{"product_id":"smothered-in-hugs-essays-interviews-feedback-and-obituaries-three-decades-of-cultural-journalism-and-criticism","title":"Smothered in Hugs: Essays, Interviews, Feedback, and Obituaries – Three Decades of Cultural Journalism and Criticism","description":"“In another country or another era, Dennis Cooper’s books would be circulated in secret, explosive samizdat editions that friends and fans would pass around and savor like forbidden absinthe.” —New York Times Book Review\n“His work belongs to that of Poe, the Marquis de Sade, Charles Baudelaire, and Georges Bataille, other writers who argued with mortality.” — San Francisco Chronicle\nFrom the internationally acclaimed author of Ugly Man and one of “the last literary outlaws in mainstream American fiction” (Bret Easton Ellis) comes a survey of his cultural criticism. From interviews with celebrities such as Leonard DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves; to obituaries for Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix; to writings on social issues—including the touchstone piece “AIDS: Words from the front”; Smothered in Hugs spans three decades of journalism from Dennis Cooper.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0061715611\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0061715611.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cooper, Dennis\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\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 is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332073947197,"sku":"BVV.0061715611.A","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/smothered-in-hugs-essays-interviews-feedback-and-obituaries-three-decades-of-cultural-journalism-and-criticism","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}