{"product_id":"isaacs-song-a-novel-1","title":"Isaac's Song: A Novel","description":"*A Washington Post Best Book of January 2025*\n*A Southern Review of Books Best Southern Book of January 2025*\n*A Book Riot 13 of the Best New Queer Books Out in January 2025*\n*A Book of the Month Pick for January 2025*\n*From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker*\n*From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winner*\n\n\"Black beautifully chronicles one man's heroic quest to find the source of his generational trauma, a cure for his pain, and ultimately, himself.\"—Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History\n\nThe beloved author of Don’t Cry for Me and Perfect Peace returns with a poignant, emotionally exuberant novel about a young queer Black man finding his voice in 1980s Chicago—a novel of family, forgiveness and perseverance, for fans of The Great Believers and On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\n\nIsaac is at a crossroads in his young life. Growing up in Missouri, the son of a caustic, hard-driving father, he was conditioned to suppress his artistic pursuits and physical desires, notions that didn’t align with a traditional view of masculinity. But now, in late ’80s Chicago, Isaac has finally carved out a life of his own. He is sensitive and tenderhearted and has built up the courage to seek out a community. Yet just as he begins to embrace who he is, two social catalysts—the AIDS crisis and Rodney King’s attack—collectively extinguish his hard-earned joy.\n\nAt a therapist’s encouragement, Isaac begins to write down his story. In the process, he taps into a creative energy that will send him on a journey back to his family, his ancestral home in Arkansas and the inherited trauma of the nation’s dark past. But a surprise discovery will either unlock the truths he’s seeking or threaten to derail the life he’s fought so hard to claim.\n\nPoignant, sweeping and luminously told, Isaac's Song is a return to the beloved characters of Don’t Cry for Me and a high-water mark in the career of an award-winning author.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 133509041X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.133509041X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Black, Daniel\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331508240445,"sku":"BVV.133509041X.G","price":10.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/133509041X-0_7cdc9173-8413-4557-9a34-c2daef624678.jpg?v=1783552504","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/isaacs-song-a-novel-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}