{"product_id":"flocks-paperback","title":"Flocks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlocks\u003c\/i\u003e is a graphic memoir of growing up trans in the small-town South.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eL. Nichols, a trans man, artist, engineer and father of two, was born in rural Louisiana, assigned female and raised by conservative Christians. \u003ci\u003eFlocks\u003c\/i\u003e is his memoir of that childhood, and of his family, friends and community, the flocks of \u003ci\u003eFlocks\u003c\/i\u003e, that shaped and re-shaped him. L.'s irresistibly charming drawings demonstrate what makes \u003ci\u003eFlocks\u003c\/i\u003e so special: L.'s boundless empathy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in rural southwest Louisiana and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree in Media Arts and Sciences, both from MIT. L. has a unique voice that utilizes the language of science and engineering to add an additional layer of meaning and complexity to his work. Nichols also incorporates elements of comics to turn his paintings into broader narrative forms. L. lives and works as an illustrator, comic artist, graphic designer, educator and sometime blacksmith with his wife and their two children in New York's Hudson Valley. He has been published in over a dozen comics and art books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 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 September 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151739195527,"sku":"9780999193525","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d2c8728db85faee8f0a9766e8937f708.webp?v=1733209274","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/flocks-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}