{"product_id":"the-in-betweens-a-lyrical-memoir-9781952271748","title":"The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe biracial coming-of-age journey of a boy from Black and Jewish families—a “brilliant, devastating book.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a biracial boy becoming a man, all the while trying to find himself, trying to come to terms with his white family, and trying to find his place in American society. A rich narrative in the tradition of Justin Torres’s \u003ci\u003eWe the Animals\u003c\/i\u003e and Bryan Washington’s \u003ci\u003eMemorial\u003c\/i\u003e, Davon Loeb’s memoir is relevant to the country’s current climate and is part of the necessary rewrite of the nation’s narrative and identity. \u003cp\u003e The son of a Black mother with deep family roots in Alabama and a white Jewish man from Long Island, Loeb grows up in a Black family in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey as one of the few nonwhite children in their suburban neighborhood. Despite his many and ongoing efforts to fit in, Loeb acutely feels his difference—he is singled out in class during Black History Month; his hair doesn’t conform to the latest fad; coaches and peers assume he is a talented athlete and dancer; and on the field trip to the Holocaust Museum, he is the Black Jew. But all is not struggle. In lyrical vignettes, Loeb vibrantly depicts the freedom, joys, and wonder of childhood; the awkwardness of teen years, first jobs, first passions. Loeb tells an individual story universally, and readers, regardless of subjectivity and relation, will see themselves throughout \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtterly captivating and resonant, \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e deserves a top spot on your bookshelf.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This gorgeously told 'lyrical memoir' recounts Loeb's curious, difficult, joyous journey to find a place in the world in light of his Southern Black and Long Island-Jewish heritage.\"—\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Resonant. . . .Engagingly delivered, candid reflections on heritage and identity.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Loeb] dances to a slow, beautiful ballad on every page. His story will move any reader, but it's the craft of his work that truly shines.\"—\u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich, evocative, and surprising.\"—Marissa Higgins, \u003ci\u003eDaily Kos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"While the memoir is masterfully told—Loeb employs a variety of craft techniques that have a powerful effect—what makes \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e so special is the thoughtfulness Loeb brings to his work.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Loeb's debut memoir crackles with light, breaking open each superb chapter to uncover a memorable and gripping origin story.\"—Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sentence to sentence, \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e is awake to the awe of being in a body and the danger of negotiating a culture that wants to drive space between us, inside us. Davon Loeb is writing to stay alive under the harshest conditions, and he has given us a brilliant, devastating book.\"—Paul Lisicky, author of \u003ci\u003eLater: My Life at the Edge of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Confession, manifesto, bildungsroman, and prayer, \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on bruise and healing. Loeb's struggles become snapshots of how transformation occurs even where shards have been piled, where one waits 'for something to happen, like flashes of red and blue and sirens pulsing.' A truly extraordinary new voice.\"—Roy G. Guzmán, author of \u003ci\u003eCatrachos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Loeb's debut memoir crackles with light, breaking open each superb chapter to uncover a memorable and gripping origin story.\"—Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sentence to sentence, \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e is awake to the awe of being in a body and the danger of negotiating a culture that wants to drive space between us, inside us. Davon Loeb is writing to stay alive under the harshest conditions, and he has given us a brilliant, devastating book.\"—Paul Lisicky, author of \u003ci\u003eLater: My Life at the Edge of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Confession, manifesto, bildungsroman, and prayer, \u003ci\u003eThe In-Betweens\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on bruise and healing. Loeb's struggles become snapshots of how transformation occurs even where shards have been piled, where one waits 'for something to happen, like flashes of red and blue and sirens pulsing.' A truly extraordinary new voice.\"—Roy G. Guzmán, author of \u003ci\u003eCatrachos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich, evocative, and surprising.\"—Marissa Higgins, \u003ci\u003eDaily Kos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Love Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn I-85 South\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Mother’s Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBath Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Reconstruction of a Slave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike Gladiators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrinking a Colt 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrow the Football\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Roll of Duct Tape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer Thunderstorms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAunt Sammy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlabama Fire Ants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t Open the Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Settlers Inn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Be a Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatricide and Boot Shines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith My Dad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighting for the Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeekend Weather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO. 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