{"product_id":"save-it-for-later-by-nate-powell-9781419749131","title":"Save It for Later","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Nate Powell, the National Book Award–winning artist of \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a collection of graphic non-fiction essays about living in a new era of necessary protest—now in paperback with sixteen pages of new material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn seven interwoven comics essays, author and illustrator Nate Powell addresses living in an era of what he calls \"necessary protest.\" \u003cem\u003eSave It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest\u003c\/em\u003e is Powell’s reflection on witnessing the collapse of discourse in real-time while illustrating the award-winning trilogy \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, this generation’s preeminent historical account of nonviolent revolution in the civil rights movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePowell highlights both the danger of normalized paramilitary symbols in consumer pop culture and the roles we play individually as we interact with our communities, families, and society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach essay tracks Powell’s journey from the night of the election—promising his four-year-old daughter that Trump will never win—to the reality of the authoritarian presidency, protesting the administration’s policies, and navigating the complications of teaching his children how to raise their own voices in a world that is becoming increasingly dangerous and more and more polarized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile six of the seven essays are new, unpublished work, Powell has also included \"About Face,\" a comics essay first published by Popula Online that swiftly went viral and inspired him to write \u003cem\u003eSave It for Later\u003c\/em\u003e. The seventh and final essay was written after the 2020 presidential election and examines the outcome of that contest in relation to the events of the last four years, with a particular focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and global protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe updated paperback comes out just in time for the 2022 midterm elections and includes bonus content featuring a conversation between Powell and Derf Backderf, the New York Times–bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKent State\u003c\/em\u003e, where they discuss the militarization of civilian spaces and the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Powell moves between subjective and objective experiences raising his children—depicted in their childhood innocence as imaginary anthropomorphic animals—he reveals the electrifying sense of trust and connection with neighbours and strangers in protest. He also explores how to equip young people with tools to best make their own noise as they grow up and help shape the direction and future of this country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432358035692,"sku":"9781419749131","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419749131.jpg?v=1774555427","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/save-it-for-later-by-nate-powell-9781419749131","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}