{"title":"Justine Chan","description":"\u003cp\u003eJustine Chan’s works invite readers into thoughtful explorations of contemporary arts and culture, blending insightful critique with a poetic sensibility. Her writing often challenges conventional perspectives, encouraging reflection on the complexities of reason and emotion within modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a style that merges intellectual depth and creative expression, Chan’s books resonate with those seeking to engage deeply with cultural ideas and artistic discourse. Her narratives are both compelling and contemplative, offering a fresh lens on the intersections of thought and feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"should-you-lose-all-reasons-by-justine-chan-9781634050456","title":"Should You Lose All Reason(s)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt times scorching, at times brimming with awe and desire, this debut book of poems resonates with a brilliant new voice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Justine Chan worked as a park ranger at Zion National Park, she chose to retell a Southern Paiute folktale for her weekly evening programme on coyotes. The more that long, hot summer unfolded, the more time she spent alone in the desert, the more she retold the story, the more the story became her life. And in that space, she began to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShould You Lose All Reason(s)\u003c\/em\u003e is unafraid of looking hard back, down, towards, around, forward, at the stories we tell, at herself, at the desert, at the sun, at everything. In conversation with the Southern Paiute folktale, she weaves together a triptych of poems, poems both always on the move and stuck, in exile, in wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from her experiences serving in AmeriCorps, working as a park ranger, and travelling across the United States, she explores race, loneliness, stories, hauntings, family, landscapes and cityscapes, climate change, survival, music, resilience, the West, and America itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471554232556,"sku":"9781634050456","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781634050456-should-you-lose-all-reason-s.jpg?v=1775246542"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/justine-chan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}