In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib\'s is a voice that matters. 1 Brooklyn, CBC, Stereogum, National Post, Entropy, Heavy, Book Riot, Chicago Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review, Michigan Daily *American Booksellers Association (ABA) \'December 2017 Indie Next List Great Reads\' *Midwest Indie Bestseller. --Greil Marcus, Village Voice *2018 12 best books to give this holiday season --TODAY Show *Best Books of 2018 --Rolling Stone A Best Book of 2017 --NPR, Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, Esquire, Chicago Tribune, Vol.
Not a day has sounded the same since I read him.
Funny, painful, precise, desperate, and loving throughout.
In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others--along with original, previously unreleased essays--Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times.
While discussing the everyday threat to the lives of black Americans, Abdurraqib recounts the first time he was ordered to the ground by police officers: for attempting to enter his own car.
In the wake of the nightclub attacks in Paris, he recalls how he sought refuge as a teenager in music, at shows, and wonders whether the next generation of young Muslims will not be afforded that opportunity now.
Whether he\'s attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown\'s grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism that resonates profoundly.
In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib\'s is a voice that matters