{"product_id":"jazz-june-a-self-portrait-in-essays-paperback","title":"Jazz June: A Self-Portrait in Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClifford Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJazz June: A Self-Portrait in Essays\u003c\/i\u003e traces a life, not by recounting its major events but by going deep into its representative moments: the moments of wonder, hope, fear, uncertainty, humor, love, and epiphany that make up human experience. Along the way, as a son of a widowed mother, as a young man in the big city, as a husband and father, as an aging empty nester, and as an artist, the author discovers, with each new role, more of who he is. A lover of the arts, he offers creative reflections on literature, music, and film; a Black American whose life is informed but not defined by race, he embraces Black culture while remaining defiantly himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCLIFFORD THOMPSON is a recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award for nonfiction whose essays and reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Times Literary Supplement, \u003c\/i\u003ethe 2024 \u003ci\u003ePushcart Prize Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and more\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis books include \u003ci\u003eWhat It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man's Blues, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine called one of the \"most anticipated\" books of the season, and the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBig Man and the Little Men, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich he wrote and illustrated. Thompson teaches creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. A painter, he is a member of Blue Mountain Gallery in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52494504198451,"sku":"9780820374642","price":32.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rN5l2Q7DOw9780820374642.webp?v=1759985713","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/jazz-june-a-self-portrait-in-essays-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}