{"product_id":"book-d849","title":"Horror Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking album \u003ci\u003eExile in Guyville \u003c\/i\u003etraces her life and career in a genre-bending memoir in stories about the pivotal moments that haunt her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Liz Phair shook things up with her musical debut, \u003ci\u003eExile in Guyville\u003c\/i\u003e—making her as much a cultural figure as a feminist pioneer and rock star—her raw candor, uncompromising authenticity, and deft storytelling inspired a legion of critics, songwriters, musicians, and fans alike. Now, like a Gen X Patti Smith, Liz Phair reflects on the path she has taken in these piercing essays that reveal the indelible memories that have stayed with her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor Phair, horror is in the eye of the beholder—in the often unrecognized universal experiences of daily pain, guilt, and fear that make up our humanity. Illuminating despair with hope and consolation, tempering it all with her signature wit, \u003ci\u003eHorror Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is immersive, taking listeners inside the most intimate junctures of Phair’s life, from facing her own bad behavior and the repercussions of betraying her fundamental values, to watching her beloved grandmother inevitably fade, to undergoing the beauty of childbirth while being hit up for an autograph by the anesthesiologist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorror Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary accomplishment that reads like the confessions of a friend. It gathers up all of our isolated shames and draws them out into the light, uniting us in our shared imperfection, our uncertainty and our cowardice, smashing the stigma of not being in control. But most importantly, the uncompromising precision and candor of \u003ci\u003eHorror Stories \u003c\/i\u003etransforms these deeply personal experiences into tales about each and every one of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusical interludes composed and performed by Liz Phair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorror Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Liz Phair’s songwriting has always had the rare quality of being short-story-like. Damn good short stories, too. \u003ci\u003eHorror Stories\u003c\/i\u003e has that unique Liz Phair ability to make you look at something you’d rather not, but once you do you’re glad you did—like any form of honest art.  This is why Liz Phair still is, and always will be, a threat.”\u003cb\u003e—Ben Folds\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49328394764592,"sku":"BDd849","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/411383-d849-Square.jpg?v=1733717450","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d849","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}