{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-now-paperback","title":"The Gospel of Now - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrandon Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn astounding and astonishing debut novel by Brandon Pitts writing as Simon Occulis. \"Being a teenager in a Manhattan Project town forms the foundation of my art. When you grow up in a community where the people are proud that they made the plutonium for the Nagasaki and trinity test bombs, you can't get away from it. I created \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Now\u003c\/i\u003e and the companion artworks to document that surreal space of living in an isolated Manhattan Project town at the zenith of the Cold War, and its under-documented contribution, along with other rural Washington State communities, to the Seattle cultural explosion of the 90s.\" --Brandon Pitts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cb\u003eBrandon Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e, writing as Simon Occulis, was born in Los Angeles, California, grew up in Richland, Washington, then immigrated to Toronto, where he rose to become an influential force in the Gadist literary movement. Diaspora Dialogues cited him quickly as an \"emerging voice\" in the literary scene in Toronto. He has published three very successful books of poetry, \u003ci\u003ePressure to Sing, Tender in Age of Fury, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Crows.\u003c\/i\u003e Each book has received both popular and critical acclaim and enjoys a cult following.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170157793415,"sku":"9781771616249","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a83ca3203183512457317c77e0982d5d.webp?v=1733346393","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-gospel-of-now-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}