{"product_id":"making-rent-in-bed-stuy-a-memoir-of-trying-to-make-it-in-new-york-city-9780062415646","title":"Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young African American millennial filmmaker's funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York City--a chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and commerce, struggle and insecurity, and the economic and cultural forces intertwined with \"the serious, life-threatening process\" of gentrification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Rent in Bed-Stuy\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history and sociocultural importance of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn's largest historically black community, through the lens of a coming-of-age young American negro artist living at the dawn of an era in which urban class warfare is politely referred to as gentrification. Bookended by accounts of two different breakups, from a roommate and a lover, both who come from the white American elite, the book oscillates between chapters of urban bildungsroman and a historical examination of some of Bed-Stuy's most salient aesthetic and political legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with personal stories and a vibrant cast of iconoclastic characters-- friends and acquaintances such as Spike Lee; Lena Dunham; and Paul MacCleod, who made a living charging $5 for a tour of his extensive Elvis collection--\u003cem\u003eMaking Rent in Bed-Stuy\u003c\/em\u003e poignantly captures what happens when youthful idealism clashes head-on with adult reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelding in-depth reportage and personal narrative that investigates the disappointments and ironies of the Obama era, the book describes Brandon Harris's radicalization, and the things he lost, and gained, along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandon Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062415646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarris, Brandon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrandon Harris, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, has worked in the world of American independent film as a critic and programmer, producer and director, screenwriter and educator. His writings about cinema, politics, culture, and the intersections between them have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003en+1\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Inquiry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHammer to Nail\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFilmmaker \u003c\/em\u003emagazine, where he is a contributing editor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43144520728691,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_751f2783-ad08-4ce6-ac7b-104e68dba531.jpg?v=1750503653","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/making-rent-in-bed-stuy-a-memoir-of-trying-to-make-it-in-new-york-city-9780062415646","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}