are and not how they want them to be. And for a thousand years, Alison has done it to cope with the burdens of immortality. If you can't die, she says, at least you can be as stoned as the living dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, a dystopian drug-fantasy that unfolds in the apocalyptic debris of an all but unrecognizable American city. In the wake of Drug War II, all the soldiers have become dealers and all the women have become collateral for the intoxicants they both peddle and pop like Skittles. But a powerful new drug is rumored to top them all, one that will fix everything wrong with Alison's life, but one that is cooked and sold by her fiercest adversary: a dealer who threatens to destroy her entire world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with a rich and labyrinth plot, indelible characters, and an unforgettable ending, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is as wild a ride as they come: a free-wheeling read about the cycle of addiction that is, itself, addictive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathryn Born is the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eChicago Art Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, which she founded in 2009. She has since expanded the publication into an online network of websites that offer a comprehensive and organized view of the Chicago art scene. Born is also the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Essential New Art Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722410233919,"sku":"9780875806822","price":36.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/393dcbe3ec7928ef022e19508d9474e2.webp?v=1765095664","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-blue-kind-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}